• ETRI Journal
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.927-930
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• 2013

We propose a visible light communication system in which the color and brightness are controllable. Pulse width modulation and variable pulse position modulation (VPPM) schemes are used to control the color and brightness, respectively. A digital algorithm to decode VPPM signals is suggested and implemented. A seamless transmission is observed in a testbed experiment under various environmental conditions. The proposed scheme can be applied to emotional-lighting-based wireless optical communication.

• 센서학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.212-218
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• 2013

In this paper, we introduce a new method to reduce the inter-channel crosstalk in visible light communication (VLC) systems using the synchronizing pulses transmitted through the power lines. Synchronizing pulses are simultaneously transmitted to multiple VLC transmitters and receivers through the 220V power line. Each VLC transmitter modulates an LED and each VLC receiver demodulates the signal light in the time slot that is allocated with reference to the synchronizing pulses. This method is very simple and effective to prevent the inter-channel crosstalk in VLC systems for sensor networks because every VLC system can easily get the synchronizing pulses from the nearby power line.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.186-193
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• 2019

Visible light communication technology is being studied and developed in various ways due to advantages such as high transmission speed, excellent positioning and higher security. However, existing visible light communication systems have difficulties in entering the market because they use special transmitters and receivers. We will overcome the difficulty if we develope a VLC system that uses a conventional LED light as a transmitter and a smartphone camera as a receiver. What matters is that LED lights include a scatter filter to prevent glareness for human eyes, but the existing VLC(Visual Light Communication) method can not be applied. In this paper, we propose a method to encode data with On / Off patterns of LEDs in the lighting with $M{\times}N$ LEDs. We defined parameters like L-off-able and K-seperated to facilitate the recognition of On / Off patterns in the diffused Lights. We conducted experiments using an LED lighting and smart phones to determine the parameter values. Also, the maximum transmission rate of our encoding technique is mathematically presented. Our encoding scheme can be applied to indoor and outdoor positioning applications or settlement of commercial transactions.

• 산업융합연구
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.55-62
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• 2024

가시광을 이용하여 정보를 전송하는 가시광통신은 초고속, 초지연, 초연결등의 장점이 있어 6G 통신을 보완하기 위한 하나의 방안으로 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 가시광통신에서 RGB 혼합비율에 의하여 발생하는 성능 열화를 극복하기 위한 연구를 진행하였다. LED 조명을 이용한 가시광통신 시스템은 조명의 역할이 중요한 기능으로 통신을 위해 사용할 경우 RGB 혼합 비율에 따른 성능 차이는 필연적으로 발생한다. 특히, 일정 기준 이하의 빛의 강도를 갖는 경우 시스템 전체의 성능을 열화시키는 문제가 발생한다. 이 연구에서는 RGB 3개의 채널 중 혼합 비율의 차이로 발생하는 통신 시스템에서 일정 성능 이하가 발생할 때, 최고의 성능을 보이는 LED를 제외하고 나머지 2개의 신호를 STBC(Space-Time Block Coding)으로 전송하여 통신의 품질을 보장하는 하이브리드 시스템에 대해서 연구를 진행하였다. 제안 시스템의 성능을 검증하기 위하여 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 수행하였고, 제안 시스템의 성능이 기존 시스템과 비교하여 향상된 것을 볼 수 있다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.1589-1595
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• 2010

In order to effective degradation of organic dye both under visible light or ultrasonic irradiation, the MWCNTs (multiwalled carbon nanotube) deposited with Fe and $TiO_2$ were prepared by a modified sol-gel method. The Fe/$TiO_2$-MWCNT catalyst was characterized by surface area of BET, scanning electron microscope (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) and ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy. The low intensity visible light and low power ultrasound was as an irradiation source and the methylene blue (MB) was choose as the model organic dye. Then degradation experiments were carried out in present of undoped $TiO_2$, Fe/$TiO_2$ and Fe/$TiO_2$-MWCNT catalysts. Through the degradation of MB solution, the results showed the feasible and potential use of Fe/$TiO_2$-MWCNT catalyst under visible light and ultrasonic irradiation due to the enhanced formation of reactive radicals as well as the possible visible light and the increase of ultrasound-induced active surface area of the catalyst. After addition of $H_2O_2$, the MB degradation rates have been accelerated, especially with Fe/$TiO_2$-MWCNT catalyst, in case of that the photo-Fenton reaction occurred. The sonophotocatalysis was always faster than the respective individual processes due to the more formation of reactive radicals as well as the increase of the active surface area of Fe/$TiO_2$-MWCNT catalyst.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.514-520
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• 2015

