On the Optimal Evaluation of the Angle of Irradiance and the Orientation
for an IRS-aided Indoor VLC
Abstract
The recent advancements in visible light communication (VLC) will pave
the path for high precision, cost-effective, power-efficient, and secure
indoor communication networks. The characteristics of VLC make them a
potential candidate for the 6th generation of cellular standards,
specifically for applications related to short distance and high
throughput communication scenarios. However, indoor VLC faces some
challenges such as line-of-sight (LoS) link blockages due to obstacles,
and uneven power distribution due to unguided non-Line of Sight (NLoS)
reflections from the wall which limits its large scale deployment in
dense scenarios. In this paper, we have proposed an intelligent
reflecting surface (IRS)-aided indoor VLC system with an optimal
irradiance angle guided toward the user subject, which can facilitate
optimal orientation of the IRS element in order to maximize the received
power at the user. Further, we also derive the closed-form expression
for the obtained optimal irradiance angle, essentially a cosine of the
angle of irradiance for an element of IRS based on the location of IRS
and the receiver’s (users) position. In the designing of the irradiance
angle, we considered all 4 vertical walls of the room for placing the
IRS. In addition, for a given receiver, we have proposed an algorithm to
find the optimal orientation of an element of IRS that will produce the
maximum power at the receiver. The proposed algorithm returns the
rotation angles which will result in the optimal orientation of the
element with the time complexity of O(1).