OWC
OWC may refer to any of the following:
1. Short for optical wireless communication, OWC is a technology that uses visible, infrared, or ultraviolet light to transmit data wirelessly through open space. Unlike traditional wireless communication technologies that utilize radio waves, OWC works over short to medium distances.
Optical wireless communication systems operating in the visible band (from 390-750 nm) called visible light and find applications in LAN (local area networks), home networks, and vehicle-based networks. Those that operate in the infrared band (750-1600 nm) are called FSO (free-space optical communication) systems and are used in terrestrial point-to-point solutions. In the ultraviolet spectrum, from 200 to 280 nm, photon-counting detectors and special receivers with a wide field of view find use in outdoor configurations that don't require line of sight.
How do OWC systems work?
OWC systems consist of a transmitter and a receiver equipped with optical components such as lasers, photodiodes, and optical lenses. The transmitter converts electronic data signals to modulated light signals, which are then transmitted through the air to the receiver. The receiver detects the light signals, demodulates them, and converts them back to the original data.
2. Short for Office Web Components, OWC is a set of ActiveX controls developed by Microsoft that allowed developers to embed interactive Microsoft Office functionality directly in web pages. These components, which were in Office 2000, Office XP, and Office 2003, provided a way to integrate features from Microsoft Office programs, like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, in web-based applications.