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An All-Organic Flexible Visible Light Communication System.
César Vega-Colado1, Belén Arredondo2, Juan Carlos Torres3
1Electronic Technology Department, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (GDAF-UC3M), Leganés, 28911 Madrid, Spain. cesar.vega@uc3m.es.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|September 15, 2018
Summary
Researchers developed a flexible, all-organic Visible Light Communication (VLC) system. This wearable technology enables high-quality audio transmission for indoor applications.
Area of Science:
- Optoelectronics
- Organic electronics
- Wireless communication
Background:
- Visible Light Communication (VLC) offers diverse applications, including home automation.
- Wearable devices can enhance indoor VLC systems for customized data transmission.
Purpose of the Study:
- To design and develop a fully organic and flexible VLC system.
- To assess the feasibility of using organic components for indoor wireless communication.
Main Methods:
- Fabrication of a flexible organic photodiode (OPD) using P3HT:PCBM.
- Characterization of the flexible OPD's electrical and modulation properties.
- Integration of a flexible OLED emitter and OPD receiver with flexible PCBs.
Main Results:
- The flexible OPD exhibited suitable frequency responses for audio transmission (>40 kHz).
- The commercial flexible organic luminaire also demonstrated adequate modulation capabilities.
- An all-organic flexible VLC system successfully transmitted audio in real-time.
Conclusions:
- The developed all-organic flexible VLC system demonstrates potential for indoor communication.
- The use of organic and flexible components opens new avenues for wearable VLC devices.
- High-quality audio transmission is achievable with this novel flexible VLC system.
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