Design and Analysis of Optical Receiving Antenna for LED Visible Light Communication Based on Taguchi Method

A scheme for designing a novel optical receiving antenna is proposed to extend the field of view, receive higher power, and reduce the received-energy spot area for indoor visible light communication (VLC). ProE is used to model the antenna, while TracePro and Matlab are employed for simulations. Firstly, the lens wall of a compound parabolic concentrator with a certain rotation angle and thickness is obtained through rotating the parabolic reflector cross-section reference curve. Furthermore, a novel optical receiving antenna is designed in combination with the advantages of the lens-walled CPC and the spherical lens. Then, the Taguchi methodology and ANOVA technique are utilized to optimize the structure parameters of the receiving antenna. Finally, an indoor VLC system model is established and the channel performance is analyzed. Simulation results show that the designed antenna achieves the following performances: optical gain of 21.53, field of view of 45°, and spot size of 3 mm. The received power is 9.5532 dBm, and the SNR is 86.2526 dB, which further confirms that the designed optical receiving antenna is suitable for indoor VLC systems.