Koruza is a
Slovenia
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open source
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and
open hardware
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project providing equipment for low-cost
free-space wireless optical connections. One can use 3D printing to create their own equipment. It is based on use of existing
SFP optical modules
SFP may refer to:
Organizations
* Salton Inc. (former stock symbol: SFP), now part of Russell Hobbs, Inc.
* Scottish Family Party, Scottish conservative political party
* Swedish People's Party of Finland, a Swedish minority and mainly liberal par ...
which brings the costs of manufacturing down. Because it uses infrared light it is an alternative to
Wi-Fi
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and does not have issues with spectrum congestion and radio interference. It is available in and forms. Connection can be established at up to 100 m.
It is one of the projects funded by
Shuttleworth Foundation Shuttleworth may refer to:
* Shuttleworth (surname)
* Shuttleworth, Greater Manchester (historically in Lancashire), a hamlet at the northeastern extremity of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
* Shuttleworth (canvassing)
* The Shuttleworth ...
through their fellows program.
See also
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Free-space optical communication
Free-space optical communication (FSO) is an optical communication technology that uses light propagating in free space to wirelessly transmit data for telecommunications or computer networking over long distances. "Free space" means air, oute ...
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Optical wireless communications
Optical wireless communications (OWC) is a form of optical communication in which unguided light is used "in the air" (or in outer space), without an optical fiber. Visible, infrared (IR), or ultraviolet (UV) light is used to carry a wireless si ...
References
External links
Web siteSource code
{{Free-space optical communication
Telecommunications equipment
Optical communications
Laser communication in space