Abstract: An image capture control device includes a recognition unit that determines whether a peripheral situation corresponds to a predetermined situation based on image data, and a controller that controls an infrared light irradiation unit to increase a pulse number of transmission pulses to be emitted to a target, when the recognition unit determines that the peripheral situation corresponds to the predetermined situation.

Abstract: An optical wireless communication device for transmitting data comprises a transmitter comprising a light source, a controller configured to control operation of the light source to produce modulated light comprising an optical wireless communication signal representative of said data, at least one proximity determining component configured to determine a proximity of an object, and a processing resource configured to determine whether the determined proximity is within a threshold distance, wherein the controller is configured to control operation of the transmitter and/or of at least one other component of the optical wireless communication device in dependence on whether the determined proximity is within the threshold distance.

Abstract: An optical wireless communication (OWC) transceiver apparatus comprises: at least one light transmitter configured to transmit light of a first wavelength or first range of wavelengths; driver circuitry configured to receive a data signal and to process the data signal to produce a driving signal to drive the at least one light transmitter such that the at least one light transmitter produces a modulated optical signal representative of said data signal; at least one photodetector configured to receive light of a second wavelength or second range of wavelengths and to produce a detection signal in response to the received light; receiver circuitry configured to receive and process the detection signal to produce a receiver signal; demodulation circuitry configured to perform a decoding and/or demodulation process in accordance with an OWC protocol thereby to extract data from the receiver signal; wherein the transceiver apparatus further comprises: a motion sensor configured to sense motion of at least one ob

Abstract: The present application is applied for the field of optical networking technologies, and provides an optical networking method, an optical communication device and an optical networking system, which can use natural light to realize optical networking communication between optical communication devices and can effectively prevent interference from electromagnetic signals.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide improved techniques for imaging a subject's retina fundus. Some aspects relate to an imaging apparatus that may be substantially binocular shaped and/or may house multiple imaging devices configured to provide multiple corresponding modes of imaging the subject's retina fundus. Some aspects relate to techniques for imaging a subject's eye using white light, fluorescence, infrared (IR), optical coherence tomography (OCT), and/or other imaging modalities that may be employed by a single imaging apparatus. Some aspects relate to improvements in white light, fluorescence, IR, OCT, and/or other imaging technologies that may be employed alone or in combination with other techniques. Some aspects relate to multi-modal imaging techniques that enable determination of a subject's health status.

Abstract: A wireless input apparatus is provided, applied to a computer host. The wireless input apparatus includes a wireless dongle and an input module. The wireless dongle is physically connected to the computer host to receive an effect command, and includes a data segmentation unit and a first transceiver unit. The data segmentation unit segments the effect command into a plurality of data segments. The first transceiver unit sequentially transmits the plurality of data segments outwards. The input module includes a second transceiver unit, a merging unit, an effect generation unit, and a control unit. The second transceiver unit is coupled to the first transceiver unit to sequentially receive the plurality of data segments. The merging unit merges the plurality of data segments into the effect command. The control unit receives the effect command, and controls the effect generation unit to generate an effect according to the effect command.

Abstract: An optical communication system includes a transmitter and at least one receiver employing a feature of an outdoor environment, or includes a transmitter and a receiver in each of multiple transceivers employing a respective or shared feature of the outdoor environment. The transmitter includes a laser emitting a beam of laser pulses having a wavelength. The transmitter encodes data into the laser pulses in the beam, and transmits the beam of laser pulses through free space of the outdoor environment and then onto a feature of the outdoor environment. Each receiver includes a line filter blocking light not having the wavelength. The receiver decodes data from the light that passes through the line filter and includes a diffusion of the beam from the feature.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lighting and detecting module, which includes: a light source assembly configured to emit lighting light and detecting light; a light transmission component having one end connected to the light source assembly for transmitting the lighting light and the detecting light; a lighting assembly connected to the other end of the light transmission component for receiving the lighting light transmitted by the light transmission component to provide lighting; a light detection and ranging assembly connected to the other end of the light transmission component, for emitting the detecting light transmitted by the light transmission component outward, so as to detect position parameters of a surrounding object.

