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Future of Optical Wireless Network Evolution. Khemry Khourn Shimamoto Laboratory Waseda University Oct 4 th , 2014 PhD Academy. Table of Content. Introduction OW vs. RF OWC Application Areas Proposed Studies Current Challenges of OW Systems What’s Next for OW Systems. Introduction.
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Future of Optical Wireless Network Evolution Khemry Khourn ShimamotoLaboratory WasedaUniversity Oct 4th, 2014 PhD Academy
Table of Content • Introduction • OW vs. RF • OWC Application Areas • Proposed Studies • Current Challenges of OW Systems • What’s Next for OW Systems
Introduction • Demand for Greater Integration & convergence • Standardized & Interoperable Architectures Network of the Future • IoT and M2M • Mobile Communica-tion & Networks towards 5G • Satellite Networks • Optical Networks • Continuous Exponential Growth of Traffics & Technologies • Software Defined Networking (SDN)
RF vs. OW Technologies State-of-the Art Commercial RF And OW Technologies Source: [1]
Application Areas of OW Systems Source: [1]
Proposed Studies 1 Optical Wireless Identification Scheme employing ThinfilmCorner Cube Retroreflector
Proposed Studies 2 Train Ticket Gate System employing Optical Wireless Communications
Proposed Studies 3 Indoor Optical Wireless Network for Autonomous Patient Monitoring
Current Challenges of OW Systems • Mitigating Link Misalignment • Error Correction Coding • Efficient Transmission Techniques & Signal Modulation • Experimental Works and Prototypes • Improving Link Availability for Outdoor Communication • Appropriate Control Protocols Source: [1]
What’s Next for OW Systems • Next Generation Optical Wireless Communications: • All-optical connection technologies • Extension of optical fiber, RoF and RoFSO systems • Seamless connection of FSO and fiber systems without O/E conversion • Ultra-high speed/huge capacity optical wireless network • Provide broadband heterogeneous wireless services • Greener, more dynamic and cognitive OW networks Source: [1]
References • Deva K. B., Anthony C. B., Christopher C. D., Steve H. and Konstantinos Y., “A review of communication-oriented optical wireless systems”, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking 2012. • Alfredo V. and Werner M., “Next Generation Optical Networks Enabler for Future Wireless and Wireline Applications”, White Paper of Next Generation Optical Networks, available at http://www.phorce21.net/download/Internetversion_P21NetWorks_WhitePaperOnNGON_2011-11-07.pdf • Khemry K., Jiang L. and Shimamoto S., “Performance Evaluation of Optical Wireless Identification Scheme employing Thinfilm Corner Cube Retroreflector”, IEEE 24th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, London, 2013.
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