Shlomi Arnon

(Ph.D BGU 99, PostDoc MIT 98-99)

Professor (SPIE Fellow)

Director of the Satellite and Wireless Communication Laboratory,
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
P.O Box 653 IL-84105 Beer-Sheva ISRAEL
Fax 972-8-6472949
Phone 972-8-6477773

Skype: shlomiarnon
E-mail :shlomi@ee.bgu.ac.il

Web: http://www.ee.bgu.ac.il/~shlomi/

Bio

  Shlomi Arnon is a Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ben-Gurion University (BGU), Israel.  Professor Arnon's honors and awards include SPIE Fellow and Fulbright Fellow. During 1998-1999 Professor Arnon was a Postdoctoral Associate (Fulbright Fellow) at LIDS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA. His research has produced more than seventy journal papers in the area of optical, satellite and wireless communication.  During part of the summer of 2007, he worked at TU/e and PHILIPS LAB, Eindhoven, Nederland on a novel concept of a dual communication and illumination system. He was visiting professor during the summer of 2008 at TU Delft, Nederland. During the year 2011-2012 he took sabbatical leave at the Silicon nano photonic Lab, Cornell University, USA He was an associate editor for the Optical Society of America - Journal of Optical Networks, and the IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications for a special issue on optical wireless communication in 2006 and 2009 respectively.  He is co-author of the book and “Applied Aspects of Optical Communication and LIDAR", Taylor & Francis/ CRC, 2010 and  a co-editor of book an  Advanced Optical Wireless Communication Systems, Cambridge University Press,  2012. In addition to research, Prof Arnon and his students work on many challenging engineering projects with especial emphasis on the humanitarian dimension.  For instance, a long-standing project has dealt with developing a system to detect human survival after earthquakes, or Infant respiration monitoring system to prevent cardiac arrest and Apnea.

Courses

1) Digital Communication  (361-1-4611)

2) Digital Communication for Communication. Dep.  (371-1-0231)

3) Mobile Communication (361-2-5721)

4) Optical Wireless Communication (361-1 3901)

5) Selected topics in Optical Wireless Communication (377-2-5071)

6) Fiber Communication Basic Principles (377-2 5061)

7) Satellite and Mobile Communication (361-2-5931)

Recent news coverage on Shlomi Arnon's research 

Publications

-Book

Shlomi Arnon, John Barry, George Karagiannidis, Robert Schober, and Murat Uysal (Eds).,  "Advanced Optical Wireless Communication Systems," (Cambridge University Press). in press 2012. 

Nathan Blaunstein, Shlomi Arnon, Natan Kopeika, A. Zilberman, "Applied Aspects of Optical Communication and LIDAR" (Taylor & Francis/ CRC - Auerbach Publication) 2010

Abbas Mohammed, Shlomi Arnon, David Grace, Marina Mondin, Ryu Miura (Eds.), "Advanced Communication Techniques and Applications for High-Altitude Platforms " (Hindawi Publishing Corporation ) 2008

-Book chapter

S. Arnon,Optical wireless communication, chapter in the Encyclopedia of Optical Engineering (EOE), R. G. Driggers ed., Marcel Dekker, pp. 1866 - 1886, (2003), Invited

-Patents

Shlomi. Arnon, "Improved free space optical bus,"  US 2006/0251421

Shlomi Arnon, Gerhard Kadel, and Hans Joachim Einsiedler, "System providing broadband communication between terrestrial stations and airplanes," EP214328 A2

-Overview

1 Debbie Kedar and Shlomi Arnon, "Optical wireless communication in distributed sensor networks," SPIE Newsroom,  DOI: 10.1117/2.1200601.0055, (March 2006).

2 Dominic C O’Brien, Marcos Katz, Peter Wang, Kari Kalliojarvi, Shlomi Arnon, Mitsuji Matsumoto, Roger Green, Svetla Jivkova, "Short-Range Optical Wireless Communications." Wireless world research forum  (2005)

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74 Shlomi Arnon " The effect of clock jitter in visible light communication applications,"   in press  IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology.

