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Photonics Research, Volume. 9, Issue 4, 452(2021)

Phosphor-free microLEDs with ultrafast and broadband features for visible light communications

Zhenhuan Tian1,2, Qiang Li1,2, Xuzheng Wang1,2, Mingyin Zhang1,2, Xilin Su1,2, Ye Zhang1,2, Yufeng Li1,2, Feng Yun1,2、*, and S. W. Ricky Lee3,4
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  • 1Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Photonics & Information Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
  • 2Solid-State Lighting Engineering Research Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
  • 3Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
  • 4HKUST LED-FPD Technology R&D Center at Foshan, Foshan 528200, China
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    Zhenhuan Tian, Qiang Li, Xuzheng Wang, Mingyin Zhang, Xilin Su, Ye Zhang, Yufeng Li, Feng Yun, S. W. Ricky Lee, "Phosphor-free microLEDs with ultrafast and broadband features for visible light communications," Photonics Res. 9, 452 (2021)

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    Category: Optoelectronics

    Received: Oct. 28, 2020

    Accepted: Jan. 18, 2021

    Published Online: Mar. 22, 2021

    The Author Email: Feng Yun (fyun2010@mail.xjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.413069

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