A Power-Type Single GaN-Based Blue LED With Improved Linearity for 3 Gb/s Free-Space VLC Without Pre-equalization

A new GaN light-emitting diode (LED) structure, which has a 300-nm aluminum-doped zinc oxide transparent current spreading layer epitaxial layer grown on a standard GaN LED epistack used in commercial GaN LED products, shows improved power vs. voltage (P-V) linearity and is suitable for high-data ra...

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Main Authors: Zhenkun Sun, Dongdong Teng, Lilin Liu, Xingxing Huang, Xiangying Zhang, Kun Sun, Yiguang Wang, Nan Chi, Gang Wang
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Published: IEEE 2016-01-01
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Dongdong Teng
Lilin Liu
Xingxing Huang
Xiangying Zhang
Kun Sun
Yiguang Wang
Nan Chi
Gang Wang
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Lilin Liu
Xingxing Huang
Xiangying Zhang
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Yiguang Wang
Nan Chi
Gang Wang
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description A new GaN light-emitting diode (LED) structure, which has a 300-nm aluminum-doped zinc oxide transparent current spreading layer epitaxial layer grown on a standard GaN LED epistack used in commercial GaN LED products, shows improved power vs. voltage (P-V) linearity and is suitable for high-data rate visible light communication. Experimentally, a single GaN-based blue LED with a mesa diameter of 150 <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu\text{m}$</tex-math></inline-formula> and a maximum optical power of 42 mW demonstrates a 3-Gb/s free-space data transmission speed. The modulation bandwidth reaches 600 MHz under the present experimental setup. The present work proves the practicability of enhancing the LED's free-space data transmission ability through a P-V linearity improvement at the chip level.
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spelling doaj-art-4ac636134f374ecfa9e8efff9f0050352025-08-20T03:32:50ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552016-01-01831810.1109/JPHOT.2016.25649277470247A Power-Type Single GaN-Based Blue LED With Improved Linearity for 3 Gb/s Free-Space VLC Without Pre-equalizationZhenkun Sun0Dongdong Teng1Lilin Liu2Xingxing Huang3Xiangying Zhang4Kun Sun5Yiguang Wang6Nan Chi7Gang Wang8State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaSchool of Physics, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Communication Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Communication Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Communication Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technology, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaA new GaN light-emitting diode (LED) structure, which has a 300-nm aluminum-doped zinc oxide transparent current spreading layer epitaxial layer grown on a standard GaN LED epistack used in commercial GaN LED products, shows improved power vs. voltage (P-V) linearity and is suitable for high-data rate visible light communication. Experimentally, a single GaN-based blue LED with a mesa diameter of 150 <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu\text{m}$</tex-math></inline-formula> and a maximum optical power of 42 mW demonstrates a 3-Gb/s free-space data transmission speed. The modulation bandwidth reaches 600 MHz under the present experimental setup. The present work proves the practicability of enhancing the LED's free-space data transmission ability through a P-V linearity improvement at the chip level.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7470247/Aluminum-doped zinc oxide transparent current spreading layer (AZO-TCL)light-emitting diode (LED)free-space visible light communication (VLC)modulation bandwidthlinearity
spellingShingle Zhenkun Sun
Dongdong Teng
Lilin Liu
Xingxing Huang
Xiangying Zhang
Kun Sun
Yiguang Wang
Nan Chi
Gang Wang
A Power-Type Single GaN-Based Blue LED With Improved Linearity for 3 Gb/s Free-Space VLC Without Pre-equalization
IEEE Photonics Journal
Aluminum-doped zinc oxide transparent current spreading layer (AZO-TCL)
light-emitting diode (LED)
free-space visible light communication (VLC)
modulation bandwidth
linearity
title A Power-Type Single GaN-Based Blue LED With Improved Linearity for 3 Gb/s Free-Space VLC Without Pre-equalization
title_full A Power-Type Single GaN-Based Blue LED With Improved Linearity for 3 Gb/s Free-Space VLC Without Pre-equalization
title_fullStr A Power-Type Single GaN-Based Blue LED With Improved Linearity for 3 Gb/s Free-Space VLC Without Pre-equalization
title_full_unstemmed A Power-Type Single GaN-Based Blue LED With Improved Linearity for 3 Gb/s Free-Space VLC Without Pre-equalization
title_short A Power-Type Single GaN-Based Blue LED With Improved Linearity for 3 Gb/s Free-Space VLC Without Pre-equalization
title_sort power type single gan based blue led with improved linearity for 3 gb s free space vlc without pre equalization
topic Aluminum-doped zinc oxide transparent current spreading layer (AZO-TCL)
light-emitting diode (LED)
free-space visible light communication (VLC)
modulation bandwidth
linearity
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7470247/
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