Visible light communication: opportunities, challenges and the path to market

Author

Jovicic, Aleksandar ; Junyi Li ; Richardson, Tom

Volume

51

Issue

12

fYear

2013

fDate

Dec-13

Firstpage

26

Lastpage

32

Abstract

Visible light communication is a potentially disruptive form of wireless communication that can supplement radio frequency communication and also uniquely enable novel mobile wireless device use cases. High data rate downlink communication in homes and offices and high accuracy indoor positioning in retail stores are two of the most compelling use cases of this promising new technology. Large-scale commercialization of visible light communication devices will depend on both the development of robust and efficient engineering solutions, and the execution of incremental commercialization strategies.

Keywords

data communication; indoor radio; optical communication; engineering solutions; high data rate downlink communication; incremental commercialization strategies; indoor positioning; large-scale commercialization; mobile wireless device; radio frequency communication; robust development; visible light communication devices; wireless communication; Commercialization; IEEE 802.11 Standards; Light emitting diodes; Lighting; Mobile handsets; Receivers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCOM.2013.6685754

Filename

6685754