Abstract: A system and method for monitoring an offline state of an electronic device includes a dock and the electronic device. The dock includes a connection pin. The electronic device includes a connection port and an embedded controller, wherein a GPIO pin of the embedded controller is coupled to the connection port, the connection port is coupled to the connection pin, and the GPIO pin detects whether the connection port is in a first or second potential state. The connection port is in the first potential state in an online state, and is in the second potential state in an offline state. The embedded controller counts the number of signal transmissions by a second frequency, until the embedded controller detects that the connection port is in the online state. The embedded controller calculates an interrupt period according to the number of signal transmissions and the second frequency.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a maintenance management system includes a mobile terminal of a maintenance staff, and a maintenance target device to be maintained by the maintenance staff. The maintenance target device includes detection means, comparison means, and transmission means. The detection means detects a maintenance work of the maintenance staff. The comparison means compares a first log which is a log of a correct maintenance work in each process of a maintenance content with a second log which is a log of the maintenance work detected by the detection means. The transmission means transmits a comparison result obtained by the comparison of the comparison means. The mobile terminal includes reception means and display control means. The reception means receives the comparison result. The display control means causes the maintenance work of the process to be displayed based on the comparison result received by the reception means.

Abstract: A satellite relay communication system includes a central terminal. The central terminal includes a passive optical router and a multiplexer. The satellite relay communication system also includes remote terminals, each remote terminal including an optical transceiver configured to send optical signals to the passive optical router, configured to receive optical signals from the passive optical router, and configured to multiplex optical signals received from the passive optical router.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide a method for free space optical communication performance prediction method. The method includes: in a training stage, collecting a large number of data representing FSOC performance from external data sources and through simulation in five feature categories; dividing the collected data into training datasets and testing datasets to train a prediction model based on a deep neural network (DNN); evaluating a prediction error by a loss function and adjusting weights and biases of hidden layers of the DNN to minimize the prediction error; repeating training the prediction model until the prediction error is smaller than or equal to a pre-set threshold; in an application stage, receiving parameters entered by a user for an application scenario; retrieving and preparing real-time data from the external data sources for the application scenario; and generating near real-time FSOC performance prediction results based on the trained prediction model.

Abstract: A motion tracking system configured to determine a rendering of a simulation object representing a real object (1) in a real environment (5, 6, 7, 8, 9), the positioning system comprising: an imaging device (24) mounted to the real object and configured to capture a series of images of a plurality of irregularly positioned markers (30) located in the real environment; an image processing unit communicatively coupled to the imaging device for receiving the series of images; the image processing unit being configured to determine the real location of the real object by: creating a three-dimensional model of a constellation formed by the markers visible in the series of images; and mapping the patterns of markers visible in successive images captured by the imaging device to the model and thereby determining the motion of the imaging device relative to the markers; and to determine the rendering of the simulation object so that the rendering mimics the determined motion of the imaging device.

Abstract: There is provided a first positioning electronic device for use in a system of positioning electronic devices. The first positioning electronic device includes a first projector for projecting a structured light pattern on a reflective surface. In addition, the first positioning electronic device includes an image sensor for detecting all or part of one or more reflected structured light patterns projected using a second projector of a second positioning electronic device. Also, the first positioning electronic device include a communications transceiver for transmitting and receiving communication signals to the second positioning electronic device. The first positioning electronic device also includes a control logic processor for determining a relative position of the positioning electronic device relative to the second positioning electronic devices using the detected reflected structured light patterns.

Abstract: A computing device determines whether or not to authorize a network request. In particular, responsive to the computing device receiving the network request from a mobile device, the computing device controls a plurality of light fixtures to each optically transmit a respective challenge code. The computing device approves or rejects the network request based respectively on whether or not a group of the challenge codes is received from the mobile device, each challenge code in the group being optically receivable at a location authorized for approving the network request.

Abstract: In order to reduce the number of wires between blades, this blade device is provided with: a control blade for sending first information, which is at least one of control information for controlling a blade to be controlled and monitor information for monitoring the blade to be controlled, to the blade to be controlled by wireless communication; and the blade to be controlled which performs a process in accordance with the first information that has been received.

Abstract: An Internet of Things, IoT, structure including application layers with a 3D Adaption Matrix, a server for an IoT structure, a device for an IoT application and a method for manipulating dependencies between the application layers is provided. The 3D Adaption Matrix includes adaption rules, which adaption rules are specified once and which adaption rules enable specifying dependencies between the application layers. A module of the IoT structure is configured to employ the adaption rules for an IoT application.

