Performance of Outdoor Lamp Implementation for Visible Light Communication under Ambient Environment

Abstract

This article is preprint for ASAIS 2018 - Visible Light Communication is the name given to wireless communication systems that convey information by modulating visible light by the human eye. Interest in the field of VLC has grown rapidly along with the development of LEDs as a source of lighting. The motivation is clear: If the room is lit by an LED, why not use it further for the communication provider, along with the lighting facilities at the same time? At the sending side, VLC technology uses LED lighting lamps which are currently very popular to replace incandescent lamps and TL (Fluorescent Lamp) lamps. Visible light communication has many advantages, including security, speed, and convenience to be applied to users to send various types of information including digital data such as text and images. Several studies have been conducted previously regarding the application of information delivery systems using VLC such as sending voice, digital data, images, and video. However, it has not been clearly stated the influence of various lighting lamps used on the system mentioned above such as electrical and optical power used, the angle of transmission and optimal distance with the influence of environmental conditions that cause information transmission losses. Data that can be sent well use yard lighting with a maximum distance of 130 cm with 15 lx light intensity, street lighting with a maximum distance of 400 cm with 6 lx light intensity, and vehicle lights with a maximum distance of 270 cm with 12 lx light intensity.