access icon openaccess Introductory survey for wireless infrared communications

Wireless infrared communications can be defined as the propagation of light waves in free space using infrared radiation whose range is 400–700 nm. This range corresponds to frequencies of hundreds of terahertz, which is high for higher data rate applications. Wireless infrared is applied for higher data rates applications such as wireless computing, wireless video and wireless multimedia communication applications. Introduced by Gfeller, this field has grown with different link configurations, improved transmitter efficiency, increased receiver responsivity and various multiple access techniques for improved quality. Errors are caused because of background light, which causes degradation overall system performance. Error correction techniques are used to remove the errors caused during transmission. This study provides a brief account on field theory used for error correction in wireless infrared systems. The results are produced in terms of bit error rate and signal-to-noise ratio for various bit lengths to show the ability of encoding and decoding algorithms.

Inspec keywords: optical links; error correction; optical receivers; decoding; error statistics; optical transmitters

Other keywords: bit error rate; transmitter efficiency; error correction; free space optical links; link configurations; field theory; infrared radiation; receiver responsivity; wireless infrared communications; signal-to-noise ratio; background light; wavelength 400 nm to 700 nm

Subjects: Free-space optical links; Codes; Optical communication equipment; Other topics in statistics

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