Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 17, Issue 12, 120605(2019)

A reliable sunlight communication system

Haichao Guo1,2,3, Tao Shan1、*, Li Li3, Li Zhang3, Xiaojun Li3, and Han Gao4
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Information and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • 2National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Space Microwave, Xi’an 710100, China
  • 3China Academy of Space Technology (Xi’an), Xi’an 710100, China
  • 4Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
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    Figures & Tables(9)
    Basic composition of sunlight communication system.
    Experimental setup for LED communication.
    Experimental setup for sunlight communication system.
    Signal eye diagram (a) without phosphors and (b) with phosphors.
    Measured sunlight intensity values.
    Sunlight communication experiment and composition.
    Change in the SNR with respect to increasing distance.
    • Table 1. Communication Delay Time and Time Edge Measurement

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      Table 1. Communication Delay Time and Time Edge Measurement

      ExperimentWith Phosphors (μs)Without Phosphors (μs)Results (μs)
      Delta delay6.05.70.3
      Rising edge (20%–80%)1.31.10.2
    • Table 2. Comparison of Ordinary Communication and Spectral Regulated Communication

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      Table 2. Comparison of Ordinary Communication and Spectral Regulated Communication

      Parameter Ordinary Comm.Spectral-Regulated Comm.
      Compound parabolic concentrator apertureD0200 mm200 mm
      Loss of gathering and transmission channelρF0.40.4
      Transmission divergence angleθT10 mrad0.2 mrad
      Transmission powerPT10 W0.8 W
      Loss of receiving channelρS0.30.3
      Transmitting antenna apertureDT300 mm300 mm
      Communication bandwidthB10 MHz10 MHz
      Receiving field of viewθR10 mrad10 mrad
      Communication wavelengthλ400 nm–700 nm655 ± 5 nm
      Receiving antenna apertureDR300 mm300 mm
      Maximum photodetector responseR0.60.6
      Background total brightnessL0100W/m2·gsr100W/m2·gsr
      Power of receiving background lightPBe1.11×1053.4×107
      Communication distanceL1210 km210 km
      Signal to noise ratioSNR3.15 dB64.19 dB
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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Aug. 10, 2019

    Accepted: Sep. 5, 2019

    Posted: Sep. 6, 2019

    Published Online: Dec. 5, 2019

    The Author Email: Tao Shan (shantao@bit.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL201917.120605

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