Gigabit optical wireless for a Home Access Network

Author

Brien, Dominic C O ; Faulkner, Grahame ; Le Minh, Hoa ; Bouchet, Olivier ; El Tabach, M. ; Wolf, Mike ; Walewski, Joachim W. ; Randel, Sebastian ; Nerreter, Stefan ; Franke, Martin ; Langer, Klaus-Dieter ; Grubor, Jelena ; Kamalakis, Thomas

Author_Institution

Univ. of Oxford, Oxford, UK

fYear

2009

fDate

13-16 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Future Home Access Networks (HANs) should operate at Gbit/s and provide data services that are as straightforward to use as an electrical outlet or any other utility. This is an extremely challenging goal, and an EU funded project ´Home Gigabit Access Networks´ (OMEGA) aims to achieve this. In this project a significant part is to realize bi-directional Gigabit infrared (IR) optical wireless communications. In this paper we introduce the overall approach to the HAN, and outline the challenges and approaches required to implement these IR Gigabit links. Results from a proof-of-concept 1.25Gbit/s light-of-sight (LOS) IR link are shown, as well as designs for the first IR link demonstration.

Keywords

home automation; optical communication; IR gigabit links; bi-directional gigabit infrared optical wireless communications; bit rate 1.25 Gbit/s; gigabit optical wireless; home gigabit access networks; Base stations; Bidirectional control; High speed optical techniques; Optical control; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Programmable control; Home access network; infrared; optical wireless;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 2009 IEEE 20th International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5122-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-5123-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PIMRC.2009.5449935

Filename

5449935