Si-substrate LEDs with multiple superlattice interlayers for beyond 24 Gbps visible light communication

Fangchen Hu; Shouqing Chen; Guoqiang Li; Peng Zou; Junwen Zhang; Jian Hu; Jianli Zhang; Zhixue He; Shaohua Yu; Fengyi Jiang; Nan Chi

doi:10.1364/PRJ.424934

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