How is Bluetooth is a Modern Application of Physics

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How is Bluetooth a modern technological application of physics?

Introduction

Bluetooth was invented in 1994 that replaces cable communications with wireless technology. (Ericsson, 1994) Bluetooth creates a wireless personal area network (PAN) that allows exchange of information among individuals and therefore is commonly used for short-range communication among mobile phones, laptops, PDAs and other portable and fixed devices. (Layton & Franklin, [date unknown])

Physics plays an important role in the functioning of Bluetooth in terms of waves. Waves are important in Bluetooth as microwave is the wave transmitted by Bluetooth and the whole functioning of Bluetooth is dependent on the microwave transmission.

Scientific Principles

Method of wave production

A small Bluetooth chip is inserted into a device, the chip replaces the cables and carries all the information normally carried by cables. Then the device transmits the information at a special frequency to a receiver Bluetooth chip via an antenna (made of copper wiring) attached on to the Bluetooth chip. The wave is produced by the movement of the electrons up and down in the antenna when data is transmitted from the master device. (Freeman, 2001) The Bluetooth chip and its antenna are shown in figure 1.

Method of wave detection

The wave is detected when the data transmitted is successfully received by the slave device. The wave is received by the antenna in the Bluetooth chip of the slave device. (Freeman, 2001) When the wave is detected by the antenna it causes the electrons in the receiver antenna to move up and down and therefore transfer the data.

Microwave

1. Nature of wave: It is an electromagnetic wave as it does not necessarily require a medium for p...

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...ww.symbiancentral.com/help-desk/guide/how-bluetooth-works.html, [Accessed 8th April, 2008]

Layton, J. & Franklin, C., (Date unknown), How Bluetooth Works, Howstuffworks, http://www.howstuffworks.com/bluetooth.htm [Accessed 6th April, 2008]

Books

Miller, A.B. (2001), Bluetooth Revealed: The Insider’s Guide to an Open Specification for Global Wireless Communications, 2nd Edition, USA, Prentice Hall [Accessed 6th April, 2008]

Morrow, R. (2002), Bluetooth Operation and Use, USA, McGraw-Hill Professional [Accessed 8th April, 2008]

Magazines

(Author unknown), 2008, Six Cool Uses For Bluetooth Beyond the Desktop, Accenture,http://www.accenture.com/Global/Services/By_Industry/Communications/Access_Newsletter/Article_Index/SixDesktop.htm [Accessed 6th April, 2008]

Freeman, M. (Feb 12th 2001), ‘Bluetooth antenna/transceiver in one’, Electronics Times, p. 14

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