Rate-Power Trade-Off in Simultaneous Lightwave Information and Power Transfer Systems

In this letter, we study the fundamental trade-off that exists between the power harvested and data rate supported by a simultaneous lightwave information and power transmission (SLIPT) receiver. By selecting the DC operating point of the photovoltaic cell using a power converter, the receiver can be tuned to optimize collected power or data rate. Utilizing an electrical model of a photovoltaic ce...