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6316040&isnumber=4357488

Data Center switch based on Temporal cloaking"   in press  IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology,

73 Shlomi Arnon  and Moti Fridman, "Data center switch based on Temporal cloaking,",in press  IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, 

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6316039&isnumber=4357488

72 Etai Rosenkrantz and Shlomi Arnon, “Method for tuning light extinction by thermal expansion of coated nanoparticles ,“ Journal of the Optical Society of America A, Vol. 29, No. 9, pp. 2542-2547, (October 2012).

http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josab/abstract.cfm?URI=josab-29-9-2542

71  Dima Bykhovsky and Shlomi Arnon, “Design and Simulation of Optical Unguided Bus Interconnect,“ to be published in  IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6215017&isnumber=4581641

70 Yotam Gil, Nadav Roter, and Shlomi Arnon,"Feasibility of retro-reflective Transdermal Optical wireless communication", Applied Optics, Vol. 51, No. 18, pp.4232-4239, (2012)

http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?msid=165461

 Selected for re-publication in the Virtual Journal for Biomedical OpticsVol. 7, No 8, ( Aug.2, 2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/vjbo/virtual_issue.cfm?vid=182

69 Ronen Rachmani,  and Shlomi Arnon, “Server backplane with optical wavelength diversity links“ IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol 30, No. 9, pp.  1359-1365, (May 2012).

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=6164205

68 Ronen Rachmani,  Arkadi  Zilberman and Shlomi Arnon, “Computer backplane with free space optical links: air turbulence effects“ IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol.  30, No. 1, pp. 156-162, (January 2012).

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=6086696

67 Dima Bykhovsky and Shlomi Arnon, “Unguided optical communication 2 X 2 MIMO bus implementation,“  IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 23, No. 21, pp. 1597 – 1599, (November, 2011.)

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=05983395

66 M.F. Urso,  S. Arnon , M. Mondin, E. Falletti, F. Sellone, “A Distributed and collaborative beamforming algorithm for a self-organizing wireless sensor network,” Physical Communication, Vol. 4, No. 3, Pages 172-181, (September 2011).

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1874490711000310

65 Debbie Kedar,  Shlomi Dolev and Shlomi Arnon, “Energy-efficient optical acquisition schemes in wireless sensor networks,” Wireless Networks,  Vol. 17, No. 8, pp. 1809—1819, (November 2011)

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11276-011-0379-y

 64 Nestor D. Chatzidiamantis, Athanasios S. Lioumpas, George K. Karagiannidis, and Shlomi Arnon, "Adaptive Subcarrier PSK Intensity Modulation in Free Space Optical Systems, "  IEEE Transactions on  Communication, Vol. 59, No 5, pp. 1368 - 1377,(May 2010)

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5723049

63 Etai Rosenkrantz and Shlomi Arnon, “Resonance Frequencies of Electrically Charged Nanoparticles ,“ IEEE Photonics Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp.82-88  (February, 2011)

10.1109/JPHOT.2011.2105258

62. S. Arnon, "Maximization of imaging resolution in optical wireless sensor/lab-on-chip/SoC networks with solar cells," Journal of the Optical Society of America A,, Vol. 27, No. 9, pp.2021-2026, (September 2010)

http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-27-9-2021

61  Etai Rosenkrantz and Shlomi Arnon, “Enhanced absorption of light by charged nanoparticles ,“  Optics Letters, Vol. 35, No. 8, pp.1178-1180  (April 15, 2010)

http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-35-8-1178

· Selected for re-publication in the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, Vol. 21, No19,  (May 10, 2010)

•         Selected for re-publication in the Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics Vol. 5, No 9, ( Jul. 6, 2010)

60.  S. Arnon," Underwater optical wireless communication network," Optical Engineering, Vol. 49, No. 015001 , (January 2010).

http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3280288

· Top-Downloaded Paper from SPIE Conference Proceedings and SPIE Journal papers, (April 2010)

59 George K. Karagiannidis, Shlomi Arnon, John R. Barry, Robert Schober, Murat Uysal, “Optical wireless communications,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Vol.27, No.9, pp.1521-1525, December 2009.

