Effect of transmitter and receiver parameters on the output signal to noise ratio in visible light communications

Fatemeh Madani, Gholamreza Baghersalimi, Zabih Ghassemlooy

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Abstract

Visible light communications (VLC) is a new topic within the optical wireless communications (OWC), which has attracted the interest of researchers in recent years. Investigating non-line of sight VLC systems in terms of the rms delay spread, signal to noise ratio (SNR), bit error rate (BER), etc. is essential to fully appreciate the implication of this emerging technology. In previous works, the effect of changing the transmitter configuration on the distribution of illumination, the channel rms delay spread or the output power has been investigated. In this article, we investigate the SNR at the receiver by changing the semi angle at half power, field of view (FOV) of the transmitter and receiver as well as the array size and positions of the transmitters. We show that the distribution of SNR highly depends on the number of transmitters. We also show that for some specific profiles of the receiver the convergence of SNR depends on the transmitter topology.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 25th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering, ICEE 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2111-2116
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781509059638
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Jul 2017
Event25th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering, ICEE 2017 - Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Duration: 2 May 20174 May 2017

Publication series

Name2017 25th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering, ICEE 2017

Conference

Conference25th Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering, ICEE 2017
Country/TerritoryIran, Islamic Republic of
CityTehran
Period2/05/174/05/17

Keywords

  • Field of View
  • Light Emitting Diode
  • Photodetector
  • Semi Angle at Half Power
  • Signal to Noise Ratio
  • Visible Light Communications

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