High-Capacity Urban Terrestrial Free-Space Optical Communication Links at km-Scale

Vincent van Vliet; Menno van den Hout; Eduward Tangdiongga; Chigo Okonkwo

High-Capacity Urban Terrestrial Free-Space Optical Communication Links at km-Scale

Optics 2026-03-19 v1

Authors: Vincent van Vliet , Menno van den Hout , Eduward Tangdiongga , Chigo Okonkwo

Abstract

Free-space optical communication links can enable high-capacity wireless connectivity in urban areas. We discuss the feasibility, challenges, and recent developments for high-capacity urban free-space optical links at kilometer scale.

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free-space optical communication urban terrestrial links high-capacity kilometer-scale wireless connectivity

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@article{arxiv.2603.17121,
  title  = {High-Capacity Urban Terrestrial Free-Space Optical Communication Links at km-Scale},
  author = {Vincent van Vliet and Menno van den Hout and Eduward Tangdiongga and Chigo Okonkwo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.17121},
  year   = {2026}
}

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Paper accompanying the invited presentation "High-Capacity Urban Terrestrial Free-Space Optical Communication Links at km-Scale" (M1H.6) at the Optical Fiber Communication (OFC) Conference 2026

High-Capacity Urban Terrestrial Free-Space Optical Communication Links at km-Scale

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