Cooperative communications, an emerging research area spurring tremendous excitement within academia and industry, has experienced an increase in demands for wireless multimedia and interactive services in recent years. ""Cooperative Communications for Improved Wireless Network Transmission: Framework for Virtual Antenna Array Applications"" provides practitioners, researchers, and academicians with fundamental principles of cooperative communication, presenting the latest advances in this rapidly evolving field. Containing research from leading international experts, this Premier Reference Source offers readers diverse findings and exposes underlying issues in the analysis, design, and optimization of wireless systems.

Optical wireless communications is a dynamic area of research and development. Combining fundamental theory with a broad overview, this book is an ideal reference for anyone working in the field, as well as a valuable guide for self-study. It begins by describing important issues in optical wireless theory, including coding and modulation techniques for optical wireless, wireless optical CDMA communication systems, equalization and Markov chains in cloud channels and optical MIMO systems, as well as explaining key issues in information theory for optical wireless channels. The next section describes unique channels that could be found in optical wireless applications, such as NLOS UV atmospheric scattering channels, underwater communication links and a combination of hybrid RF/optical wireless systems. The final section describes applications of optical wireless technology, such as quantum encryption, visible light communication, IR links and sensor networks, with step-by-step guidelines to help reduce design time and cost.