Design of High-Performance LED Based Integrating Sphere for Illumination & Communication

An integrating sphere has been specially designed using multiple white light LEDs mounted on both the inner and outer surfaces of the sphere to create improved uniform illumination inside a computer laboratory room. The LEDs are simultaneously used as optical transmitters of trans-receiver systems for indoor optical wireless communication. More uniformity of light helps to develop better access to wireless communication systems, comfortable movement inside the room and reduced shadowing effect in wireless communication. One integrating sphere fitted with LED arrays divided among outer and the inner surfaces of the sphere is able to create ideal uniformity conditions for illumination and data communication within a volume (3 × 3 × 3) m
³
of laboratory space. The system is capable of bidirectional full-duplex communication using IR LEDs as source for uplink and silicon photodiodes as receivers for optical wireless communication links. The theory and the design principles of the integrating sphere and the optical wireless communication link design would be presented.