Ultra-high-capacity wireless communication by means of steered narrow optical beams.

The optical spectrum offers great opportunities to resolve the congestion in radio-based communication, aggravated by the booming demand for wireless connectivity. High-speed infrared optical components in the 1500 nm window have reached high levels of sophistication and are extensively used already in fibre-optic networks. Moreover, infrared light beyond 1400 nm is eye-safe and is not noticeable by the users.

High-accuracy VLC-based indoor positioning system using multi-level modulation.

In this study, a novel high-precision positioning algorithm was proposed by using Visible Light Communication (VLC) with only a simple and single receiver. The received voltage-level difference with multi-level modulation was adopted as the input variable, in order to minimize the negative consequences of noise. Then, the relationship between the received voltage-level difference, noise, and position was developed based on the optical propagation model.