Title :
A CMOS imager and 2-D light pulse receiver array for spatial optical communication
Author :
Sarker, Md Shakowat Zaman ; Takai, Isamu ; Andoh, Michinori ; Yasutomi, Keita ; Itoh, Shinya ; Kawahito, Shoji
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. of Electron., Shizuoka Univ., Shizuoka, Japan
Abstract :
This paper presents a CMOS imager and 2-D light pulse receiver (LPR) array for car-to-car and road-to-car spatial optical communication. Using the prototype sensor with 640×240 image pixels and 640×240 LPR cells implemented with 0.18 ¿m CMOS technology. Both imaging and 60 fps optical communication at the carrier frequency of 1 MHz are successfully performed. The measured signal amplitude and the calculation results of photocurrent shows that the spatial optical communication up to 100 m is possible.
Keywords :
CMOS image sensors; optical communication; 2D LPR array; 2D light pulse receiver array; CMOS imager; car-to-car spatial optical communication; carrier frequency; frequency 1 MHz; road-to-car spatial optical communication; size 0.18 mum; CMOS image sensors; CMOS technology; Frequency; Optical arrays; Optical fiber communication; Optical imaging; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Pixel; Prototypes;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference, 2009. A-SSCC 2009. IEEE Asian
Conference_Location :
Taipei
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4433-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4434-2
DOI :
10.1109/ASSCC.2009.5357192
