Stable Cr³⁺-Doped Near-Infrared Emitting Phosphors and pc-LEDs for Wireless Communication Applications

Near-infrared (NIR) wireless communication has been widely investigated because of its fast transmission speed and good penetration barrier performance. Despite their promising characteristics, the implementation of these materials is substantially limited by thermal degradation effects. To address this challenge, we developed Cr³⁺-activated gadolinium gallate phosphors that exhibit an emission bandwidth of 92.8 nm at half-maximum intensity while maintaining 86.3% of the initial luminous intensity at 150 °C. Furthermore, phosphor-converted light-emitting diodes (pc-LEDs) were manufactured, attaining a 1060 mW NIR output power and 360 mA current. The device was used to test the signal transmission effect using the prepared NIR pc-LEDs as the light source. In the case of input sine wave, inverse sine wave, and triangle wave, the transmission of the waveform was realized, and its penetration performance was tested. The experimental findings demonstrate that the proposed material exhibits promising applications in NIR optical communication systems.