Towards a 100 Gb/s visible light wireless access network

Harald Haas, Dobroslav Tsonev, Stefan Videv

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Potential visible light communication (VLC) data rates at over 10 Gb/s have been recently demonstrated using light emitting diodes (LEDs). The disadvantage is, LEDs have an inherent trade-off between optical efficiency and bandwidth. Consequently, laser diodes (LDs) can be considered as a very promising alternative for better utilization of the visible light spectrum for communication purposes. This work investigates the communication capabilities of off-the-shelf LDs in a number of scenarios with illumination constraints. The results indicate that optical wireless access data rates in the excess of 100 Gb/s are possible at standard indoor illumination levels.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1627-1637
JournalOptics Express
Volume23
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Jan 2015

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