Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 7, 0706003(2020)

Design of Visible Light-Based Internet of Things Terminal Under Ultralow Illumination Conditions

Tianhao Pan1,3, Xiongbin Chen2,3、*, Chengyu Min3, Qigong Sun1,3, and Xurui Mao3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Micro-Electronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
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    Schematic of Lambert source channel model
    LED Arrays
    Relative radiation intensity of PD
    LED spectral distribution curve and receiver spectral response curve. (a) LED; (b) PD
    • Table 1. Simulation parameters

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      Table 1. Simulation parameters

      ParameterValue
      Operating current IF /mA13
      Central luminous intensity I0 /cd1.36
      Luminous half angle θ1/2/(°)60
      Field of view φFOV/(°)90
      Detector effective area S /mm220
      Filter gain Gf1
      Optical lens gain G04
      Minimum irradiance at 940 nm Eemin/( W·m-2)0.4
      Photosensitivity R /(A·W-1)0.7
    • Table 2. User perception of flicker in indirect viewing under different ambient light levels%

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      Table 2. User perception of flicker in indirect viewing under different ambient light levels%

      Modulation depthLevel 1Level 2Level 3
      1.1490800
      0.46100100100
      0.18100100100
      Notes: 100% represents that none of the subjects can feel flicker; 0% represents that all subkects can feel flicker.
    • Table 3. User perception of flicker in direct viewing under different ambient light levels%

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      Table 3. User perception of flicker in direct viewing under different ambient light levels%

      Modulation depthLevel 1Level 2Level 3
      1.142000
      0.4610010090
      0.18100100100
      Notes: the same as in Table 2.
    • Table 4. Test results of system

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      Table 4. Test results of system

      Test ConditionAdvance (R/W)Retreat (R/W)Total (R/W)Accuracy /%
      Visible light testRobot 1100/0100/0200/0100
      Robot 2100/0100/0200/0100
      IR testRobot 1100/0100/0200/0100
      Robot 2100/0100/0200/0100
      Note: The distance of horizontal visible light test with 100% accuracy is 0 m to 14.3 m; the distance of horizontal IR test with 100% accuracy is 0 m to 13.7 m; R/W represents right or wrong.
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    Tianhao Pan, Xiongbin Chen, Chengyu Min, Qigong Sun, Xurui Mao. Design of Visible Light-Based Internet of Things Terminal Under Ultralow Illumination Conditions[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(7): 0706003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Oct. 12, 2019

    Accepted: Dec. 26, 2019

    Published Online: Apr. 15, 2020

    The Author Email: Chen Xiongbin (chenxiongbin@semi.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202040.0706003

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