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Area of Science:

Optical Communications
Materials Science

Background:

Visible light communications (VLC) systems can be enhanced using fluorescent optical antennas.
These antennas absorb transmitter light, concentrate fluorescence, and maintain a wide field of view.

Purpose of the Study:

Introduce a novel, flexible method for creating fluorescent optical antennas using glass capillaries filled with epoxy and fluorophores.
Compare the performance of VLC systems using antennas with different fluorophores (Coumarin 504, Coumarin 6, DCM) with a white LED transmitter.

Main Methods:

Fabricated fluorescent optical antennas by filling glass capillaries with epoxy and fluorophore mixtures.
Coupled antennas to photodiodes, reducing photon leakage compared to previous designs.
Evaluated system performance using different fluorophores, including Coumarin 504, Coumarin 6, and DCM, with a gallium nitride (GaN) LED transmitter.

Main Results:

The new antenna design offers efficient coupling and reduced photon leakage.
Coumarin 504, a novel fluorophore for VLC, significantly increased modulation bandwidth by selectively absorbing GaN LED light.
The optimal fluorophore choice depends on receiver illuminance: highest signal gain for low illuminance (SNR-dominated), highest bandwidth for high illuminance (data rate-limited).

Conclusions:

The developed glass capillary-based fluorescent optical antennas provide a simple and flexible platform for VLC research.
Demonstrated that fluorophore selection is critical and contingent on operating conditions (illuminance).
Established a new understanding of fluorophore performance trade-offs in VLC systems based on SNR and bandwidth.