• 센서학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.191-197
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• 2019

In this study, we propose a dimming control method for a visible light communication (VLC) system, in which the subcarrier on-off keying (OOK) modulation of Manchester code is used for data transmission. In the VLC transmitter, non-return-to-zero (NRZ) code data is transformed to Manchester code, which is OOK modulated with a subcarrier. Manchester code is used for flicker-free lighting; the duty factor is changed for dimming control, and the subcarrier is used for preventing the adjacent noise light interference. In the experiments, the dimming control was carried out from about 8%-92% of the continuous wave (CW) LED light. This configuration is simple and effective in constructing a VLC system for indoor wireless sensor networks with flicker-free illumination and dimming control capability without adjacent noise light interference.

• 센서학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.408-413
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• 2017

In this paper, we newly developed a byte-inverted transmission method for flicker-free visible light communication (VLC). The VLC transmitter sends original data in the former half period of the clock, and inverted data and in the latter half period of the clock. The VLC receiver receives the original data in the in the former half period of the clock. In this system, we used 480Hz clock that was generated from the 60Hz power line. The average optical power of the LED array in the transmitter is constant, thus flicker-free, in the observation time longer than the period of the clock that is about 2ms. This period is shorter than the maximum flickering time period (MFTP) of 5ms that is generally considered to be safe. This configuration is very useful in constructing indoor wireless sensor networks using LED light because it is flicker-free and does not require additional transmission channel for clock transmission.

• 한국위성정보통신학회논문지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.32-36
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• 2016

본 논문에서는 LED(Light Emitting Diode)의 White 조명을 이용한 VLC(Visible Light Communication) 송 수신기를 구현하였다. 가시광 통신과 다양한 환경에서 고속 데이터 전송을 위한 무선 통신 방식의 차이점을 분석하였고 QAM 전송 기법을 이용하여 실제채널을 통과한 심벌의 수신을 확인하였다. 그리고 가시광 통신의 높은 데이터 속도를 얻기 위해 실험을 통해서 고려해야 되는 변수를 찾았다. 또한 주파수 대역을 정하고 거리에 따른 송수신간의 최적의 게인을 찾았다. 효율적인 가시광 통신의 신호 전송 및 검출을 위하여 직교 시퀀스를 이용한 효율적인 신호 검출 기법의 성능을 랩뷰를 이용하여 보였다.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2021년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.469-471
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• 2021

무선 통신 기술이 방대한 양의 데이터를 빠른 속도로 높은 정확도와 안전성을 보장하여 전송하는 방식에 초점을 맞추어 발전하면서 기존의 무선 주파수(RF, Radio Frequency)를 이용한 무선 통신 기술의 대안으로 가시광 통신(VLC, Visible Light Communication) 기술의 연구개발이 가속화되었다. RF 무선 통신의 전파 스펙트럼이 더욱 혼잡해지고, 대역폭에 대한 수요가 지속적으로 증가함에 따라 규제되지 않은 대역폭을 사용할 수 있는 VLC가 해결책으로 제시되고 있다. 하지만, VLC 채널은 LOS(Line of Sight) 전파 특성으로 중간자 공격(MITM, Man-In-The-Middle)에 취약하고 도청과 재밍 공격에 쉽게 노출될 수 있다는 문제점이 있다. 이러한 VLC 채널에 대한 공격은 통신 링크 및 데이터의 기밀성, 무결성 및 가용성을 훼손하고, 데이터 재전송률이 높아져 스루풋이 감소하고 전력 소모량이 증가하여 데이터 전송 효율성이 낮아지는 문제점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 취약한 VLC 채널을 모델링하여 악의적인 재머에 의한 공격 영향과 통신 취약성을 분석한다.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.269-275
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• 2021

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are modulated using a square wave pulse sequence for flicker prevention and dimming control in visible light communication (VLC). In a VLC transmitter, the high and low bits of the non-return-to-zero (NRZ) data are converted to two square waves of different frequencies, which continue for a finite time defined by the fill ratio in an NRZ bit time. As the average optical power was kept constant and independent of data transmission, the LED was flicker-free. Dimming control is carried out by changing the fill ratio of the square wave in the NRZ bit time. In the experiments, the illumination of the LED light was controlled in the range of approximately 19.2% to 96.2% of the continuous square wave modulated LED light. In the VLC receiver, a high-pass filter combined with a latch circuit was used to recover the transmitted signal while preventing noise interference from adjacent lighting lamps.

