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A Novel Visible Light Communication System Based on a SiPM Receiver

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Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Telecommunications and Communication Engineering (ICTCE 2020)

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Abstract

Silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) has several attracting features, which can be helpful in the communication field, such as high photon detection efficiency, fast transient response, excellent timing resolution, and wide spectral range. In this paper, we compare SiPM with photodiode (PD), avalanche photodiodes (APD), and photomultiplier tube (PMT) in terms of the transformation related performance. Based on SiPM and visible light light-emitting diode (LED), we implement visible light communication (VLC) system, and conduct numerical simulation experiment research to convert data transmission problems into signal processing problems. In addition, we also propose the SR algorithm, which compares and analyzes with the PMID and FD algorithms used before. The system throughout ability, transmission rate, and data reconstruction are evaluated. The encouraging results suggest that the SiPM receiver has great application potentials, such as optical wireless communication systems and light fidelity, in which a wide bandwidth of the sensor response is important to enhance the transfer rate.

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    Zhenzhou Deng, Liang Ling, Yushan Deng, Chunlei Han, Lisu Yu & Yuhao Wang

  2. Turku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, 999018, Turku, Finland

    Chunlei Han

  3. China Institute of Communications, Beijing, 100804, China

    Guojun Cao

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Deng, Z. et al. (2022). A Novel Visible Light Communication System Based on a SiPM Receiver. In: Ma, M. (eds) Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Telecommunications and Communication Engineering. ICTCE 2020. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 797. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5692-7_11

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