Optical Wireless Communications: Next Generation of Connectivity

Dear Colleagues,

There has been a continuous growth and demand for high-speed data connectivity due to the introduction of mobile and smart devices, the Industry 4.0 revolution, the Internet of Things (IoT) and so on. In order to meet the increasing demand, there has been significant interest and research activities in optical wireless communication (OWC) for ultrashort to long-haul and earth-to-satellite communication due to the availability of a large bandwidth in ultraviolet, visible and infrared wavelengths. As the application of OWC diversifies, so do the challenges, and hence, unique solutions need to be developed to mitigate these challenges. In this Special Issue, we accept papers on, but not limited to, the following topics:

• Free-space visible light communication/Li-Fi;
• Infrared wireless communication/free-space optical communication;
• Ultraviolet wireless communication;
• Underwater visible light communication;
• Advanced optical modulation schemes;
• Optical channel modelling and mitigation techniques;
• Internet-of-Light;
• Vehicle-to-vehcile optical wireless communication;
• Error correction coding and equalisation;
• Localisation and positioning;
• Multicarrier and multiple access systems;
• Spatial diversity/optical MIMO;
• Optical satellite communication;
• Optical wireless communication for smart cities and medical applications;
• Machine-to-machine links using optical wireless.

Full length original technical articles are solicited with novel contributions within the optical communication domain without restriction. Tutorial and survey papers are also welcome.

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• Visible light communication
• Light fidelity (Li-Fi)
• Free space optics (FDO)
• optical wireless communication
• Spatial diversity
• Optical MIMO
• Turbulence mitigation
• Channel modelling
• Underwater visible light communication
• Visible light positioning
• Vehicle-to-vehicle VLC