Free-space optical communication (FSO) is an optical communication technology that uses light propagating in free space to wirelessly transmit data for telecommunications or computer networking over long distances. "Free space" means air, outer space, vacuum, or something similar. This contrasts with using solids such as optical fiber cable. The technology is useful where the physical c. History, in various forms, have been used for thousands of years. The used a coded alphabetic system of signalling with torches developed by Cleoxenus, Democleitus and. In the moder. Free-space point-to-point optical links can be implemented using infrared laser light, although low-data-rate communication over short distances is possible using. (IrDA) technology is a very si. In 2001, Twibright Labs released, an open-source DIY 10 Mbit/s full-duplex LED FSO system that can span 1.4 km (0.87 mi). In 2004, a consortium.
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