A Survey on Acquisition, Tracking, and Pointing Mechanisms for Mobile Free-Space Optical Communications

This paper presents a comprehensive survey on acquisition, tracking, and pointing (ATP) mechanisms used in free-space optical (FSO) communications systems. ATP mechanisms are a critical component for a wide variety of use cases of mobile FSO communications. ATP mechanisms are used to align an FSO tr...

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Vydáno v:IEEE Communications surveys and tutorials Ročník 20; číslo 2; s. 1104 - 1123
Hlavní autoři: Kaymak, Yagiz, Rojas-Cessa, Roberto, Jianghua Feng, Ansari, Nirwan, MengChu Zhou, Tairan Zhang
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: IEEE 01.01.2018
Témata:
acquisition
Free-space optical communications
free-space optics
Laser beams
line-of-sight
Long Term Evolution
Mobile communication
mobile stations
Optical receivers
Optical transmitters
optical wireless
tracking and pointing
ISSN:2373-745X
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Shrnutí:This paper presents a comprehensive survey on acquisition, tracking, and pointing (ATP) mechanisms used in free-space optical (FSO) communications systems. ATP mechanisms are a critical component for a wide variety of use cases of mobile FSO communications. ATP mechanisms are used to align an FSO transmitter and receiver to attain line-of-sight, which is required for effective operation of FSO communications. Transceiver motion is not only associated to mobile stations but also to temporary displacements experienced by stationary FSO terminals, such as in building-to-building FSO communications. This survey categorizes ATP mechanisms according to their working principles, use cases, and implementation technology. This paper also discusses advantages and disadvantages of the surveyed ATP mechanisms, and presents a discussion on challenges and future research.
ISSN:2373-745X
DOI:10.1109/COMST.2018.2804323