Title :
Mini optical concentrator design for indoor high bit rate optical wireless communications
Author :
Al Hajjar, H. ; Fracasso, B. ; Lamarque, Frederic
Author_Institution :
Opt. Dept., Telecom Bretagne, Brest, France
Abstract :
This paper presents the design and test of an optical concentrator dedicated to optical wireless indoor communications. The size of the device is here imposed by both the high bit rate of the link under study and the necessity to compensate for free-space power attenuation. Mini compound parabolic prototypes are designed and fabricated in PMMA using a 3D micro-milling machine. The device are then characterized through static and dynamic tests.
Keywords :
indoor communication; micromachining; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical elements; optical links; 3D micromilling; PMMA; dynamic tests; free space power attenuation; high bit rate optical wireless communications; indoor optical wireless communications; minicompound parabolic prototypes; minioptical concentrator design; static tests; Optical attenuators; Optical device fabrication; Optical diffraction; Optical fiber communication; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Wireless Communications (IWOW), 2013 2nd International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Newcastle upon Tyne
DOI :
10.1109/IWOW.2013.6777796
