Tracking an Infrared LED and a Photodiode for Mobile OWC Using an Object Detection DNN-Based Visible Light Camera
Abstract
Indoor infrared mobile optical wireless communication (OWC) is experimentally demonstrated, where a visible light camera detects the position of a transceiver consisting of an infrared LED and a photodiode receiver, and an opposite infrared LED tracks the transceiver. Although an infrared LED is invisible to human eyes, an object detection DNN-based visible light camera detects only the infrared LED. Training two classes, infrared and white LED images improved average precision of infrared LED detection. Infrared mobile OWC between a tracking LED and a moving photodiode receiver is demonstrated with 528-bit/s pulse position modulation up to movement speeds of 1.0 m/s.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Optical Wireless Communication Technologies
Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies
Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
Publication details
- Journal / source
- IEICE Communications Express
- Publisher
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 99–103
- Publication date
- 13 February 2026