Advanced Studies on Optical Wireless Communications for in-Pipe Environments: Bandwidth Exploration and Thermal ManagementShow others and affiliations
2024 (English)In: IEEE Access, E-ISSN 2169-3536, Vol. 12, p. 80607-80632
Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This study presents insights into high-speed optical wireless communication (OWC) within plastic pipes, introducing a Gbps-capable alternative for challenging environments. Utilizing a 1W LED with five wavelengths, the experiment explores signal power, attenuation, and bandwidth characteristics. Notably, the blue LED achieves an unprecedented 58.64 MHz bandwidth, red and purple LEDs demonstrate novel bandwidths of approximately 25.23 MHz, and green and yellow LEDs exhibit unique bandwidths of 23.75 MHz and 9.62 MHz, respectively. The attenuation parameters for different wavelengths provide numerous insights, showcasing the novelty of this research and its potential applications in robot communication within plastic pipes. Concurrently, the paper introduces an approach to address the temperature impact on five distinct wavelength LEDs in OWC. By focusing on variations in LED bandwidth and optical power, an optimal heat sink design is proposed. This design achieves a remarkable minimum temperature of 27.06 degrees C and reduces the chip LED device's response time from 15 to 9 seconds. The significance lies in the novelty of the proposed heat sink, which incorporates variables such as fin thickness, height, air gap width, number of fins, and airflow rate, marking a substantial advancement in thermal management for OWC systems.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2024. Vol. 12, p. 80607-80632
Keywords [en]
Optical attenuators, Light emitting diodes, Optical reflection, High-speed optical techniques, Plastics, Optical scattering, Bandwidth, Optical fiber communication, Wireless communication, Human-robot interaction, Communication systems, Optical wireless communication (OWC), robot communication, heat sink design, LED temperature impact, thermal management
National Category
Telecommunications
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-349689DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3410465ISI: 001248279400001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85195414059OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-349689DiVA, id: diva2:1881080
Note
QC 20240702
2024-07-022024-07-022024-07-02Bibliographically approved