Solid State Lighting (SSL) is geared to be the key sustainable energy technology for lighting systems in the future. The Department of Energy has already made significant progress in research involving the improvement of LED efficiency, with plans to create LEDs that yield 160 lumens/Watt by 2025, which correlates to an efficiency of 1600% compared to incandescent lighting , although early prototypes have already reached these levels. In addition to the many benefits of using LEDs as lighting solutions, the use of SSL also has the advantage of being digitally controlled to a level unprecedented in current lighting technologies. This, coupled with the fast response time of LEDs opens numerous opportunities in the field of optical wireless communication. Optical wireless communication would allow simultaneous data transmission and room illumination. In this project we will use optical simulation software to model the indoor propagation of typical LED lighting configurations and build a visible light communication demonstrator consisting of LED driver, WLED source array, optical receiver electronic system, and optics to form an experimental link.

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