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Research on Future Wireless Optical Communication Using Ultraviolet Light Gained International Attention

-Professor Jeong Yeon-ho’s Team at Pukyong National University Published Paper in the Top-ranked International Journal in the JCR

Research on developing new wireless optical communication technology for the future using ultraviolet light is gaining international attention.

The paper titled ‘A Comprehensive Survey on Optical Scattering Communications: Current Research, New Trends, and Future Vision’ by Professor Jeong Yeon-ho’s research team from Pukyong National University (Major of Information and Communications Engineering) was published in the latest issue (Volume 26, Issue 2) of the international journal <IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials> (IF 34.4).

This international journal, in which the paper was published, is recognized as a top-tier(ranked first in JCR) journal in the fields of electrical, electronic, and computer engineering.

Professor Jeong Yeon-ho’s research team comprehensively summarized the ultraviolet communication research conducted over the past five years at the Mobile Transmission Systems Laboratory of Pukyong National University and presented a technology roadmap, including existing developed technologies, a summary of core technologies for beginners, and the latest research trends in this paper.

Ultraviolet communication is gaining attention as a future technology to overcome the limitations of existing radio frequency(RF) communication, including regulations and costs. By utilizing ultraviolet light in the 200-280nm range, it is possible to implement indoor and outdoor wireless communication without interference from solar ultraviolet light, along with advantages such as compact devices, low power consumption, and high security.

The research team not only conducted theoretical modeling of the ultraviolet-based vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication system in this paper but also implemented it using actual hardware and carried out experimental tests to demonstrate its feasibility. The team filed patents for these research results in the United States and domestically and also published the findings in another international journal, <IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems>(I.F 7.9 / top 2.5%).

Professor Jeong Yeon-ho stated, “Ultraviolet communication, as a scattering-based transmission technology, is expected to play an important role in next-generation optical wireless communication as a new alternative transmission technology to radio frequency communication, and I hope this research contributes to the advancement of future wireless communication.”

Meanwhile, in this paper, Professor Jeong Yeon-ho served as the corresponding author, and Sudanshu Arya, a professor from Vellore Institute of Technology in India and a former member of the Pukyong National University Mobile Transmission Systems Laboratory, was the first author.