• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 1, Issue 2, 92 (2013)
Jean Armstrong*
Author Affiliations
  • Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia (jean.armstrong@eng.monash.edu.au)
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.1.000092 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Jean Armstrong. Optical domain digital-to-analog converter for visible light communications using LED arrays [Invited][J]. Photonics Research, 2013, 1(2): 92 Copy Citation Text show less
    Block diagram of a conventional visible light transmitter using an electrical digital-to-analog converter (DAC).
    Fig. 1. Block diagram of a conventional visible light transmitter using an electrical digital-to-analog converter (DAC).
    Structure of transmitter using optical domain digital-to-analog conversion using an LED array.
    Fig. 2. Structure of transmitter using optical domain digital-to-analog conversion using an LED array.
    Array of individually switchable LEDs.
    Fig. 3. Array of individually switchable LEDs.
    Array consisting of a number of parallel strings of LEDs where each string, but not each LED, can be separately switched.
    Fig. 4. Array consisting of a number of parallel strings of LEDs where each string, but not each LED, can be separately switched.
    Structure of transmitter using a hybrid optical/electrical DAC.
    Fig. 5. Structure of transmitter using a hybrid optical/electrical DAC.
    Structure of the new hybrid optical/electrical DAC.
    Fig. 6. Structure of the new hybrid optical/electrical DAC.
    Jean Armstrong. Optical domain digital-to-analog converter for visible light communications using LED arrays [Invited][J]. Photonics Research, 2013, 1(2): 92
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