A novel multipath light signal dispersion reduction technique based on controlled-polarization optical wireless link setup

Author

Giakos, G.C. ; Patnekar, N. ; Sumrain, S. ; Fraiwan, L. ; Kumar, V.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Akron, OH, USA

Volume

54

Issue

5

fYear

2005

Firstpage

1950

Lastpage

1956

Abstract

The detection characteristics of an indoor-optical communication system, which utilizes infrared radiation as carrier, has been explored and enhanced for telemedicine and wireless local area network applications. The novelty of the presented technique consists of the fact that multipath dispersion can be reduced under controlled polarization link setup. The design of such a network is based on the specifications set by the IEEE 802.11 standard.

Keywords

IEEE standards; indoor communication; light polarisation; multipath channels; optical dispersion; optical links; telecommunication standards; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11 standard; controlled polarization link; controlled-polarization optical wireless link; indoor-optical communication system; infrared radiation; light signal dispersion reduction; multipath dispersion; telemedicine; wireless local area network; Communication system control; Electromagnetic interference; Light emitting diodes; Lighting control; Optical control; Optical fiber communication; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Physical layer; Wireless LAN;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIM.2005.853559

Filename

1514648