• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 10, Issue 8, 1892 (2022)
Shijie Zhu, Pengjiang Qiu, Xinyi Shan, Runze Lin..., Zhou Wang, Zuxin Jin, Xugao Cui, Guoqi Zhang and Pengfei Tian*|Show fewer author(s)
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  • Institute for Electric Light Sources, School of Information Science and Technology, Academy of Engineering and Technology, Yiwu Research Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.459531 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Shijie Zhu, Pengjiang Qiu, Xinyi Shan, Runze Lin, Zhou Wang, Zuxin Jin, Xugao Cui, Guoqi Zhang, Pengfei Tian, "High-speed long-distance visible light communication based on multicolor series connection micro-LEDs and wavelength division multiplexing," Photonics Res. 10, 1892 (2022) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Multicolor series connection micro-LED arrays with emission wavelengths of violet, blue, green, and yellow were fabricated, and their optoelectronic properties and communication performances were investigated. The designed series connection micro-LED array exhibited the light output power of multiple milliwatts, whereas mostly keeping a slightly reduced modulation bandwidth, thus, enabling a higher signal-to-noise ratio compared to a single pixel and showing superior performance in the field of long-distance visible light communication (VLC). The achievable data rates of 400-, 451-, 509-, and 556-nm micro-LED arrays using bit/power loading orthogonal frequency division multiplexing were 5.71, 4.86, 4.39, and 0.82 Gbps, respectively. The aggregate data rate of 15.78 Gbps was achieved for the proof-of-concept wavelength division multiplexing system under a transmission distance of 13 m, which was the best data rate-distance product performance for the LED-based VLC to the best of our knowledge. In addition, the long-distance VLC based on yellow micro-LED was also demonstrated for the first time in this paper.
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    Shijie Zhu, Pengjiang Qiu, Xinyi Shan, Runze Lin, Zhou Wang, Zuxin Jin, Xugao Cui, Guoqi Zhang, Pengfei Tian, "High-speed long-distance visible light communication based on multicolor series connection micro-LEDs and wavelength division multiplexing," Photonics Res. 10, 1892 (2022)
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