58.  S. Arnon, and D. Kedar, "Sensing and communication trade-offs in picosatellite formation flying missions," Journal of the Optical Society of America A, Vol. 26, No. 10, pp. 2128-2133, (October 2009). http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-26-10-2128

57. S. Arnon, "Minimization of outage probability of WiMAX link supported by laser link between a high-altitude platform and a satellite," Journal of the Optical Society of America A,Vol. 26, No. 7, pp. 1545-1552, (July 2009).

http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-26-7-1545

56. S. Arnon, and D. Kedar, "Non-line-of-sight underwater optical wireless communication network," Journal of the Optical Society of America A, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 530-539, (March 2009).
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-26-3-530

55. D. Kedard, D. Grace and S. Arnon, "Laser Nonlinearity Effects on Hybrid Millimeter-wave/Optical Broadband Backhaul Communication Links for a Multiple High Altitude Platform Architecture," IEEE Trans. Aerospace Electronics System Vol.. 46, No. 4, pp. 1797-1803, (October 2010)

54. D. Kedard and S. Arnon, "Subsea ultraviolet solar-blind broadband free-space optics communication," Optical Engineering, Vol. 48, No. 4, 046001 1-7, (April 2009).

http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3120482

53 Abbas Mohammed, Shlomi Arnon, David Grace, Marina Mondin, and Ryu Miura, "Advanced Communication Techniques and Applications for High-Altitude Platforms," EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking  Volume 2008 (2008),

Article ID 934837, 3 pages doi:10.1155/2008/934837

52. S. Arnon,  S. Dolev, R Kat, D Kedar, "Searching for a lion in the desert: optics-based acquisition algorithms for wireless sensor networks," ACM SIGMOBILE Mobile Computing and Communications Review, Vol. 12 ,  No. 4, pp. 32-42  (October 2008)

http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1508285.1508290

51. D. Kedard and S. Arnon, "Optical plankton: an optical oceanic probing scheme," Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, Vol. 1, 013541 (October 2007);

http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.2803234

50. S. Arnon, "Network of sensors: acquisition probability," Journal of the Optical Society of America A,Vol. 24, No. 9, pp. 2758-2765, (September 2007).

49. M. Gubergrits, R. Goot, U. Mahlab and S. Arnon, "Adaptive power control for satellite to ground laser communication," International Journal of Satellite Communication and Networking, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 323-348, (July/August 2007).

48 Shlomi Arnon, David M. Britz, Anthony C. Boucouvalas, and Mohsen Kavehrad ,"Optical wireless communications: introduction to the feature issue," Journal of Optical Networking pp. 79-81 published 01/11/2006

47. D. Kedar and S. Arnon, "Non-line-of-sight optical wireless sensor network operating in multi scattering channel," Applied Optics, Vol. 45, No. 33, pp. 8454-8461, (20 November 2006).

46. M. Gabbi and S. Arnon, "Quantum key distribution by free space MIMO system," IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 24, No. 8, pp. 3114-3140, (August 2006).

45 U. N. Griner and S. Arnon ,"Multi-user Diffuse Indoor Wireless Infrared Communication  Using Equalized Synchronous CDMA," IEEE Transactions on communication, Vol. 54, No. 9,pp. 1654-1662, (September 2006).

44 A. Polishuk, U. Peled, M. Nissim1, M. Golub and S. Arnon,"  Wide range high resolution optical steering device," Optical Engineering , Vol. 45, No. 9, pp. 093002-1 – 093002-6, (September 2006).

43 D. Bushuev and S. Arnon Analysis of the Performance of a Wireless Optical MIMO Communication System," Journal of the Optical Society of America  A, Vol. 23, No. 7, pp. 1722-1729, (July 2006).

42 D. Kedar and S. Arnon, "Evaluation of coherence interference in optical wireless communication through multi-scattering channels," Applied Optics, Vol. 45, No. 14, pp.3263-3269,

(10 May 2006). 

41 G.  Katz, S.  Arnon, P.  Goldgeier, Y.  Hauptman and N.  Atias, " Cellular over Optical Wireless Networks" IEE Proc. Optoelectronics, Vol. 153, No. 4, pp. 195-198, (August 2006).

40 D. Kedar and S. Arnon, " Backscattering-induced crosstalk in WDM optical wireless communication," IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology , Vol. 23, No. 6, pp. 2023-2030, (June 2005).