Abstract: A communication system includes a first terminal and a second terminal including an stow part for stowing the first terminal. The first terminal includes a first light emitter that emits infrared light, a first light receiver that receives infrared light, and a first controller. The first controller causes the first light emitter to emit light based on first specifying information upon receiving a pairing request signal via the first light receiver. The second terminal includes a second stow sensor that detects stow of the first terminal, a second light emitter that emits infrared light, a second light receiver that receives infrared light, and a second controller. The second controller causes the second light emitter to emit light based on a pairing request signal in accordance with detection of stow of the first terminal by the second stow sensor and performs control corresponding to the information including the first specifying information.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a free space optical (FSO) communication terminal. The terminal includes an optical source and optics. The optical source can produce optical beams at different wavelengths. The optics direct optical beams in a direction towards a remote FSO communication terminal. A wavelength dependence of the optics results in a divergence of the optical beam that depends on a wavelength of the optical beam. A controller may control the wavelength of the optical beam produced by the optical source, thereby adjusting the divergence of the optical beam (e.g., according to an acquisition process or a tracking process).

Abstract: A method by a coordination node is disclosed for controlling communications between visible Light Communication, VLC, Access Points, AP, and User Equipments, UEs. The method includes identifying occurrence of an event relating to operation of a first VLC AP. The method further includes determining that a second VLC AP and a third VLC AP each have communication coverage areas that are at least partially within a communication coverage area of the first VLC AP, responsive to identification of occurrence of the event. The method then controls the second and the third VLC APs responsive to the determination to avoid their interfering with communications between the first VLC AP and any UEs within common communication coverage areas of the second or the third VLC APs. Related coordination nodes are disclosed.

Abstract: A battery management apparatus is provided. The battery management apparatus receives a first address assignment message from a first neighboring battery management apparatus through a first infrared (IR) communicator, sets an address of the battery management apparatus based on the received first address assignment message, determines an address of a second neighboring battery management apparatus based on the set address, and transmits a second address assignment message including the determined address to the second neighboring battery management apparatus through a second IR communicator.

Abstract: Provided are an electronic shelf label, an electronic shelf label system, and an electronic shelf label method. The electronic shelf label includes a power supply unit configured to provide driving power to one or more terminals, a communication interface configured to provide a display signal to the one or more terminals, a terminal selection unit configured to select a terminal to be controlled among the one or more terminals, and a controller configured to control the terminal selection unit so as to select the terminal to be controlled and generate the display signal.

Abstract: An electrowetting optical element, having a first electrode layer stack and a second electrode layer stack. Each layer stack has an electrode for applying a voltage to the electrodes for rearranging polar liquid relative to non-polar liquid. A containment space is formed between the first and second electrode layer stack. One or more cell walls extend between the electrode stacks for defining sides of the containment space forming cells. The electrowetting optical element further includes a retroreflective layer for reflecting incident light back through the element.

Abstract: In order to reduce wire connections and achieve a wireless communication environment securing a sufficient communication band, the present invention provides a communication apparatus that includes a wireless communication means for transmitting and receiving a wireless signal, an optical communication means for transmitting and receiving spatial light as communication light, and a control means for performing signal conversion in a process for converting the wireless signal and the communication light and setting a transmission destination of the wireless signal and the communication light.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for receiving light that has traveled from an optical source through an atmosphere along a distance. The system includes: a receiver lens system having an aperture and being arranged to receive the light from the optical source; a beam splitter; an imaging lens; an image processing component; a photodetector system; and a refractive index structure parameter component. The photodetector system outputs data associated with averaged scintillation data of the aperture. The image processing component generates a normalized covariance curve based on a first portion of the received light. The refractive index structure parameter component generates a refractive index structure parameter, Cn2, of the atmosphere along the distance based on the data associated with averaged scintillation data of the aperture and the normalized covariance curve.

Abstract: A lighting device control system includes plural lighting assemblies having RF modules. When the RF module of one of the lighting assemblies is switched on to send an activation signal, the RF module of an other lighting assembly received the activation signal is switched on in order to control plural lighting assemblies the same time.

