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Emerging near-infrared luminescent materials for next-generation broadband optical communications

Xu, B; Jin, C; Park, JS; Liu, H; Lin, X; Cui, J; Chen, D; (2024) Emerging near-infrared luminescent materials for next-generation broadband optical communications. InfoMat , Article e12550. 10.1002/inf2.12550. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

The rapid development of emerging technologies observed in recent years, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile internet, big data, cloud computing, and the Internet of Everything, are generating escalating demands for expanding the capacity density, and speed in next-generation optical communications. This poses a significant challenge to existing communication techniques. Within this context, the integration of near-infrared broadband, tunable, and high-gain luminescent materials into silicon optical circuits or fiber architectures to transmit and modulate light shows enormous potential for advancing next-generation communication techniques. Here, this review provides an overview of the recent breakthroughs in near-infrared luminescent epitaxial/colloidal quantum dots, and metal-active-center-doped materials for broadband optical amplifiers and tunable lasers. We also expound on efforts to enhance the bandwidth and gain of these materials-based amplifiers and lasers, exploring the challenges associate with developing ultra-broadband and high-speed optical communication systems. Additionally, the potential applications in Fifth Generation Fixed Networks, integration with 5G and 6G wireless networks, compensation for current Si electronic based CMOS for high computing capability, and the prospects of these light sources for next-generation optoelectronic devices are discussed. (Figure presented.).

Type: Article
Title: Emerging near-infrared luminescent materials for next-generation broadband optical communications
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1002/inf2.12550
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/inf2.12550
Language: English
Additional information: © 2024 The Authors. InfoMat published by UESTC and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: laser, metal-active-center, next generation optical communication, optical amplifier, quantum dot
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Electronic and Electrical Eng
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10192337
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