Monolitic Hybrid Transmitter-Receiver Lens for Rotary On-Axis Communications
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Abstract
High-speed rotary communication links exhibit high complexity and require challenging assembly tolerances. This article investigates the use of optical wireless communications (OWC) for on-axis rotary communication scenarios. First, OWC is compared with other state-of-the-art technologies. Different realization approaches for bidirectional, full-duplex links are discussed. For the most promising approach, a monolithic hybrid transmitter-receiver lens is designed by ray mapping methodology. Ray tracing simulations are used to study the alignment-depended receiver power level and to determine the effect of optical crosstalk. Over a distance of 12.5 m m , the lens achieves an optical power level at the receiver of − 16.2 dBm to − 8.7 dBm even for misalignments up to 3 m m .
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OpenAlex topics: Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices · Optical Wireless Communication Technologies · Advanced optical system design
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Department of Wireless Microsystems, Fraunhofer IPMS, 01109 Dresden, Germany
Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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