Customer Reviews

Free Space Optics: Enabling Optical Connectivity in Today's Networks

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Having read the book, I tend to agree with the first two reviewers since most of the Free-Space technology is distorted to suit the authors' products. I disagree with the last reviewer from New York. More accurate FSO references exist for research, academic and development purposes. It depends on the reader ethical technical standard to select the appropriate sources. With less than three months of publishing, the book is already on the used book list....

The book lacks a purpose. It bounces around really not making a point or a conclusion. I'm not sure who the intended audience was for this book but it certainly wasn't myself or anyone I know in the networking industry. The book is very slanted to the author's small start-up company and their products. It appears Ghuman is no longer at the company because the bio on the back cover states he "was" not "is" at the company. I checked the web site and there is no mention of him.

I suppose I agree with an earlier comment that better information on the topic is found in white papers freely available on the Internet.

The book captured how an old technology like FSO is capturing market share in a fiber and copper dominated world.

The technology description was thorough with just enough market info to keep me grounded.

I recommend it!

It is really unfortunate to see the first book in Free-Space Optics containing so many technical mistakes. This was no surprise since it's not written by experts in this field. I was wise to check the book before buying it. I guess, the book needed the few pages publicity on Amazon's website to mislead readers.

If you are interested in knowing more about a technology that delivers optical bandwidth via infrared lasers through free space, this book is for you. It contains extensive technical information and telecommunications material for both researchers and network professionals. I know of no other single source that provides this much depth and content about free space optics.

I have found much better whitepapers on the internet for free than this book. Appears to be highly biased to their company, an obvious attempt to sell products.

As a veteran in the industry I am familiar with Baksheesh Ghuman's many articles and presentations over the years. This book reflects his in depth knowledge and insight on the fastest growing technology in the industry. I highly recommend it!