Optical wireless networked-systems: applications to aircrafts

Mohsen Kavehrad; Jarir Fadlullah

doi:10.1117/12.879549

24 January 2011 Optical wireless networked-systems: applications to aircrafts

Mohsen Kavehrad, Jarir Fadlullah

Proceedings Volume 7958, Broadband Access Communication Technologies V; 79580K (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.879549
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2011, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

This paper focuses on leveraging the progress in semiconductor technologies to facilitate production of efficient light-based in-flight entertainment (IFE), distributed sensing, navigation and control systems. We demonstrate the ease of configuring "engineered pipes" using cheap lenses, etc. to achieve simple linear transmission capacity growth. Investigation of energy-efficient, miniaturized transceivers will create a wireless medium, for both inter and intra aircrafts, providing enhanced security, and improved quality-of-service for communications links in greater harmony with onboard systems. The applications will seamlessly inter-connect multiple intelligent devices in a network that is deployable for aircrafts navigation systems, onboard sensors and entertainment data delivery systems, and high-definition audio-visual broadcasting systems. Recent experimental results on a high-capacity infrared (808 nm) system are presented. The light source can be applied in a hybrid package along with a visible lighting LED for both lighting and communications. Also, we present a pragmatic combination of light communications through "Spotlighting" and existing onboard power-lines. It is demonstrated in details that a high-capacity IFE visible light system communicating over existing power-lines (VLC/PLC) may lead to savings in many areas through reduction of size, weight and energy consumption. This paper addresses the challenges of integrating optimized optical devices in the variety of environments described above, and presents mitigation and tailoring approaches for a multi-purpose optical network.

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Mohsen Kavehrad and Jarir Fadlullah "Optical wireless networked-systems: applications to aircrafts", Proc. SPIE 7958, Broadband Access Communication Technologies V, 79580K (24 January 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.879549

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Light emitting diodes

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