• 센서학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.412-419
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• 2011

In this paper, we used the inter-bit noise detection method in order to reduce the effects of noise light in a visible light identification system that uses a visible LED as a carrier source. A visible light identification system consists of a reader and a transponder. When the enable signal from the reader is detected, the transponder encodes the response data in RZ(Return-to-Zero) bit stream and sends response signal by modulating a visible LED. The reader detects the response signal mixed with noise light, samples the noise voltage in each blank low time between data bits of the RZ signal, and recovers the original data by subtracting the sampled noise from the received signal. In experiments, we improved the signal-to-noise ratio by 20dB using the inter-bit noise detection method.

• 센서학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.238-244
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• 2014

In this paper, we introduce a new passive transponder that operates without external power in a visible light identification system. The transponder consists of a solar cell, a photodiode, a microprocessor, and a visible LED. When a reader sends light to the transponder, the solar cell generates current from the reader light and supplies power to the other elements in the transponder. At the same time, the photodiode detects the pulse in the reader light and initiates a microprocessor to generate and send a responding light to the reader. In experiments, we realized a passive transponder using a solar cell that operated at a distance of 1m without external power.

• 센서학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.180-186
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• 2020

In this study, we applied edge-pulse modulation to prevent the flicker of light-emitting diode (LED) light in a visible light identification system. In the visible light transmitter, positive pulses were transmitted at the edges of the low-to-high transition points, and negative pulses were transmitted at the edges of the high-to-low transition points of the non-return-to-zero (NRZ) data waveforms. In the visible light receiver, the NRZ waveforms were regenerated by making low-to-high and high-to-low transitions at the point of the positive and negative pulses, respectively. This method has two advantages. First, it ensures that the LED light is flicker-free because the average optical power of the LED was kept constant during data transmission in the transmitter. Second, the 120 Hz optical noise from the adjacent lighting lamps was easily cut off using a simple RC-high pass filter in the receiver.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.90-94
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• 2017

Visible light identification (VLID) is a user identification system for a door lock application using smartphone that adopts visible light communication (VLC) technology with the objective of high security, small form factor, and cost effectiveness. The user is verified by the identification application program of a smartphone via fingerprint recognition or password entry. If the authentication succeeds, the corresponding encoded visible light signals are transmitted by a light emitting diode (LED) camera flash. Then, only a small size and low cost photodiode as an outdoor interface converts the light signal to the digital data along with a comparator, and runs the authentication process, and releases the lock. VLID can utilize powerful state-of-the-art hardware and software of smartphones. Furthermore, the door lock system is allowed to be easily upgraded with advanced technologies without its modification and replacement. It can be upgraded by just update the software of smartphone application or replacing the smartphone with the latest one. Additionally, wireless connection between a smartphone and a smart home hub is established automatically via Bluetooth for updating the password and controlling the home devices. In this paper, we demonstrate a prototype VLID door lock system that is built up with LEGO blocks, a photodiode, a comparator circuit, Bluetooth module, and FPGA board.

• 센서학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.192-198
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• 2017

In this paper, we newly developed a passive transponder for visible light identification (VLID) using ultrasonic wave. The solar cell in the transponder receives the reader light and generates current for supplying power to the transponder circuit. At the same time the solar cell detects the interrogating signal in the visible light from the reader. The transponder recognizes the interrogating signal and generates the responding signal using ultrasonic wave. In experiments, we used 40 kHz ultrasonic wave for the responding signal from the transponder. The maximum read distance was about 3.4 m when the transponder was exposed to the reader light of 24W LED array.

• 센서학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.196-203
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• 2021

In this study, an optical identification system was developed, wherein visible light is used to transmit the interrogating signal, and infrared is used to send the response signal. In the reader, visible light from a light emitting diode (LED) array was modulated via modified pulse width modulation for flicker-free illumination and dimming control. Moreover, the duty factor of the dimming control time was employed to control the illumination from the LED. In the transponder, the spike signal in the output of the high-pass filter was utilized to recover the interrogating signal while preventing interference from the 120-Hz noise from adjacent lighting lamps. The illumination was controlled in 26-86% range of the constant wave LED illumination by changing the duty factor from 20% to 90%. This configuration is advantageous for the construction of optical identification systems for automatic security check and car fare calculation at toll gates or parking facilities.

