Network Architecture of Bidirectional Visible Light Communication and Passive Optical Network

作者：Chow Chi Wai; Yeh Chien Hung; Liu Yang; Hsu Chin Wei; Sung Jiun Yu

来源：IEEE Photonics Journal, 2016, 8(3): 7904506.

DOI：10.1109/JPHOT.2016.2566340

• Free-space communication
• optical communications
• light-emitting diode (LED)

Network architectures to combine the fiber network outside the building and the visible light communication (VLC) access network inside the building are important for effectively distributing the high-capacity data to different users. In this paper, we propose a bidirectional network combining the VLC access network and the time-wavelength-division-multiplexed passive optical network (TWDM-PON). Orthogonal frequency division multiplexed modulation is used since it offers high spectral efficiency for both the TWDM-PON and the VLC access network. Low-cost phosphor-based white-light light-emitting diodes are (LEDs) used; hence, the VLC access network can combine with the lighting systems.

• 出版日期2016-6