Over 10 Gbps VLC for long-distance applications using a GaN-based series-biased micro-LED array

Enyuan Xie; Rui Bian; Xiangyu He; Mohamed Sufyan Islim; Cheng Chen; Jonathan J. D. McKendry; Erdan Gu; Harald Haas; Martin D. Dawson

doi:10.1109/LPT.2020.2981827

Over 10 Gbps VLC for long-distance applications using a GaN-based series-biased micro-LED array

Enyuan Xie, Rui Bian, Xiangyu He, Mohamed Sufyan Islim, Cheng Chen, Jonathan J. D. McKendry, Erdan Gu, Harald Haas, Martin D. Dawson

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Abstract

By employing a GaN-based series-biased micro-light emitting diode (µLED) array and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing modulation format, a high-speed free-space visible light communication system for long-distance applications has been demonstrated. The blue series-biased µLED array, which consists of 3×3, 20 µm-diameter µLED elements, presents promising performance with an optical power and -6dB electrical modulation bandwidth of over 10 mW and 980 MHz, respectively. Record data transmission rates have been successfully achieved at different free-space distances. Within 5 m transmission distances, over 10 Gbps data rates at the forward error correction (FEC) floor of 3.8×10^-3are accomplished. Extending the transmission distances to 20m, the data rates are maintained at the Gbps level at the FEC floor.

Original language	English
Article number	9040548
Pages (from-to)	499-502
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume	32
Issue number	9
Early online date	18 Mar 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2020.2981827
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2020

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long-distance visible light communication (VLC)
series-biased micro-LED (μLED) array
orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)

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Birch, D. (Principal Investigator), Dawson, M. (Principal Investigator), Dawson, M. (Principal Investigator), Strain, M. (Principal Investigator), Chen, Y. (Co-investigator), Gu, E. (Co-investigator), Li, D. (Co-investigator), Strain, M. (Co-investigator), Watson, I. (Co-investigator), Jeffers, J. (Researcher), Oppo, G.-L. (Researcher) & Yao, A. (Researcher)
HORIBA Jobin Yvon IBH Ltd, EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/14 → 31/10/19
Project: Research

Data for: "Over 10 Gbps VLC for long-distance applications using a GaN-based series-biased micro-LED array"
Xie, E. (Creator), Bian, R. (Creator), HE, X. (Creator), Islim, M. S. (Creator), Cheng, C. (Creator), McKendry, J. (Creator), Gu, E. (Creator), Haas, H. (Creator) & Dawson, M. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 16 Apr 2020
DOI: 10.15129/ae577969-aa18-47f2-8dff-df6a20eba41e
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IEEE Photonics Technology Letters Best Paper Award
Xie, E. (Recipient), Bian, R. (Recipient), HE, X. (Recipient), Islim, M. S. (Recipient), Cheng, C. (Recipient), McKendry, J. (Recipient), Gu, E. (Recipient), Haas, H. (Recipient) & Dawson, M. (Recipient), 2022
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