Abstract: A reconfigurable free-space optical inter-rack network includes a plurality of server racks, each including at least one switch mounted on a top thereof, where each top-mounted switch includes a plurality of free-space-optic link connector, each with a free-space optical connection to a free-space-optic link connector on another top-mounted switch, a single ceiling mirror above the plurality of server racks that substantially covers the plurality of server racks, wherein the single ceiling mirror redirects optical connections between pairs of free-space-optic link connectors to provide a clear lines-of-sight between each pair of connected free-space-optic link connectors, and a controller that preconfigures a free-space optical network connecting the plurality of server racks by establishing connections between pairs of free-space-optic link connectors, and that reconfigures connections between pairs of free-space-optic link connectors in response to network traffic demands and events.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and device for identifying a light source. The method includes as follows. M stripe sets in an image may be detected. A first energy spectrum data corresponding to each of M stripe sets may be obtained. A second energy spectrum data corresponding to each light source in a database may be obtained. The database may include K light sources, and the energy spectrum data corresponds to an identity of the light source. A correlation coefficient between the second energy spectrum data and the first energy spectrum data may be calculated to obtain M*K correlation coefficients. The identity of each stripe set corresponding to the light source in the database may be determined according to the M*K correlation coefficients. With this disclosure, the tracking of the light source emitted by a controller can be achieved.

Abstract: Techniques are described for enabling a service administrator to respond to a detected doorbell press at a property when an authorized user is unavailable to respond. In some implementations, a determination that a doorbell press has been detected at a property is made. Video data collected by a doorbell device of the property is obtained in response to determining that the doorbell press has been detected at the property. Sensor data collected by one or more sensors of a monitoring system located within the property is obtained in response to determining that the doorbell press has been detected at the property. A present security risk for the property is determined based at least on the obtained sensor data and the obtained video data. A communication session between the doorbell device and a server system associated with the monitoring system of the property is established in response to determining the present security risk for the property.

Abstract: An optical transceiver for controlling a steering angle between a receive light beam and a transmit light beam includes an optical beam coupling device. The optical beam coupling device comprises a plurality of optical elements configured to control a steering angle between the receive light beam received by the optical beam coupling device along a first line of sight (LOS) and the transmit light beam that is output from the optical beam coupling device along a second LOS different from the first LOS, wherein both the receive light beam and the transmit light beam pass through the plurality of optical elements. The plurality of optical elements have a set of combinations for different positions of each of the optical elements, wherein each position in the set of combinations induces a different steering angle between the transmit light beam and the receive light beam.

Abstract: The disclosure provides for a system that includes a network controller. The network controller is configured to receive information from nodes of a network, where nodes include one node that is in motion relative to another node. The network controller is also configured to generate a table representing available nodes and possible links in the network based on the information, and determine a topology of the network based on the table. Additionally, the network controller is configured to receive client data information from a client device, and determine flows for the topology based on the client data information. Each flow includes one or more requirements for a routing path through the network. The network controller is configured to generate a network configuration for the topology based on the flows, and send instructions to the nodes of the network for implementing the network configuration and transmitting client data.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe large scale steerable optical switched arrays that may be fabricated on a common substrate including many thousands or more emitters that may be arranged in a curved pattern at the focal plane of a lens thereby allowing the directional control of emitted light and selective reception of reflected light suitable for use in imaging, ranging, and sensing applications including accident avoidance.

Abstract: An optical wireless communication apparatus includes: a modulator for generating a reference signal including periodically repeating binary zeros and ones, receiving an input of a first binary data signal, and outputting a second binary data signal, wherein the second binary data signal has the same frequency as the reference signal, and has the same phase as the reference signal when the first binary data signal comprises binary zeros and has an opposite phase to the reference signal when the first binary data signal comprises binary ones, or has the same phase as the reference signal when the first binary data signal comprises binary ones and has an opposite phase to the reference signal when the first binary data signal comprises binary zeros, and a transmitter for turning a first light source on or off according to the reference signal, and turning a second light source on or off according to the second binary data signal.

Abstract: A method for identifying one or more light sources may include capturing, via an imaging device, an image, the imaging device having a rolling shutter. The method may also include receiving, via at least one processor, the captured image, and detecting, via the at least one processor, whether the image includes a set of alternating stripes. The method may further include measuring, via the at least one processor, if the image includes a set of alternating stripes, a width of at least one stripe of the set of alternating stripes included in the captured image, and identifying, via the at least one processor, a light source causing the set of alternating stripes based on the measured width.

