High-speed indoor optical wireless communication system employing a silicon integrated photonic circuit

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Optics Letters

Publisher

Optical Society of America

Place of Publication

United States

School

Electron Science Research Institute

RAS ID

29404

Comments

Wang, K., Nirmalathas, A., Lim, C., Wong, E., Alameh, K., Li, H., & Skafidas, E. (2018). High-speed indoor optical wireless communication system employing a silicon integrated photonic circuit. Optics Letters, 43(13), 3132-3135. Available here.

Abstract

Beam-steering-based optical wireless technologies are being widely investigated due to the capability of providing high-speed wireless connectivity in indoor applications. However, high-speed indoor optical wireless systems are traditionally realized with discrete bulky components, significantly limiting their practical applications. In this Letter, we demonstrate an infrared optical wireless communication system employing a miniaturized silicon integrated photonic circuit for beam steering for the first time. Experimental results show that up to 12.5 Gb/s optical wireless communication can be achieved with error-free performance over a free-space range of 140 cm, and limited mobility of users can be realized. The experimental results of this Letter open the way for realizing integrated high-speed optical wireless communications.

DOI

10.1364/OL.43.003132

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