We present the use of a micromirror to dynamically improve an optical wireless communications link. The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is improved by directing the output of a 675 nm laser diode modulated at 10 MHz toward a receiver and by varying the divergence of the output beam using a varifocal, tip-tilt-piston micromirror. The SNR has a dynamic range of 30 dB for a diffuse source, all by optimizing the overall shape and direction of the mirror.

Date Published: 7 September 2016
PDF: 11 pages
Proc. SPIE 9954, Fifteenth International Conference on Solid State Lighting and LED-based Illumination Systems, 99540C (7 September 2016); doi: 10.1117/12.2237736

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9954:
Fifteenth International Conference on Solid State Lighting and LED-based Illumination Systems
Matthew H. Kane; Nikolaus Dietz; Ian T. Ferguson, Editor(s)