Optical Wireless Communications is an evolving technology with applications ranging from infra-red operated remote controls (most sold devices) to inter-satellite high data rate laser based communications links. The application areas of optical wireless include optical interconnects, terrestrial links, Inter-satellite links, inter-high altitude platforms (HAP), inter-UAV, HAP-GEO links and links from HAP/aircraft to ground, visible light based LANs, high definition TV entertainment systems, and high speed communication within high-speed trains and passenger aircrafts.

This talk would initiate the audience into recent theoretical research in different aspects of Optical Wireless Communication systems including propagation modeling, channel modeling, coded-modulation techniques and the application of Network information theory to optical wireless networks.