High-speed GaN-based laser diode with modulation bandwidth exceeding 5 GHz for 20 Gbps visible light communication

Junfei Wang; Junhui Hu; Chaowen Guan; Yuqi Hou; Zengyi Xu; Leihao Sun; Yue Wang; Yuning Zhou; Boon S. Ooi; Jianyang Shi; Ziwei Li; Junwen Zhang; Nan Chi; Shaohua Yu; Chao Shen

doi:10.1364/PRJ.516829

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