39 M. Aharonovich and S. Arnon, "Performance improvement of optical wireless communication through fog by A decision feedback equalizer," Journal Optical Society of America  A Vol 22, 8, pp. 1646,1654, (August 2005).

38 S. Arnon, " The performance of A laser msatellite network with An optical pre-amplifier," Journal Optical Society of America  A, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 708-715, (April 2005). 

37 M. Gabby and S. Arnon, " The effect of turbulence on a quantum-key distribution scheme based on transformation from the polarization to the time domain: laboratory experiment," Optical Engineering, Vol. 44,  No. 4,  pp. 045002-10-45002-6, (April 2005).

36  D. Kedar and S. Arnon," Second generation laser firefly clusters: An improved scheme for distributed sensing in the atmosphere " Applied Optics, Vol. 44, No. 6, pp. 984-992, (February 2005). 

35  S. Arnon, “Deriving an upper bound on the average operation lifetime of a wireless sensor network.,”   IEEE Communication Letters, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 154-156, (February 2005)

34  M. Guelman, A. Kogan, A. Kazarian, A. Livne, M. Orenstein, D. Zahavi, H. Michalik,  S. Arnon, "Acquisition and Pointing Control for Inter-Satellite Laser Communications and Ranging in Formation Flying", IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems ,Vol. 40, No.4, pp. 1239-1248, (October 2004).

33 A. Polishuk and S. Arnon, " Optimization of laser satellite communication with an optical pre-amplifier," Journal Optical Society of America  A,  Vol. 27 , No. 9 ,pp. 1307-1315, (July 2004).

32 D. Kedar and S. Arnon, "Urban optical wireless communication network: The main challenges and possible solutions," IEEE Optical Communications Supplement to IEEE Communications Magazine pp. S1-S7, (May 2004).

31 U. N. Griner and S. Arnon, "A Novel Bipolar Wavelength-Time Coding Scheme for Optical CDMA Systems," IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 332-334, (January 2004)

30 D. Kedar and S. Arnon, "Laser "Firefly" Clustering; a New Concept in Atmospheric Probing," IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 15, No.1, pp. 1672-1674, (November 2003)

29 G. Kats and S. Arnon, "  Analysis of optical coherence multiplexing network for satellite communication,"  IEEE Transactions on Wireless communication Vol. 3, No. 5, 1444- 1451, (September 2004).

28 S. Arnon, N.S. Kopeika, D. Kedar, A. Zilberman, D. Arbel, A. Livne, M. Guelman, M. Orenstain, H. Michalik, and A.Ginati, " Performance limitation of laser satellite communication due to vibrations and atmospheric turbulence: Down -link scenario," Intl. Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking , Vo. 21, pp.561-573, (2003)

27 D. Kedar and S. Arnon, " Optical wireless communication through fog in the presence of pointing errors," Applied Optics, Vol. 42, No. 24, pp.4946-4954, (August 2003)

26 H. Manor and S. Arnon, "Performance of An optical wireless communication system as a function of wavelength," Applied Optics, Vol. 42, No. 21, pp. 4285-4294, (July 2003).

25 S. Arnon, "Optimization of optical wireless communication systems," IEEE Trans. Wireless communication, Vol. 2, No. 4,  pp. 626-629, (July 2003).

24 A. Polishuk and S. Arnon "Communication performance analysis of mSatellites with optical phased array antenna," Opt. Engineering, Vol. 42, No. 7, pp. 2015-2024, (July 2003)

23 D. Bushuev, D. Kedar and S. Arnon, " Analyzing performance of  nano-satellite cluster - detector array receiver laser communication," IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology Vol. 21, No. 2, pp.447-455, (Feb. 2003).

22 S. Arnon D. Bhastekar, D. Kedar and A. Tauber, "A comparative study of wireless communication network configuration for medical applications," IEEE Wireless Communications, pp. 56-61  (Feb. 2003).

21 S. Arnon, "The effects of atmospheric turbulence and building sway on optical wireless communication systems,"  Optics Letters. Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 129-131 (Jan. 2003).

20 S. Arnon, "A network of wireless micro-sensor transmitting collaboration,"  IEE Electronic Letters. Vol. 36, No. 2 (January 2000).

