Modeling and Analysis of Spatial Inter-Symbol Interference for RGB Image Sensors Based on Visible Light Communication

• Main Authors: Peng Liu, Peijun Zheng, Shiwei Yang, Ziyu Chen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019-11-01
• Series: Sensors
• Subjects: optical wireless communication; image sensor communication; spatial inter-symbol interference; optimum detection threshold method
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/22/4999

In this paper, RGB image sensors based on visible light communication system are designed and researched. In our study, the spatial inter-symbol interference is considered and the formation mechanism of the stray light, the influence of the spatial inter-symbol interference, and the influence of RGB image sensors are analyzed. The mathematics expression of the system signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and bit error ratio (BER) is given. The simulation result indicates that there is a critical communication distance in the system. Once the communication distance exceeds the critical value, the system BER performance increases sharply. In addition, an adaptive threshold detection method is introduced and the performance is simulated. By means of estimating the spatial inter-symbol interference noise power, the optimal detection threshold can be obtained and the system BER performance increases significantly.