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What is VLC ?
Visible light communication (VLC) uses rapid pulses of light to transmit information wirelessly Transmitting data through light rather than radio signals is called LI-FI Visible light communication (VLC) is a data communications medium using visible light between 400 THz (780 nm) and 800 THz (375 nm)
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The first experiment of Visible Light Communications was done by Graham Bell whose system was called Photophone.He loved the idea. This picture is from the website of Bell Laboratories whose experiment showed 200m distance voice communication.
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advantages
These systems present advantages over
traditional UHF RF-based systems from improved isolation between systems, the size and cost of receivers/transmitters, RF licensing laws and by combining space lighting and communication into the same system Relatively Cheaper Visible Light is non injurious to human health
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How it works ?
if the LED is on, you transmit a digital 1, if it's off you transmit a 0 It is possible to encode data in the light by varying the rate at which the LEDs flicker on and off to give different strings of 1s and 0s. The LED intensity is modulated so rapidly that human eyes cannot notice, so the output appears constant.
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Equipment needed
Here Transmitter is a high brightness LED For this ordinary Lighting systems should be replaced with high brightness LEDs Receiver is an array of photo sensors (nothing but a camera available in mobile phone)
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Technical description
To know in detail about VLC we need the following basics VLC link configuration VLC transmitter VLC receiver Brightness control of LEDs
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Infrastructure
Mono-functional infrastructure Multi-functional infrastructure Road is a typical multi-functional one. Telephone network is also multifunctional. Most of infrastructures are multifunctional. Lighting is now a mono-functional infrastructure.It will become multi3/24/2012 visible light communication
Photo diode without lens is a simple and economical detection method. However, its communication distance is limited short due to background
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As we are using light for data transmission we may get interferences of unwanted light
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Conclusions
Infrastructure is important to realize ubiquitous communications. Lighting will become a multifunctional infrastructure whose second function is visible light communication. VLC does not ruin the room design and landscape. VLC is easy for handicapper people. Image sensor communication is
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