摘要： Electromagnetic (EM) wave plays a key role in modern communication systems, radio and optical, including optical telecommunication systems. Therefore, fiber optic or laser communications emphasize the EM phenomena described mathematically by Maxwell’s unified theory, which we will consider in detail subsequently. Investigation of optical communications started just after the invention of the laser in 1960. Atmospheric propagation of optical waves was investigated parallelly with improvements in optical lasers and understanding of the problems of optical wave’s generation both in the time and space domains. Thus, problems with weather, line-of-site (LOS) clearance, beam spreading and bending in the real atmosphere consisting of gaseous structures (aerosols, fog, smoke, turbulence, etc.), and hydrometeors (snow, rain, clouds, etc.) eliminated free-space optical communication as a major aspect in wireless communication.