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Organic solar cells as high-speed data detectors for visible light communication
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dc.contributor.author | Zhang, Shuyu | |
dc.contributor.author | Tsonev, Dobroslav | |
dc.contributor.author | Videv, Stefan | |
dc.contributor.author | Ghosh, Sanjay | |
dc.contributor.author | Turnbull, Graham A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Samuel, Ifor D. W. | |
dc.contributor.author | Haas, Harald | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-28T23:31:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-06-28T23:31:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-07-20 | |
dc.identifier | 240466705 | |
dc.identifier | 7110a65d-cb20-4f35-891e-676a112c8261 | |
dc.identifier | 000364484300003 | |
dc.identifier | 84941128390 | |
dc.identifier | 000364484300003 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Zhang , S , Tsonev , D , Videv , S , Ghosh , S , Turnbull , G A , Samuel , I D W & Haas , H 2015 , ' Organic solar cells as high-speed data detectors for visible light communication ' , Optica , vol. 2 , no. 7 , pp. 607-610 . https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.2.000607 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2334-2536 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-2132-7091/work/31037452 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/9059 | |
dc.description | Funding: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) (EP/I00243X, EP/K00042X/1, EP/K008757/1). | en |
dc.description.abstract | We show that solar cells, widely used in portable devices for power generation, can simultaneously extract a high-speed data signal in an optical wireless communication link. This Letter reports, to the best of our knowledge, the first use of an organic solar cell as an energy-harvesting receiver for visible light communications (VLCs). While generating maximum power in the cell, the communication link can deliver a data rate of 34.2 Mbps with a bit error rate of 4.08 x 10(-4) using an implementation of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing. This approach could lead to printed optical data receivers in future eco-friendly VLC systems. Simultaneous functions of data communication and energy harvesting have great implications for the connectivity of future smart devices, many of which could become self-powered units as part of the "Internet of Things." | |
dc.format.extent | 4 | |
dc.format.extent | 1162652 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Optica | en |
dc.subject | QC Physics | en |
dc.subject | NDAS | en |
dc.subject | BDC | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QC | en |
dc.title | Organic solar cells as high-speed data detectors for visible light communication | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | EPSRC | en |
dc.contributor.sponsor | EPSRC | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Physics and Astronomy | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Condensed Matter Physics | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1364/OPTICA.2.000607 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.date.embargoedUntil | 2016-06-29 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | EP/I00243X/1 | en |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | EP/K00042X/1 | en |
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