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In the broadest sense, communication by optical means has been intermittently practiced since the times of antiquity, by taking natural advantage of the sense of vision. Smoke signals during the day, and fires at night, have been used in many cultures to transmit warnings about enemy movements, the outcome of battles, etc. For example, it is known that fire signals were extensively used by the armies of the Roman empire [1.1].
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Sharma, A.B., Halme, S.J., Butusov, M.M. (1981). Introduction. In: Optical Fiber Systems and Their Components. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 24. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-38471-7_1
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