Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 14, Issue 5, 050607(2016)

Multi-hop relay-based maritime visible light communication

Hyeong-Ji Kim, Samrat Vikramaditya Tiwari, and Yeon-Ho Chung*
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  • Department of Information and Communications Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 608-737, South Korea
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    Figures & Tables(9)
    Multi-hop relay maritime VLC system.
    JONSWAP spectrum in relation to sea state.
    PD array-based VLC.
    Comparison of BER performance over each gamma–gamma turbulence strength.
    BER performance relative to SNR.
    BER performance relative to the number of hops with diversity combining techniques.
    • Table 1. Sea State Parameters

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      Table 1. Sea State Parameters

      Sea stateWind speed (m/s)Average wave period (s)Significant wave height (m)
      48.334.61.2
      511.116.22.5
      613.897.74.5
    • Table 2. Turbulence Parameters in Weak-to-Strong Turbulence Regimes

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      Table 2. Turbulence Parameters in Weak-to-Strong Turbulence Regimes

       Turbulence regime
      Parameterweakmoderatestrong
      σl20.21.63.5
      α11.64.04.2
      β10.11.91.4
    • Table 3. Simulation Parameters

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      Table 3. Simulation Parameters

      ParametersValues
      Transmitted optical power (all LEDs) in lighthouse300 W
      Number of LEDs in lighthouse60
      Transmitted optical power (all LEDs) in relay60 W
      Number of LEDs for each relay20
      Detector physical area (each PD)2cm×2cm
      Bit rate1 Mbps
      Field of view50°
      Distance between lighthouse and receiver5 km
      Refractive index of a lens at receiver1.0
      LED half angle60°
      Receiving plane dimension10m×10m
      ChannelMaritime channel
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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Aug. 31, 2015

    Accepted: Mar. 4, 2016

    Published Online: Aug. 6, 2018

    The Author Email: Yeon-Ho Chung (yhchung@pknu.ac.kr)

    DOI:10.3788/COL201614.050607

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