• 센서학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.193-198
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• 2011

In this paper, we used optoelectronic feedback to generate the carrier frequency for the ASK modulation of a lighting LED. A solar cell was used for photo-detector in the feedback circuit, and the LED light was ASK modulated by controlling the ON/OFF state of the switch that is installed in the feedback loop. The oscillation frequency of the optoelectronic feedback loop was about 50 kHz and the data rate of the ASK modulation was 9.6 kbps. In experiments, the optoelectronic feedback circuit was used for the ASK modulation of a lighting LED in the transponder of a visible light identification system, and data exchange between the transponder and the reader was successfully carried out.

• 센서학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.337-343
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• 2016

In this paper, we newly introduce a wireless identification system using a solar cell and RF transceivers. The reader sends interrogating signal to a transponder using LED visible light, and the transponder responds to the reader using RF signal. The transponder consists of a solar cell, an amplifier, a microprocessor, and an RF transmitter. The solar cell receives the visible light from the reader and generates current to supply electric power to the other devices in the transponder. At the same time, the solar cell detects interrogating signal in the reader light. The microprocessor senses the interrogating signal and generates a responding signal. The RF transmitter radiates the responding signal to the reader. The transponder is a passive circuit because it operates without external power. In experiments, the maximum read distance between a reader and a transponder was about 1.6 meter.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.1045-1052
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• 2011

최근 복합 문화 시설이 증가하면서 지하 공간 활용이 확대됨에 따라, 사용자의 실내 위치에 따른 주변 정보만을 무선으로 제공해주는 맞춤형 서비스에 대한 요구도 확산되고 있다. LED 조명을 이용한 가시광 통신 방식의 경우, GPS를 사용할 수 없는 실내 공간에서 위치 기반 서비스를 구현하기에 적합하다. 이에 본 논문에서는 가시광 통신을 이용한 실내 위치 기반 서비스를 구현하기 위해 기준 위치를 구분하는 실험에 대해 다룬다. LED 조명의 특성을 고려하여 LED와 PD 간의 각도 및 거리에 따라 LED 조명별로 서로 다른 식별 패턴을 ASCII 코드로 전송한 결과 최대 1.75m의 거리까지 LED 조명의 식별자를 수신할 수 있음을 확인한다. 이러한 실험 결과를 통하여 LED 조명을 이용한 실내 네비게이션의 가능성을 확인해볼 수 있다.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.10-18
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 LCD(Liquid Crystal Display) 셔터로 입사된 가시광의 후방산란 특성을 변화시켜 태그의 ID 정보를 리더로 전달하는 VLID(Visible Light Identification) 시스템을 설계 및 구현하였다. 구현된 VLID 시스템은 RFID(Radio Frequency Identification)의 원리를 가시광 통신에 적용한 것으로, 태그 표면에 부착된 LCD 셔터를 이용하여 태그의 정보에 따라 VLID 리더에서 송신한 빛을 선택적으로 후방산란시키고, 이 변화를 리더가 인식하도록 한다. VLID 태그는 마이컴과 태그 표면에 부착된 LCD 셔터로 구성되며, VLID 리더는 6개의 LED, 그 중심에 놓여있는 하나의 photodiode, 관련 아날로그 회로 및 블루투스(bluetooth)를 통한 PC 인터페이스로 구성된다. 실험 결과, 낮 기준으로 35 cm 이상의 거리에서 100 bps 속도로 단극성 NRZ-OOK(Non Return to Zero ON/OFF Keying) 변조한 태그의 정보를 성공적으로 인식할 수 있었다. 또한, 이론적인 최대 전송속도, 인식거리 개선 방법 등을 제안하였다.