Professor
Umran S. Inan
Winter
2002-2003
Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2003
Time: 4:15 PM – Refreshments at 4:00
Free-Space optical communication for sensor networks and secure data links
Prof. Joseph M. Kahn, EE, Stanford University
Abstract
This
talk will provide a brief overview of my group's research
activities in optical fiber communications and free-space optical
communications. Our recent efforts
in free-space optical systems will be emphasized, including:
·
Free-space optical
communication for "smart dust" motes. These are autonomous nodes
incorporating sensing, data storage, power source and wireless transceiver in a
volume of just a few cubic millimeters.
·
Secure, short-range
free-space links between airplanes and other rapidly moving vehicles.