Law situation of license exempt free space optic beams influencing private properties

Author

Mandl, P. ; Unterhuber, Paul ; Wagner, Emily ; Leitgeb, Erich

Author_Institution

Inst. of Microwave an Photonic Eng., Graz Univ. of Technol., Graz, Austria

fYear

2014

fDate

6-10 July 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

FSO (Free Space Optic) communication systems offer significant technical and operational advantages such as higher bandwidth, robustness to electromagnetic interference, high degree of spatial confinement and low power consumption. These systems use optical frequencies from 300 GHz to 30 PHz including infrared, visible and ultraviolet bands. In comparison to RF based systems, FSO units can operate license free because of a lack of spectrum regulation above 3 THz. For typical FSO applications, the optical beams are directed over a number of estates. This paper will show the investigation of FSO system related regulatory framework and eye safety issues. The main focus will be on the situation of FSO beams crossing (private) properties with regards to the Austrian law.

Keywords

electromagnetic interference; optical communication; FSO; RF based systems; electromagnetic interference; free space optic beams; free space optic communication systems; frequency 300 GHz to 30 PHz; infrared band; low power consumption; optical beams; ultraviolet band; visible band; Broadband communication; Integrated optics; Laser beams; Licenses; Optical network units; Power lasers; Safety; broadband access; eye safety; free space optics; last mile access; property right; regulation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2014 16th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Graz

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.2014.6876608

Filename

6876608