High-speed visible light communication based on micro-LED: A technology with wide applications in next generation communication
The evolution of next-generation cellular networks is aimed at creating faster, more reliable solutions. Both the next-generation 6G network and the metaverse require high transmission speeds. Visible light communication (VLC) is deemed an important ancillary technology to wireless communication. It...
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| author | Tingwei Lu Xiangshu Lin Wenan Guo Chang-Ching Tu Shibiao Liu Chun-Jung Lin Zhong Chen Hao-Chung Kuo Tingzhu Wu |
| author_facet | Tingwei Lu Xiangshu Lin Wenan Guo Chang-Ching Tu Shibiao Liu Chun-Jung Lin Zhong Chen Hao-Chung Kuo Tingzhu Wu |
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| description | The evolution of next-generation cellular networks is aimed at creating faster, more reliable solutions. Both the next-generation 6G network and the metaverse require high transmission speeds. Visible light communication (VLC) is deemed an important ancillary technology to wireless communication. It has shown potential for a wide range of applications in next-generation communication. Micro light-emitting diodes (μLEDs) are ideal light sources for high-speed VLC, owing to their high modulation bandwidths. In this review, an overview of μLEDs for VLC is presented. Methods to improve the modulation bandwidth are discussed in terms of epitaxy optimization, crystal orientation, and active region structure. Moreover, electroluminescent white LEDs, photoluminescent white LEDs based on phosphor or quantum-dot color conversion, and μLED-based detectors for VLC are introduced. Finally, the latest high-speed VLC applications and the application prospects of VLC in 6G are introduced, including underwater VLC and artificial intelligence-based VLC systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cac4395a2bad45f4a3a7016e3935dc6a2023-12-27T09:29:43ZengEditorial Office of Opto-Electronic Journals, Institute of Optics and Electronics, CAS, ChinaOpto-Electronic Science2097-03822022-12-0111212410.29026/oes.2022.220020oes-2022-0020-WuTingzhuHigh-speed visible light communication based on micro-LED: A technology with wide applications in next generation communicationTingwei Lu0Xiangshu Lin1Wenan Guo2Chang-Ching Tu3Shibiao Liu4Chun-Jung Lin5Zhong Chen6Hao-Chung Kuo7Tingzhu Wu8School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Fujian Engineering Research Center for Solid-State Lighting, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, ChinaSchool of Electronic Science and Engineering, Fujian Engineering Research Center for Solid-State Lighting, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, ChinaSchool of Electronic Science and Engineering, Fujian Engineering Research Center for Solid-State Lighting, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, ChinaDepartment of Photonics and Graduate Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan, ChinaSchool of Electronic Science and Engineering, Fujian Engineering Research Center for Solid-State Lighting, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, ChinaGuangdong Visible Light Communication Technology Co., LTD., Foshan 528000, ChinaSchool of Electronic Science and Engineering, Fujian Engineering Research Center for Solid-State Lighting, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, ChinaDepartment of Photonics and Graduate Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan, ChinaSchool of Electronic Science and Engineering, Fujian Engineering Research Center for Solid-State Lighting, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, ChinaThe evolution of next-generation cellular networks is aimed at creating faster, more reliable solutions. Both the next-generation 6G network and the metaverse require high transmission speeds. Visible light communication (VLC) is deemed an important ancillary technology to wireless communication. It has shown potential for a wide range of applications in next-generation communication. Micro light-emitting diodes (μLEDs) are ideal light sources for high-speed VLC, owing to their high modulation bandwidths. In this review, an overview of μLEDs for VLC is presented. Methods to improve the modulation bandwidth are discussed in terms of epitaxy optimization, crystal orientation, and active region structure. Moreover, electroluminescent white LEDs, photoluminescent white LEDs based on phosphor or quantum-dot color conversion, and μLED-based detectors for VLC are introduced. Finally, the latest high-speed VLC applications and the application prospects of VLC in 6G are introduced, including underwater VLC and artificial intelligence-based VLC systems.https://www.oejournal.org/article/doi/10.29026/oes.2022.220020visible light communicationμledsmodulation bandwidthdetector6g |
| spellingShingle | Tingwei Lu Xiangshu Lin Wenan Guo Chang-Ching Tu Shibiao Liu Chun-Jung Lin Zhong Chen Hao-Chung Kuo Tingzhu Wu High-speed visible light communication based on micro-LED: A technology with wide applications in next generation communication Opto-Electronic Science visible light communication μleds modulation bandwidth detector 6g |
| title | High-speed visible light communication based on micro-LED: A technology with wide applications in next generation communication |
| title_full | High-speed visible light communication based on micro-LED: A technology with wide applications in next generation communication |
| title_fullStr | High-speed visible light communication based on micro-LED: A technology with wide applications in next generation communication |
| title_full_unstemmed | High-speed visible light communication based on micro-LED: A technology with wide applications in next generation communication |
| title_short | High-speed visible light communication based on micro-LED: A technology with wide applications in next generation communication |
| title_sort | high speed visible light communication based on micro led a technology with wide applications in next generation communication |
| topic | visible light communication μleds modulation bandwidth detector 6g |
| url | https://www.oejournal.org/article/doi/10.29026/oes.2022.220020 |
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