Not easy to deploy fiber optical

cable in metropolitan cities.

 RF \ microwave \ millimeter wave

can’t supply broadband access.
Basic Working
FSO Link Equation
Free space Optics Sub System
Theoretical Maximum Range
 Basic Architecture

Point to Point

Mesh architecture

Point-to-multipoint
Performance Table
Typical Applications
Benefits
 Challenges

 Fog
 Absorption
 Scattering
 Physical Obstructions
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 References

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