Visible-light communications using a CMOS-controlled micro-light-emitting- diode array

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-67

  McKendry, Jonathan J D ^a   Massoubre, David ^a   Zhang, Shuailong ^a   Rae, Bruce R ^d   Green, Richard P ^c   Gu, Erdan ^a   Henderson, Robert K ^d   Kelly, A E ^b   Dawson, Martin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS); GaN; micro light emitting diodes (micro LEDs); modulation; visible light communications (VLC)

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATIOS; BIT RATES; CMOS CHIPS; COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; DATA INPUT; DIODE ARRAYS; GAN; GAN LEDS; HIGH FREQUENCY MODULATION; MICRO-LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES (MICRO-LEDS); MODULATION BANDWIDTH; ON-OFF KEYING; PARALLEL DATA TRANSMISSION; PEAK EMISSION WAVELENGTH; RETURN-TO-ZERO MODULATION; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE LIGHT COMMUNICATIONS;

BANDWIDTH; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIODES; GALLIUM NITRIDE; LIGHT; LIGHT EMISSION; MODULATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PIXELS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 84862929365     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2011.2175090     Document Type: Article

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