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Performance Improvement for Visible Light Communications Using Pre-Equalizer and Optical Design

전치 등화기와 광학설계를 이용한 가시광통신 전송 용량 및 거리 향상 연구

  • Kwon, Do-Hoon (School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Yang, Se-Hoon (School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-Seung (School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Son, Yong-Hwan (School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Han, Sang-Kook (School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University)
  • Received : 2014.02.11
  • Accepted : 2014.05.29
  • Published : 2014.06.30
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Abstract

In this paper, we design the pre-equalizer of transmitter circuit in order to enhancement modulation bandwidth of white LED which is light source of VLC (Visible Light Communication). Also, we eliminate yellow light component by optical filtering which mitigate frequency response of white LED. Power loss by optical filtering is overcome by using convex lens. By applying proposed system, 3 dB bandwidth deciding modulation bandwidth of white LED increases from 3 MHz to more than 25 MHz and the transmission distance increases by optical design which secure additional signal power. We optically modulate NRZ-OOK signal to LED and receive light signal using APD. We analyze received data using CSA and RFSA. As a result, we experimently demonstrate the possibility that transmits NRZ-OOK signal up to 30 Mbps in 4.5 m, 50 Mbps in 1.5 m through the pre-equalizer and optical design.

본 논문에서는 가시광 통신의 광원으로 사용되는 백색 LED (Light Emitting Diode)의 변조 대역폭 확장을 위해 송신단에 전치 등화기 회로를 설계하였다. 또한 청색 광 필터를 이용하여 백색 LED의 주파수 응답을 저해하는 황색 형광물질의 영향을 제거하였고 이로 인해 발생하는 신호 세기의 저하를 광학 설계를 통해 극복하였다. 이 시스템을 통해 백색 LED의 변조 대역폭을 결정하는 3 dB 대역폭을 3 MHz에서 25 MHz이상으로 향상 시켰으며 광학 설계를 통해 추가적인 신호 세기를 확보하여 전송 거리를 증가시켰다. 통신 성능 확인을 위해 LED에 NRZ-OOK (신호를 변조시켜 전송하여, APD (Avalanche Photo Diode)를 통하여 수신하였고 이를 CSA (Communication System Analyzer)와 RFSA (Radio Frequency Spectrum Analyzer)를 통해 분석하였다. 이를 통해 전치 등화기와 광학 설계를 이용하여 전송거리 4.5 m에서 30 Mbps, 1.5 m에서 50 Mbps의 신호 전송이 가능함을 실험적으로 검증하였다.

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