Providing an extensive and up-to-date review of system features for both indoor and outdoor use, Optical Wireless Communications offers a comprehensive description of the technical challenges and limitations inherent in this field. This book covers the principles of optical wireless communication systems and the fundamental operation of the main co > Over the last three decades, interest in Infrared (IR) technology as a medium to convey information has grown considerably. This is reflected by the increasing number of devices such as laptops, PDAs, and mobile phones that incorporate optical wireless transceivers and also by the increasing number of optical wireless links available for indoor and outdoor use. The popularity of IR is based on the advantages it has over radio including unregulated bandwidth, immunity to radio interference, and inherent security.Optical Wireless Communications examines some of the most important features of optical wireless communication systems. It coe