학술논문

Conformal VLC Receivers with Photodetector Arrays: Design, Analysis and Prototype
Document Type
Conference
Source
ICC 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) Communications (ICC), ICC 2019 - 2019 IEEE International Conference on. :1-7 May, 2019
Subject
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Computing and Processing
Engineering Profession
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
General Topics for Engineers
Photonics and Electrooptics
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Robotics and Control Systems
Signal Processing and Analysis
Transportation
MIMO communication
Radio frequency
Array signal processing
Antenna arrays
Wireless communication
Mathematical model
Security
Language
ISSN
1938-1883
Abstract
To enable visible light communication (VLC) for mobile receivers, we design and prototype a wide field-of-view (FOV) optical receiver with off-the-shelf components and in forms that are conformal to the receivers' surface. The VLC system uses high-efficiency optical transmitters with high brightness (7645 Lux in 1 m) low power (36 W) white LED panels which also provide proper lighting. To overcome the detrimental effects of the time-varying inter-symbol interference (ISI) due to the VLC receiver's high acceptance angle and vibration in its structure, we design and utilize an optimal multiple-symbol detection (MSD) algorithm. MSD attains remarkable improvements compared to the symbol-by-symbol detection but with exponential time cost. To decrease the MSD's computing demands, we then design an adaptive Decision Feedback Affine Projection Algorithm (DF-APA). DF-APA attains a notable further improvement with polynomial computation complexity which allows faster response to VLC channel dynamics. We, finally, test the system in presence of intense vibration in the receiver's body and show a 20 Mbps VLC link over 7 m distance.