可见光通信 Exploding interest in visible light communications - An applications viewpoint.pdf

Pow! EXPLODING INTEREST IN VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATIONS: AN APPLICATIONS VIEWPOINT Thomas Little Boston University Smart Lighting Annual Industry-Academia Days, February 13-15, 2012 1 OUTLINE: OPPORTUNITIES IN VLC What is VLC? The cup is half empty The cup is half full Current evidence of the overflowing cup Final observations Smart Lighting Annual Industry-Academia Days, February 13-15, 2012 2 WHAT IS VLC? Smart Lighting Annual Industry-Academia Days, February 13-15, 2012 3 VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATIONS Luminaire Modulation and/or Dimming via toggling the lights Data! Light Intensity – “Baseband Modulation” (OOK, PAM, PPM) Observer Time Smart Lighting Annual Industry-Academia Days, February 13-15, 2012 4 VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATIONS Properties Center-developed VLC transceiver •Secure •Line of sight •High density •Free, unlicensed spectrum •Not affected by RF-noise •Mitigates RF health concerns What’s it good for? 5 Smart Lighting Annual Industry-Academia Days, February 13-15, 2012 VLC: What’s It Good For? An enabling technology, NOT the main event Use it it in communications --  Where LOS is important (good spatial reuse)  Where locality is important  As