Abstract: Systems and methods for smart contact lens data transfer using Light Fidelity (Li-Fi) are disclosed. In embodiments, a computer-implemented method, comprises: pairing a smart contact lens with a remote computing device, the smart contact lens including a data receiving device and a light transmitting device; receiving, by the smart contact lens, data from the remote computing device; and transmitting, by the light transmitting device of the smart contact lens, the data to a receiver device through Li-Fi communication between the light transmitting device of the smart contact lens and the receiving device.

Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a light emitting diode (LED) communication device including a communication interface configured to couple with an electronic device. The LED communication device may also include an electrical interface electrically coupled to the communication interface. The LED communication device may further include a light emitting diode electrically coupled to the electrical interface. The electrical interface may be configured to convert data signals received from the electronic device into driving signals transmitted to the light emitting diode during uplink, and to convert sensing signals received from the light emitting diode into data signals transmitted to the electronic device during downlink. The light emitting diode may be configured to convert the driving signals received from the electrical interface into a plurality of light pulses during uplink, and to convert a plurality of light pulses received by the light emitting diode into the sensing signals during downlink.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for facilitating communication between a telecommunications network and a user device within a building. The apparatus has a first unit for mounting adjacent an external surface of a building, and a second unit for mounting adjacent an internal surface of the building so as to be separated from the first unit via an interface structure of the building, for example a window. The first unit has an antenna system to communicate with the telecommunications network over an external wireless communications link that employs signals in a frequency range that is attenuated by the interface structure to a degree inhibiting reception of the signals by a user device within the building.

Abstract: A method includes setting an exposure time of an image sensor of a terminal of a customer so that, in an image obtained by capturing a subject, a bright line corresponding to each of a plurality of exposure lines included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of the subject. The method also includes obtaining a bright line image including a plurality of bright lines, by capturing the subject that changes in luminance by the image sensor with the set exposure time, and obtaining identification information of the subject, by demodulating data specified by a pattern of the plurality of bright lines. The method further includes sending the identification information to a server, obtaining a menu listing a product of the store from the server, displaying the menu on a display of the terminal, and sending product information of the product selected by the customer.

Abstract: An information communication method obtains information from a subject using a terminal device that includes an image sensor. The method includes setting an exposure time of the image sensor having a plurality of exposure lines so that a bright line corresponding to each of the plurality of exposure lines included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of the subject. The method also includes obtaining a bright line image including a plurality of bright lines, and obtaining identification information of the subject. In the obtaining of the bright line image, an exposure time of each of the plurality of exposure lines partially overlaps with an exposure time of an adjacent one of the plurality of exposure lines. During asynchronous communication, a minimum width of the stripe pattern corresponds to at least two bright lines in the obtained bright line image.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a laser system includes a seed laser configured to produce optical seed pulses. The laser system also includes a first fiber-optic amplifier configured to amplify the seed pulses by a first amplifier gain to produce a first-amplifier output that includes amplified seed pulses and amplified spontaneous emission (ASE). The laser system further includes a first optical filter configured to remove from the first-amplifier output an amount of the ASE. The laser system also includes a second fiber-optic amplifier configured to receive the amplified seed pulses from the first optical filter and amplify the received pulses by a second amplifier gain to produce output pulses. The output pulses have output-pulse characteristics that include: a pulse repetition frequency of less than or equal to 100 MHz; a pulse duration of less than or equal to 20 nanoseconds; and a duty cycle of less than or equal to 1%.

Abstract: An information communication method obtains information from a subject using a terminal device that includes an image sensor having a plurality of exposure lines. The method includes setting an exposure time of the image sensor so that, in an image obtained by capturing the subject by the image sensor, a bright line corresponding to each of the plurality of exposure lines included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of the subject. The method also includes obtaining a bright line image by capturing the subject that changes in luminance by the image sensor with the set exposure time, and obtaining identification information of the subject. An exposure time of each of the plurality of exposure lines partially overlaps with an exposure time of an adjacent one of the plurality of exposure lines, and the subject includes a first area and a second area.

