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Angle-sensor-assisted auto-coupling system for high-speed wide-field optical wireless communication
Zhejiang Univ, Coll Opt Sci & Engn, Natl Engn Res Ctr Opt Instruments, Ningbo Global Innovat Ctr, State Key Lab Extreme Ph, Ningbo 315100, Peoples R China.
Zhejiang Univ, Coll Opt Sci & Engn, Natl Engn Res Ctr Opt Instruments, Ningbo Global Innovat Ctr, State Key Lab Extreme Ph, Ningbo 315100, Peoples R China.
Zhejiang Univ, Coll Opt Sci & Engn, Natl Engn Res Ctr Opt Instruments, Ningbo Global Innovat Ctr, State Key Lab Extreme Ph, Ningbo 315100, Peoples R China.
Zhejiang Univ, Coll Opt Sci & Engn, Natl Engn Res Ctr Opt Instruments, Ningbo Global Innovat Ctr, State Key Lab Extreme Ph, Ningbo 315100, Peoples R China; NingboTech Univ, Sch Informat Sci & Engn, Ningbo 315100, Peoples R China.
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2026 (English)In: Applied Optics, ISSN 1559-128X, E-ISSN 2155-3165, Vol. 65, no 15, p. 5091-5100Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Infrared optical wireless communication (OWC) is a promising candidate for next-generation wireless links due to its high bandwidth and inherent security. However, the limited field-of-view (FOV) of terminals induces great difficulty in establishing line-of-sight (LoS) link between the transmitter and the terminal. In this paper, to facilitate efficient beam alignment, we report an auxiliary strategy integrating an external angle-sensing module with a wide-FOV telecentric receiver architecture, providing the receiver with real-time incident of angle (IoA) information to transform the traditional blind search into a deterministic alignment process. Three different angle-sensing modalities-monocular vision, binocular stereo vision, and LiDAR scanning-are systematically evaluated. Experimental results indicate that the precision of vision-based methods degrades significantly when the detection distance exceeds 1.3 m, whereas the LiDAR-based scheme maintains an angular error below 0.714 degrees across a 3 m range and a 100 degrees FOV, demonstrating superior robustness and reliability. By leveraging the LiDAR-derived IoA, the receiver implements a "coarse-to-fine" two-stage alignment mechanism. Combined with a non-coaxial correction algorithm, this approach bypasses the need for redundant internal search modules and bulky fiber bundles, enabling a single fiber to achieve micron-level auto-coupling with a peak steady-state efficiency of 54.2%. Under these conditions, a 10 Gbps on-off-keying (OOK)-modulated OWC link is successfully maintained within a 100 degrees FOV, with the bit error rate (BER) consistently meeting the forward error correction (FEC) requirement. This research demonstrates that sensor-aided alignment simplifies terminal architecture and accelerates link acquisition, providing a viable pathway for wide-FOV optical wireless networks.

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Optica Publishing Group , 2026. Vol. 65, no 15, p. 5091-5100
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Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-386577DOI: 10.1364/AO.598867ISI: 001787646800033PubMedID: 42268134Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105039411439OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-386577DiVA, id: diva2:2089978
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