Abstract: An optical wireless communication device includes a processing component which is configured to produce transmitted digital signals during transmission periods; a light source which is configured to produce transmitted light signals from transmitted analog signals; a shutdown circuit which is configured to selectively activate or deactivate the light source; the processing component including a binary output to which it applies a binary control signal which is in a first state during the transmission periods and in a second state outside the transmission periods, the shutdown circuit being configured to activate the light source when the binary control signal is in the first state and to deactivate the light source when the binary control signal is in the second state.

Abstract: An optoelectronic device equips an access point of an optical wireless communication system and includes a transmitting optoelectronic module converting a digital signal into a light signal to be transmitted, a receiving optoelectronic module converting a received light signal into a digital signal, a control module controlling the transmitting optoelectronic module and the receiving optoelectronic module, and a power supply module supplying the transmitting optoelectronic module with a current selected by the control module, and the receiving optoelectronic module and the control module with voltages selected by the control module.

Abstract: An optical wireless communication device includes a processing component which is configured to produce transmitted digital signals during transmission periods; a light source which is configured to produce transmitted light signals from transmitted analog signals; a shutdown circuit which is configured to selectively activate or deactivate the light source; the processing component including a binary output to which it applies a binary control signal which is in a first state during the transmission periods and in a second state outside the transmission periods, the shutdown circuit being configured to activate the light source when the binary control signal is in the first state and to deactivate the light source when the binary control signal is in the second state.

Abstract: A detection and communication module arranged to implement a face detection function and an optical wireless communication function, and including a processing unit, a transmission chain and a reception chain, the processing unit being arranged to transmit via the transmission chain a detection signal, to receive via the reception chain the detection signal following its reflection on a face surface of an individual, and to evaluate a distance between the detection and communication module and the face surface of the individual, the processing unit being further arranged to transmit via the transmission chain a transmitted optical wireless communication signal containing data to be transmitted, and to receive via the reception chain a received optical wireless communication signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical telemetry system for measuring the distance between two vehicles comprising a first optoelectronic assembly formed by at least one light source SLs and at least one photosensitive sensor CP+, which source and sensor are oriented towards in front of the vehicle, and a second optoelectronic assembly formed by at least one light source SLc (6) and at least one photosensitive sensor CPc (5) that is oriented towards behind the vehicle, characterized in that said light sources SLs and SLc are conventional light sources, the light source SLs being modulated by a signal of frequency Fs, said light source SLc (6) of the target (4) being modulated by a clock of frequency controlled by a phase-locked loop driven by the electrical signal delivered by said photosensitive sensor CPc, said first optoelectronic assembly furthermore comprising a circuit for measuring the phase shift between the electrical signal delivered by said photosensitive sensor CPs (5) and the signal modulati

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical telemetry system for measuring the distance between two vehicles comprising a first optoelectronic assembly formed by at least one light source SLs and at least one photosensitive sensor CP+, which source and sensor are oriented towards in front of the vehicle, and a second optoelectronic assembly formed by at least one light source SLc (6) and at least one photosensitive sensor CPc (5) that is oriented towards behind the vehicle, characterized in that said light sources SLs and SLc are conventional light sources, the light source SLs being modulated by a signal of frequency Fs, said light source SLc (6) of the target (4) being modulated by a clock of frequency controlled by a phase-locked loop driven by the electrical signal delivered by said photosensitive sensor CPc, said first optoelectronic assembly furthermore comprising a circuit for measuring the phase shift between the electrical signal delivered by said photosensitive sensor CPs (5) and the signal modulati