Abstract: A beam tracking method and a terminal including the same. The terminal may measure power of a signal received from a base station and determine whether there is a behavior change of the terminal. Further, the terminal may determine whether the signal is blocked using the measured power and the behavior change of the terminal and perform the beam tracking through a secondary beam if it is determined that the signal is blocked.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed by which electronic devices that include line-of-sight optical communication systems may become optically aware of other electronic devices and perform optical communication handshakes with other devices. An electronic device may use a motion sensor to record its posing when it determines, during the performance of an optical communication handshake, that it is pointed at the electronic device with which it is performing the optical communication handshake (or that the other electronic device is within a field of view of the electronic device). A recorded device posing, in combination with optical communications and motion sensor data, may also be used to map another device's location and enable a user of an electronic device to pan away from and break optical communication with the other device, then easily return to a recorded posing that enables a continuation of optical communications with the other device.

Abstract: A position coordinates setter sets position coordinates being coordinates of an image region of an LED in an image. An image region determiner determines whether or not an image region having a predetermined luminance value is present at the position coordinates. If an image region having the predetermined luminance value is not present at the position coordinates, the image region determiner determines whether or not the image region at the position coordinates is overexposed or underexposed, and the exposure controller continues setting, if the image region is overexposed, the exposure time shorter by one degree at a time until the luminance value of the image region at the position coordinates becomes the predetermined luminance value, and continues setting, if the image region is underexposed, the exposure time longer by one degree at a time until the luminance value of the image region at the position coordinates becomes the predetermined luminance value.

Abstract: It is difficult in a free space optical transmitter to transmit a beacon beam stably at low cost, and that it is impossible to maintain stable tracking; therefore, a free space optical transmitter according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention includes a laser beam transmitting means for transmitting a plurality of laser beams capable of interfering with each other and differing in one of an optical frequency and a time variation in a phase difference; and a wavefront control beam transmitting means for transmitting, to a free space, a plurality of wavefront control beams obtained by making each of the plurality of laser beams have a different wavefront.

Abstract: A method includes setting an exposure time of an image sensor included in a terminal device so that a bright line corresponding to each of a plurality of exposure lines included in the image sensor appears according to a change in luminance of each of the plurality of subjects. The method also includes obtaining a bright line image including a plurality of bright lines corresponding to each of the plurality of subjects, and obtaining a plurality of identification information from the plurality of subjects. The method further includes specifying locations of the plurality of subjects, determining directions of arrival of lights from the plurality of subjects, calculating distances between the terminal device and each of the plurality of subjects using each of the directions of the arrival of lights, and calculating a location of the terminal device using the locations of the plurality of the subjects and the distances.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a low noise amplifier (LNA) multiplexer configured to receive a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals at a plurality of input terminals and to combine the plurality of RF signals into a combined RF signal that is output at an output terminal. The LNA multiplexer includes a plurality of input signal paths, and each input signal path is coupleable to a respective input terminal of the plurality of input terminals and is configured to receive a respective RF signal of the plurality of RF signals. The apparatus further includes an LNA demultiplexer configured to receive the combined RF signal at an input port coupled to the output terminal and to distribute the combined RF signal to a plurality of output ports, each output port of the plurality of output ports configured to output the combined RF signal to a respective downconverter of a plurality of downconverters.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe systems, methods, and structures for free-space optical communications using Hermite-Gaussian modes resulting in advantageous performance over prior art systems particularly with respect to lateral misalignment.

Abstract: An optical communications system comprises a first node comprising a phased array transmitter for generating an optical beam and a receiver, and a second node comprising a phase conjugate mirror for returning the optical beam to be detected by the receiver of the first node. The phased array transmitters allow for electronic steering of the beams in a way that is much faster and with a potentially smaller physical footprint than the mechanical systems. The phase conjugate mirrors return the received beams of photons back over the exact path they were sent from the phased array transmitters, ensuring continuity of communication even in the presence of atmospheric turbulence.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus, system and method for communicating data from a source node unit communicatively coupled with the lighting actuator to a data end node unit wirelessly via light waves. The lighting actuator comprises a network interface to receive a temporary data path definition assigning the lighting actuator as selected data injection unit for embedding data from the source node unit into light waves for emission to 5 the data end node unit and a light channel configuration to be applied, and a configuration module configured to assign a light channel to the data end node unit according to a light channel configuration stored on the lighting actuator, wherein data communication addressed to the data end node unit and received in accordance with the temporary data path definition is forwarded to the data end node unit using the assigned light channel.