LED nonlinearity compensation and bandwidth expansion techniques in visible light communication

Wang Yuhao; Cao Fan; Deng Zhenyu; Liu Xiaodong; Luo Yusang; Ma Shuai; Yan Qiurong

doi:10.12086/oee.2020.190671

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