title: Towards a 100 Gb/s visible light wireless access network.
abstract: Potential visible light communication (VLC) data rates at over 10 Gb/s have been recently demonstrated using light emitting diodes (LEDs). The disadvantage is, LEDs have an inherent trade-off between optical efficiency and bandwidth. Consequently, laser diodes (LDs) can be considered as a very promising alternative for better utilization of the visible light spectrum for communication purposes. This work investigates the communication capabilities of off-the-shelf LDs in a number of scenarios with illumination constraints. The results indicate that optical wireless access data rates in the excess of 100 Gb/s are possible at standard indoor illumination levels.
authors.forename: Dobroslav
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tsonev
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Videv
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Haas