- light-wave communications
- Usually refers to communications using fiber-optic cables and light generated by light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or lasers.
Dictionary of networking . 2014.
light-wave communications
Look at other dictionaries:
light — light1 lightful, adj. lightfully, adv. /luyt/, n., adj., lighter, lightest, v., lighted or lit, lighting. n. 1. something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light. 2. Physics … Universalium
Light — For other uses, see Light (disambiguation). Visible light redirects here. For other uses, see Visible light (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
wave — or wavelength a unit of relative distance equal to the length of a wave: this could be a light wave, a radio wave, or even an ordinary water wave. In communications engineering, the length of an antenna is often stated in waves. In optics,… … Dictionary of units of measurement
Light-emitting diode — LED redirects here. For other uses, see LED (disambiguation). Light emitting diode Red, pure green and blue LEDs of the 5mm diffused type Type Passive, optoelectronic Working principle Electr … Wikipedia
Communications system — Communication system In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of… … Wikipedia
Communications — Austria’s first telegraph line began operation between Vienna and what was then the suburb of Floridsdorf in 1845. Two years later, the longest transmission line on the continent linked Vienna to Prague and Brno, now in the Czech Republic. The … Historical dictionary of Austria
RTLS communications — Articleissues essay=July 2008 copyedit=May 2008 refimprove=August 2008RTLS communications is a special breed of wireless communicating with the aim to support locating wireless nodes not only topologically, but merely topographically outdoors or… … Wikipedia
Interference (wave propagation) — Two point interference in a ripple tank. In physics, interference is the phenomenon in which two waves superpose each other to form a resultant wave of greater or lower amplitude. Interference usually refers to the interaction of waves that are… … Wikipedia
IEEE Communications Magazine — deals with all areas of communications including light wave telecommunications, high speed data communications, personal communications systems (PCS), ISDN, and more. The magazine is published by the IEEE Communications Society and includes… … Wikipedia
Speed of light — The speed of light in the vacuum of free space is an important physical constant usually denoted by the letter c . [NIST and BIPM practice is to use c 0 for the speed of light in vacuum in accord with international standard ISO 31 5. See… … Wikipedia
