Advancements in Wireless Optical Communication: Integrating Visible Light and Beyond

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, significant progress has been achieved in various key technologies in the field of visible light communications. Light sources have evolved from ordinary lighting LEDs to micro-LEDs, new-material LEDs, and laser diodes. Detectors have evolved from PIN diodes and APDs to single-photon detectors. Deep learning technology has been applied to demodulation, equalization, etc. Optical reconfigurable intelligent surface (ORIS) technology has been used to improve the robustness of visible light communication, and visible light communication based on laser diodes can reach a speed of 1Tbits/s. The application of new methods has improved the performance of visible light communication technologies. From an application perspective, visible light communication technology is considered one of the key technologies of 6G. It is a vital technology in the field of underwater short-range and high-speed communication and has multiple advantages in positioning. Recently, in particular, the Internet of Vehicles has attached great importance to visible light communication technology, and some important experiments are currently underway.

This Special Issue invites manuscripts that introduce recent advancements in wireless optical communications. All theoretical, numerical, and experimental papers are accepted. Topics can include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Breakthroughs in light sources and detectors;
• Pre-emphasis and post-equalization technologies;
• Deep learning in visible light communication technologies;
• Underwater optical wireless communications;
• Visible light communication networking technology;
• Li-Fi;
• Laser-based wireless optical communications;
• Visible light positioning;
• Modulation and demodulation technologies;
• Photon counting detection;
• Experiment demonstrations;
• Optical reconfigurable intelligent surface (ORIS);
• Vehicle-to-vehicle visible light communications;
• OWC between drones.

Prof. Dr. Minglun Zhang
Dr. Hongyu Zhou
Guest Editors

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