• DocumentCode
    1371070
  • Title

    Fiat lux: a fluorescent lamp digital transceiver

  • Author

    Jackson, Deron K. ; Buffaloe, Tiffany K. ; Leeb, Steven B.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. for Electromagn. & Electron. Syst., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1998
  • Firstpage
    625
  • Lastpage
    630
  • Abstract
    The prevalence of electric discharge illumination has led the authors to consider ways to use discharge lamps for communication. This paper describes an optical transceiver system which transmits by modulating the lamp arc. The prototype power electronic lamp ballast uses a pulse-frequency modulation scheme which ensures no perceptible flicker
  • Keywords
    arcs (electric); fluorescent lamps; lamp accessories; optical modulation; optical receivers; optical transmitters; transceivers; discharge lamps; electric discharge illumination; flicker; fluorescent lamp digital transceiver; lamp arc modulation; power electronic lamp ballast; pulse-frequency modulation scheme; Electronic ballasts; Fixtures; Fluorescent lamps; Lighting; Optical fiber communication; Optical modulation; Power electronics; Prototypes; Pulse modulation; Transceivers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-9994
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/28.673734
  • Filename
    673734