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Main Authors: Kazemi, Hossein, Osahon, Isaac N. O., Jiao, Tiankuo, Butler, David, Ledentsov Jr., Nikolay, Titkov, Ilya, Ledentsov, Nikolay, Haas, Harald
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.23746
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author Kazemi, Hossein
Osahon, Isaac N. O.
Jiao, Tiankuo
Butler, David
Ledentsov Jr., Nikolay
Titkov, Ilya
Ledentsov, Nikolay
Haas, Harald
author_facet Kazemi, Hossein
Osahon, Isaac N. O.
Jiao, Tiankuo
Butler, David
Ledentsov Jr., Nikolay
Titkov, Ilya
Ledentsov, Nikolay
Haas, Harald
contents Real-time transmission of high-resolution video signals in an uncompressed and unencrypted format requires an ultra-reliable and low-latency communications (URLLC) medium with high bandwidth to maintain the quality of experience (QoE) for users. We put forward the design and experimental demonstration of a high-performance laser-based optical wireless communication (OWC) system that enables high-definition (HD) video transmission with submillisecond latencies. The serial digital interface (SDI) output of a camera is used to transmit the live video stream over an optical wireless link by directly modulating the SDI signal on the intensity of a 940 nm vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL). The proposed SDI over light fidelity (LiFi) system corroborates error-free transmission of full HD (FHD) and 4K ultra-high-definition (UHD) resolutions at data rates of 2.97 Gb/s and 5.94 Gb/s, respectively, with a measured end-to-end latency of under 35 ns. Since SDI standards support various video formats and VCSELs are high-bandwidth and low-power devices, this presents a scalable and inexpensive solution for wireless connectivity between professional broadcast equipment using off-the-shelf SDI components.
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spellingShingle Real-Time Transmission of Uncompressed High-Definition Video Via A VCSEL-Based Optical Wireless Link With Ultra-Low Latency
Kazemi, Hossein
Osahon, Isaac N. O.
Jiao, Tiankuo
Butler, David
Ledentsov Jr., Nikolay
Titkov, Ilya
Ledentsov, Nikolay
Haas, Harald
Signal Processing
Real-time transmission of high-resolution video signals in an uncompressed and unencrypted format requires an ultra-reliable and low-latency communications (URLLC) medium with high bandwidth to maintain the quality of experience (QoE) for users. We put forward the design and experimental demonstration of a high-performance laser-based optical wireless communication (OWC) system that enables high-definition (HD) video transmission with submillisecond latencies. The serial digital interface (SDI) output of a camera is used to transmit the live video stream over an optical wireless link by directly modulating the SDI signal on the intensity of a 940 nm vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL). The proposed SDI over light fidelity (LiFi) system corroborates error-free transmission of full HD (FHD) and 4K ultra-high-definition (UHD) resolutions at data rates of 2.97 Gb/s and 5.94 Gb/s, respectively, with a measured end-to-end latency of under 35 ns. Since SDI standards support various video formats and VCSELs are high-bandwidth and low-power devices, this presents a scalable and inexpensive solution for wireless connectivity between professional broadcast equipment using off-the-shelf SDI components.
title Real-Time Transmission of Uncompressed High-Definition Video Via A VCSEL-Based Optical Wireless Link With Ultra-Low Latency
topic Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.23746