A System Enabling 1.5-km Omnidirectional Visible Light Communication Through Navigation Light

Shanshan Wang; Chicheng Ma; Zhichong Wang; Shiji Lin; Chenchen Wang; Chao Hu; Yanbing Yang; Guofang Fu; Jianyang Shi; Ziwei Li; Junwen Zhang; Nan Chi; Chao Shen

doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3476272

IEEE Access (Jan 2024)

A System Enabling 1.5-km Omnidirectional Visible Light Communication Through Navigation Light

Shanshan Wang,
Chicheng Ma,
Zhichong Wang,
Shiji Lin,
Chenchen Wang,
Chao Hu,
Yanbing Yang,
Guofang Fu,
Jianyang Shi,
Ziwei Li,
Junwen Zhang,
Nan Chi,
Chao Shen

Affiliations

Shanshan Wang: ORCiD; Key Laboratory for Information Science of Electromagnetic Waves (MoE), School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Chicheng Ma: Key Laboratory for Information Science of Electromagnetic Waves (MoE), School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Zhichong Wang: Key Laboratory for Information Science of Electromagnetic Waves (MoE), School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Shiji Lin: Key Laboratory for Information Science of Electromagnetic Waves (MoE), School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Chenchen Wang: College of Computer Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Chao Hu: College of Computer Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Yanbing Yang: ORCiD; College of Computer Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Guofang Fu: Wenzhou Aids to Navigation Department, Eastern Navigation Service Center, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
Jianyang Shi: ORCiD; Key Laboratory for Information Science of Electromagnetic Waves (MoE), School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Ziwei Li: ORCiD; Key Laboratory for Information Science of Electromagnetic Waves (MoE), School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Junwen Zhang: ORCiD; Key Laboratory for Information Science of Electromagnetic Waves (MoE), School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Nan Chi: ORCiD; Key Laboratory for Information Science of Electromagnetic Waves (MoE), School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Chao Shen: ORCiD; Key Laboratory for Information Science of Electromagnetic Waves (MoE), School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3476272
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12
pp. 150387 – 150394

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Maritime transportation plays a crucial role in facilitating global trade, and navigation lights, which serve as traffic lights for ships, are key devices for nighttime navigation. Beyond lighting, light-emitting diode navigation lights can also be used as a transmitter to enable visible light communication (VLC) for broadcasting and smart navigation. To this end, a long-distance transmission model under weak light conditions has been developed. The transmitter uses a navigation light and employs an on-off keying modulation for data transmission. A spinal code is used to guarantee data integrity in the long-distance channel. The receiver relies on a photomultiplier tube for signal reception and successfully achieves 1600-bit/s information transmission over 1.5 km. This accomplishment illustrates the viability of employing VLC technology in navigation lights an represents a significant milestone in establishing the foundation for long-range and omnidirectional optical communication within the VLC domain.

Published in IEEE Access

ISSN: 2169-3536 (Online)
Publisher: IEEE
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
Website: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6287639

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