Signal Transmission in a Human Body Medium-Based Body Sensor Network Using a Mach-Zehnder Electro-Optical Sensor

• Main Authors: Yong Song, Qun Hao, Kai Zhang, Jingwen Wang, Xuefeng Jin, He Sun
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2012-11-01
• Series: Sensors
• Subjects: BSN; IBC; electro-optical sensor; signal transmission; human body
• Online Access: http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/12/12/16557

The signal transmission technology based on the human body medium offers significant advantages in Body Sensor Networks (BSNs) used for healthcare and the other related fields. In previous works we have proposed a novel signal transmission method based on the human body medium using a Mach-Zehnder electro-optical (EO) sensor. In this paper, we present a signal transmission system based on the proposed method, which consists of a transmitter, a Mach-Zehnder EO sensor and a corresponding receiving circuit. Meanwhile, in order to verify the frequency response properties and determine the suitable parameters of the developed system, in-vivo measurements have been implemented under conditions of different carrier frequencies, baseband frequencies and signal transmission paths. Results indicate that the proposed system will help to achieve reliable and high speed signal transmission of BSN based on the human body medium.