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An Omnidirectional Receiver for Visible Light Communication Using a Flexible Solar Cell

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  • Lee, Seong-Ho (Department of Electronics and IT Media Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
  • 이성호 (서울과학기술대학교전자IT미디어공학과)
  • Received : 2017.04.05
  • Accepted : 2017.05.22
  • Published : 2017.05.31
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Abstract

In this paper, we newly developed an omnidirectional receiver for visible light communication (VLC). The omnidirectional receiver was composed of a flexible solar cell attached on a cylindrical surface with its axis in vertical direction. The solar cell surface was symmetrical and showed an almost uniform receiving pattern in a horizontal plane. The maximum difference in a receiving pattern was within 7% of its peak value in a horizontal plane. This configuration is very easy to fabricate and useful in constructing wireless sensor networks in which one receiver needs to detect multiple LED signals in different directions.

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