• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 1, Issue 2, 65 (2013)
Zabih Ghassemlooy1、*, Paul Anthony Haigh1、**, Francesco Arca2, Sandro Francesco Tedde2、***, Oliver Hayden2, Ioannis Papakonstantinou3, and Sujan Rajbhandari4
Author Affiliations
  • 1Optical Communications Research Group, Northumbria University, NE1 8ST, UK
  • 2Siemens AG, Corporate Technology, Erlangen CT T DE HW3, Germany
  • 3Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, University College London, WC1E 7JE, UK
  • 4Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, OX1 3PJ, UK
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.1.000065 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zabih Ghassemlooy, Paul Anthony Haigh, Francesco Arca, Sandro Francesco Tedde, Oliver Hayden, Ioannis Papakonstantinou, Sujan Rajbhandari. Visible light communications: 3.75 Mbits/s data rate with a 160 kHz bandwidth organic photodetector and artificial neural network equalization [Invited][J]. Photonics Research, 2013, 1(2): 65 Copy Citation Text show less
    Bottom view photograph of the OPD under test with spatial characteristics also noted.
    Fig. 1. Bottom view photograph of the OPD under test with spatial characteristics also noted.
    Responsivity curves of the OPD under test and a generic ThorLabs PDA36A Si photodetector.
    Fig. 2. Responsivity curves of the OPD under test and a generic ThorLabs PDA36A Si photodetector.
    Schematic system block diagram. TIA: transimpedance amplifier; VOLED: LED bias voltage; VPD: OPD bias voltage; High Z: high impedance.
    Fig. 3. Schematic system block diagram. TIA: transimpedance amplifier; VOLED: LED bias voltage; VPD: OPD bias voltage; High Z: high impedance.
    OPD BWs for four light densities, varying from 10 to 300 μW· cm−2, corresponding to BWs ranging between 56 and 160 kHz, giving an ∼100 kHz range.
    Fig. 4. OPD BWs for four light densities, varying from 10 to 300μW·cm2, corresponding to BWs ranging between 56 and 160 kHz, giving an 100kHz range.
    BER performance for OOK and 4-PPM with and without ANN equalization.
    Fig. 5. BER performance for OOK and 4-PPM with and without ANN equalization.
    BER performance of 4-PPM across the system with varying light density. In each case, over 1 Mbit/s can be supported.
    Fig. 6. BER performance of 4-PPM across the system with varying light density. In each case, over 1Mbit/s can be supported.
    Zabih Ghassemlooy, Paul Anthony Haigh, Francesco Arca, Sandro Francesco Tedde, Oliver Hayden, Ioannis Papakonstantinou, Sujan Rajbhandari. Visible light communications: 3.75 Mbits/s data rate with a 160 kHz bandwidth organic photodetector and artificial neural network equalization [Invited][J]. Photonics Research, 2013, 1(2): 65
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