• 센서학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.75-81
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• 2020

We introduce a new visible light communication (VLC) method in which three-level return-to-zero (RZ) modulation is used for flicker-free transmission. In the VLC transmitter, the three-level RZ modulation ensures that the average optical power is constant; thus, a flicker-free light-emitting diode (LED) light is achieved. In the VLC receiver, a resistor-capacitor high-pass filter is used for generating spike signals, which are used for data recovery while eliminating the 120 Hz optical noise from adjacent lighting lamps. In transmission experiments, we applied this method for wireless transmission of an air quality sensor message using the visible light of an LED array. This configuration is useful for the construction of indoor wireless sensor networks for air pollution monitoring using LED lights.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제2권6호
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• pp.532-539
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• 2018

Multiple LED arrays can be utilized in visible-light communication (VLC) to improve communication efficiency, while maintaining smart illumination functionality through dimming control. This paper proposes a modulation scheme called "Spatial Intensity Modulation" (SIM), where the effective number of turned-on LEDs is employed for data modulation and dimming control in VLC systems. Unlike the conventional pulse-amplitude modulation (PAM), symbol intensity levels are not determined by the amplitude levels of a VLC signal from each LED, but by counting the number of turned-on LEDs, illuminating with a single amplitude level. Because the intensity of a SIM symbol and the target dimming level are determined solely in the spatial domain, the problems of conventional PAM-based VLC and related MIMO VLC schemes, such as unstable dimming control, non uniform illumination functionality, and burdens of channel prediction, can be solved. By varying the number and formation of turned-on LEDs around the target dimming level in time, the proposed SIM scheme guarantees homogeneous illumination over a target area. An analysis of the dimming capacity, which is the achievable communication rate under the target dimming level in VLC, is provided by deriving the turn-on probability to maximize the entropy of the SIM-based VLC system. In addition, a practical design of dimmable SIM scheme applying the multilevel inverse source coding (MISC) method is proposed. The simulation results under a range of parameters provide baseline data to verify the performance of the proposed dimmable SIM scheme and applications in real systems.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제27권10호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2013

Wireless Visible Light Communication is the technology that enables communication using LED illumination Infrastructure instead of existing illumination such as incandescent lamp or fluorescent light. Because VLC uses light for communication, it has no problem of frequency permission and is harmless to human body. It is also possible to check the communication through eye. So VLC can be used as a supplement to the Radio Frequency communication, Infrared in indoor environment. So far, researchers on the LED Visible light communication have focused on the increasing transmission speed, transmission distance, modulation method. However, there is few research of main factors that influence on system performance. System performance has been mainly predicted through simulation. In this paper, I recognized that these factors such as outside light noise, obstacle, LED panel position or emitted angle have a great impact on wireless communication system. So I experimented VLC system by changing distance and position to discover location suitable for BER regulation.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제36권9B호
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• pp.1117-1125
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• 2011

이 논문에서는 LED(Light Emitting Diode) 조명을 이용한 간편한 가시광 통신 시스템을 구현하기 위해, 비 캐리어 NRZ-OOK(non-return to zero on off keying) 변조 방식을 사용하고, 가시광 송신을 위한 발광소자인 $3{\times}3$ 백색 LED 배열과 가시광 수신을 위한 여러 가지 포토다이오드를 사용하여 송수신 소자사이의 거리가 약 2.5m이고, 전체 시스템 속도가 115.2kbps의 전송속도를 가지는 가시광 시스템을 설계하여 구현 한다. 구현된 시스템의 성능분석을 위해 LED 와 포토다이오드 종류, LED 배열 수, 전송속도 따른 최대 송수신 거리를 구하고 여러 가지 구현시스템의 성능을 실험을 통해 분석한다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.342-347
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• 2015

We introduce an indoor broadcasting system using light-emitting diode (LED) lamps coupled with a 220 V power line. Two couplers connected to the power line constitute a power line communication (PLC) link. The transmission path from an LED lamp to a photodetector forms a visible light communication (VLC) link in free space. When the LED lamp is coupled to the power line, a composite PLC-VLC link is formed, making it possible to transmit a VLC signal beyond line-of-sight. In experiments, a 4 kHz analog signal modulated with a 100 kHz carrier was sent to the power line by a PLC coupler, and LED lamps coupled to the power line detected the signal and radiated it to multiple VLC receivers in the room. This configuration is useful in expanding an indoor VLC sensor network to adjacent rooms or constructing a voice broadcasting system in a building or apartments with existing power lines.