Efficient Utilization of LEDs and LDs for Illumination and Visible Light Communication (VLC) FAHAD BIN ZAFAR 10.4225/03/5aceffd8866c5 https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Efficient_Utilization_of_LEDs_and_LDs_for_Illumination_and_Visible_Light_Communication_VLC_/6118787 This thesis addresses the shortcomings of visible light communication (VLC), which is an emerging form of wireless communication that simultaneously provides illumination and communication considering key properties associated with quality of illumination. By considering light emitting diodes (LEDs) that are widely used and laser diodes (LDs), which are expected to become popular, the aspects of their separate and combined use are investigated experimentally, analytically and in simulation. The superior performance of the proposed systems are quite promising for practical indoor lighting systems and can be considered as an added feature that provides high quality illumination and high speed communication. 2018-04-12 06:42:30 Visible Light Communication Light Emitting Diode Laser Diode Optical Wireless Communication Telecommunication Photometry Illumination Solid State Lighting Photonics Dimming Networking and Communications Photonics, Optoelectronics and Optical Communications Wireless Communications Electrical and Electronic Engineering not elsewhere classified