Abstract
In this paper, we present a new type of receiver for MIMO optical wireless communications. The new receiver consists of multiple receiving elements (REs), each made up of a photodetector (PD) placed under an aperture. The directionality of each RE is shown to depend on the relative position of the PD and the aperture. Receiving patterns are calculated for various MIMO receiver designs, demonstrating that significant angular diversity can be achieved within a compact receiver structure. Simulation results are presented for a number of typical indoor scenarios when the transmitted signals are modulated using asymmetrically clipped optical OFDM (ACO-OFDM). For the scenarios considered, the bit error rate is lowest in the middle of the room and highest in the corners. The results indicate that for typical parameter values, reliable communication can be achieved throughout the room
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2015 IEEE International Conference on Communication (ICC 2015) |
| Editors | Nathan Gomes, Athanassios Manikas |
| Place of Publication | Piscataway NJ USA |
| Publisher | IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Pages | 5066 - 5071 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781467364324 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Event | IEEE International Conference on Communications 2015: Smart City & Smart World - London, United Kingdom Duration: 8 Jun 2015 → 12 Jun 2015 http://icc2015.ieee-icc.org/ (Website) http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=7225357 (IEEE Conference proceedings) |
Conference
| Conference | IEEE International Conference on Communications 2015 |
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| Abbreviated title | ICC 2015 |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | London |
| Period | 8/06/15 → 12/06/15 |
| Other | 2015 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC2015), held in the magnificent city of London, the UK’s capital. ICC2015 will be an excellent presentation, networking and publicity event, offering the opportunity for researchers, engineers and business people to meet and exchange ideas and information. In addition to the traditional keynote, symposium, workshop, tutorial and industry forum sessions, this year we are offering a new event – Chief Technology Officer Forum - during the plenary session. Here, the future of mobile networks will be discussed. |
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Keywords
- angular diversity
- multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)
- optical wireless communications
- intensity modulation direct detection (IM/DD)
- asymmetrically clipped optical OFDM (ACO-OFDM)