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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.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 | PURE: 240466705 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE UUID: 7110a65d-cb20-4f35-891e-676a112c8261 | |
dc.identifier.other | WOS: 000364484300003 | |
dc.identifier.other | Scopus: 84941128390 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-2132-7091/work/31037452 | |
dc.identifier.other | WOS: 000364484300003 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://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.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Optica | en |
dc.rights | Copyright © 2015, Publisher / the Author(s). This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.2.000607 | 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.description.version | Postprint | 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 | https://doi.org/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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