Size-dependent characteristics of GaN-based micro-LEDs for simultaneous display and wireless optical communication

Yuhang Dai; Zhou Wang; Shiting Dou; Siqi Yang; Junyuan Chen; Haoxiang Zhu; Yan Gu; Jin Wang; Hao Zhang; Yi Liu; Qiang Chen; Xiaoyan Liu

doi:10.3788/COL202523.082501

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 23, Issue 8, 082501(2025)

Size-dependent characteristics of GaN-based micro-LEDs for simultaneous display and wireless optical communication

Yuhang Dai¹, Zhou Wang¹, Shiting Dou¹, Siqi Yang¹, Junyuan Chen¹, Haoxiang Zhu¹, Yan Gu¹, Jin Wang², Hao Zhang³, Yi Liu¹, Qiang Chen^1、*, and Xiaoyan Liu^1、**

Author Affiliations

¹College of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering (College of Industry-Education Integration), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China

²College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China

³Suzhou Laboratory, Suzhou 215000, China

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Yuhang Dai, Zhou Wang, Shiting Dou, Siqi Yang, Junyuan Chen, Haoxiang Zhu, Yan Gu, Jin Wang, Hao Zhang, Yi Liu, Qiang Chen, Xiaoyan Liu, "Size-dependent characteristics of GaN-based micro-LEDs for simultaneous display and wireless optical communication," Chin. Opt. Lett. 23, 082501 (2025)

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