Photonics Research, Volume. 9, Issue 5, 792(2021)

1.3 GHz E-O bandwidth GaN-based micro-LED for multi-gigabit visible light communication EIC Choice Award , Editors' Pick

Lei Wang1、†, Zixian Wei2,3、†, Chien-Ju Chen4、†, Lai Wang1,5、*, H. Y. Fu2,3,6、*, Li Zhang3, Kai-Chia Chen4, Meng-Chyi Wu4,7、*, Yuhan Dong3, Zhibiao Hao1, and Yi Luo1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology (BNRist), Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • 2Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
  • 3Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
  • 4Institute of Electronics Engineering, Taiwan Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan, China
  • 5e-mail: wanglai@tsinghua.edu.cn
  • 6e-mail: hyfu@sz.tsinghua.edu.cn
  • 7e-mail: mcwu@ee.nthu.edu.tw
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    Category: Optoelectronics

    Received: Oct. 5, 2020

    Accepted: Feb. 2, 2021

    Published Online: May. 7, 2021

    The Author Email: Lai Wang (wanglai@tsinghua.edu.cn), H. Y. Fu (hyfu@sz.tsinghua.edu.cn), Meng-Chyi Wu (mcwu@ee.nthu.edu.tw)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.411863

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