This paper presents a novel shore-to-sea maritime data transmission system based on time-code diversity, using visible light in maritime environments to overcome the limitations of conventional maritime wireless communications. The proposed system is primarily comprised of existing LED-based lighthouses and maritime transceivers (marine beacons, buoys, etc.), and thus is considered cost-effective in terms of implementation. We first analyze maritime visible-light communications on the basis of the unique properties of a maritime environment, i.e. sea states (wave height, wind speed, etc.), plus atmospheric turbulence, using the Pierson-Moskowitz (PM) and JONSWAP (JS) spectrum models. It is found that the JS model outperforms the PM model, and that the coverage distance depends on the LED power and sea states. To combat maritime fading conditions that significantly degrade performance and coverage distance, we propose a time-code diversity (TCD) scheme in which the delayed versions of the original data are retransmitted using orthogonal Walsh codes. This TCD scheme is found to be superior, in that it offers three orders of magnitude in terms of BER performance, compared to a conventional (non-TCD) transmission scheme. The proposed scheme is robust and efficient in overcoming the effect of impairments present in maritime environments with a BER of approximately $10^{-5}$and a data rate of 100 Kbps at a distance of 1 km.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.240-245
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• 2015

본 연구는 디밍 요구 사항 하에서 가시광 통신 시스템의 다양한 이진 변조 방식들에 대한 플리커 효과의 영향에 대해 분석하였다. 기존의 플리커에 관한 분석 연구는 신호의 통계만을 고려하여 플리커의 동적 현상을 효과적으로 기술하지 못하였으나 본 연구에서는 전력 스펙트럼을 적절히 이용하여 가시광 신호에 대한 저주파 플리커의 영향을 비교 분석하였다. 그 결과, 플리커 측면에서는 변조 방식들 중 아날로그 디밍이 우수하며 또한 신호의 파형 및 분포에 대한 처리를 통해 플리커를 완화할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.2174-2182
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 LED 기반 VLC 통신시스템의 기술동향 및 국제표준인 IEEE 802.15.7의 PHY 기술을 분석하였다. 또한, PHY I mode의 세부기술을 분석하고 RS 부호 및 블록 인터리버를 설계함으로써 시스템의 복잡도 분석 및 가시광 무선채널 환경에서의 수신 성능을 분석하였다. 결과에 의하면, Single mode로 운영되는 PHY I의 경우, 짧은 메시지 전송이라는 환경에 비해 시스템 설계의 복잡도가 크다는 것을 확인할 수 있었고, 다중경로 가시광 채널환경에서는 1.5dB의 수신 SNR이 추가적으로 요구됨을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국입자에어로졸학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.165-172
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• 2010

Titania is widely used as an effective photocatalyst for the photodegradation of environmental pollutants in air. In this study, novel N-doped $ZrO_2/TiO_2$ photocatalysts were synthesized via sol-gel method and characterized by UV-Vis spectrophotometer, transmission electron microscope, and X-ray diffractometer. N-doped $ZrO_2/TiO_2$ photocatalysts were nano-sized with an average particle size of about 20 nm. The XRD pattern of N-doped $ZrO_2/TiO_2$ photocatalysts showed both anatase and rutile phases. The photocatalytic activity of N-doped $ZrO_2/TiO_2$ photocatalysts was evaluated by degradation of NO under UV and visible light irradiation at various parameters such as amount of photocatalyst, concentration of NO, and intensity of light. The photocatalytic activity of N-doped $ZrO_2/TiO_2$ photocatalysts was effective for the enhancement of the degradation of NO and higher than that of $TiO_2$ photocatlysts under UV and visible light irradiation.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.527-532
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• 2013

무선 가시광 통신 기술은 실내 또는 수중에서 고속 통신 서비스가 가능하여 많은 주목을 받고 있다. 그러나 가시광에 대한 해수채널의 통신 성능은 현재의 가시광 파장영역 광원과 광 검출기 기술의 한계와 수중 통신채널의 변화로 인한 여러 가지 제약사항들 때문에 실용화를 위해서는 극복해야 할 문제점들이 존재한다. 본 논문에서는 직선상의 가시영역에 있는 해수 환경에서 신호 대 잡음비와 비트 오류율을 분석하였다. 데이터 속도, 통신거리, 감쇠계수등과 같은 파라미터들의 영향에 대하여 연구하였으며, OOK와 L-PPM 변조기법을 적용한 시스템의 모델링과 전산모의를 통하여 수중환경 통신에 대한 강점과 제한점등을 기술하였다.