Shared optical wireless cells for in-cabin aircraft links

Osama Zwaid Alsulami, Sarah O.M. Saeed, Sanaa Hamid Mohamed, T. E.H. El-Gorashi, Mohammed T. Alresheedi, Jaafar M.H. Elmirghani

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Abstract

The design of a wireless communication system that can support multiple users at high data rates inside an aircraft is a key requirement of aircraft manufacturers. This paper examines the design of an on-board visible light communication (VLC) system for transmitting data on board Boeing 747-400 aircraft. The reading light unit of each seat is utilised as an optical transmitter. A red, yellow, green, and blue (RYGB) laser diode (LD) is used in each reading light unit for transmitting data. An angle diversity receiver (ADR), which is an optical receiver that is composed of four branches (in this work), is evaluated. The signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) and data rate are determined. Three scenarios have been examined where, in the first scenario, one device is used, in the second scenario two devices are used and in the third scenario three devices are used by each passenger. The proposed system can offer high SINRs that support high data rates for each passenger by using simple on-off-keying (OOK).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 22nd International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2020
EditorsFrancesco Prudenzano, Crina Cojocaru, Patryk Urban, Marian Marciniak
Place of PublicationUnited States
PublisherIEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages1-7
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781728184234
ISBN (Print)9781728184241
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event22nd International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2020 - Bari, Italy
Duration: 19 Jul 202023 Jul 2020

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
Volume2020-July
ISSN (Electronic)2162-7339

Conference

Conference22nd International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2020
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityBari
Period19/07/2023/07/20

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