19 S. Arnon and A. Sason, "Enhanced ATM for satellite laser communication networks," IEEE Trans. Aerospace Electronics System Vol 35, No. 3, pp.1071-1076, (July 1999).

18 S. Arnon, "Power versus stabilization for laser satellite communication"  Applied. Optics. Vol. 38, No. 15, p.3229-3233, (May 1999).

17 S Arnon., S. Rotman and N.S Kopeika, " Bandwidth maximization for satellite laser communication" IEEE Trans. Aerospace Electronics System, Vol. 35, No. 2, (April 1999).

16 S Arnon., S. Rotman and N.S Kopeika, "The performance limitations of free space optical communication satellite networks due to vibrations - heterodyne detection",  Applied. Optics. Vol. 37, No. 27, p. 6366-6374, (Sep. 1998).

15 S Arnon, " Use of satellite natural vibration to improve performance of free space satellite laser communication,"  Applied. Optics. Vol. 37, No. 21, p. 5031-5036 , (July 1998).

14 S. Arnon, S. Rotman and N. S. Kopeika, “Optimum transmitter optics aperture for satellite optical communication", IEEE Trans. Aerospace Electronics System . 34, No. 2, pp. 590-596,(April 1998)

13 S. Arnon., and N.S Kopeika, "Adaptive bandwidth for satellite optical communication,"  IEE Proc.-Optoelectron..Vol. 145, No. 2, pp. 109-115, (April 1998)

12 S. Arnon and N.S. Kopeika, “Adaptive sub-optimum detection of  optical PPM signal with detection matrix and centroid tracking", JOSA A., Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 443-448, (Feb. 1998).

11 Arnon., S. Rotman and N.S Kopeika, "The performance limitations of free space optical communication satellite networks due to vibrations – digil case", Optical   Engineering.  Vol. 36, No. 11, p. 3148-3157, (Nov 1997).

10 S. Arnon and N.S Kopeika, “ Laser satellite communication networks-vibration effects and possible solutions,"  Proceeding of the IEEE, Vol 85, No. 10, pp. 1646-1661, (Oct 1997).

9 S Arnon., S. Rotman and N.S Kopeika, “Beam-width  and transmitter power adaptive to tracking system performance for free space optical communication", Applied. Optics. Vol. 36, No 24, p. 6095-6101, ( 20 Aug. 1997).

8 S. Arnon and N.S Kopeika, "Adaptive optical transmitter and receiver for space communication through clouds,"  Applied. Optics. Vol. 36, No. 9, p. 1987-1993, (March 1997). 

7 S. Arnon and N. S. Kopeika, "The performance limitations of free space optical communication satellite networks due to vibrations - analog case",   Optical. Engineering. Vol. 36, No.1, p.175-182, (Jan. 1997).

6 S. Arnon and N.S Kopeika, "Probing and monitoring aerosol and atmospheric cloud Via an electro-optic oscillator," Applied. Optics, Vol. 35, No. 27, p. 5427-5434, (Sep. 1996).

5 S. Arnon and N.S Kopeika,"Free space optical communication: analysis of spatial widening of  optical pulses for propagation through clouds," Optical. Engineering. Vol. 34, No. 2, p.511-515, (Feb. 1995).

4 S. Arnon and N.S. Kopeika, "Free space optical communication: detector array aperture for optical communication through thin clouds," Optical. Engineering.,Vol. 34, No. 2, p.516-521,(Feb. 1995).

3 S.Arnon and N.S., Kopeika, "Effect of particulates on the performance of optical communication in  space and an adaptive method to minimize such effects," Applied. Optics. Vol. 33, No. 21, pp. 4930-4937, (July 1994).

2 S. Arnon, D. Sadot and N.S Kopeika, "Simple mathematical models for temporal, spatial, angular, and attenuation characteristics of light propagating through the atmosphere for space optical communication: Monte-Carlo simulation," J. Modern Optics, Vol. 41, No. 10, p. 1955-1972, (Oct. 1994).

1 S. Arnon, D. Sadot and N.S Kopeika.,"Analysis of optical pulse distortion through clouds for satellite to earth adaptive optical communication," J. Modern Optics, Vol. 41, No. 8, p. 1591-1605, (Aug. 1994).

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