Figure 4: PPG acquisition using combinations of inorganic and organic LEDs and photodiodes (PDs).

(a) PPG signal acquired using inorganic red and green LEDs and an OPD. Green and red PPG signal amplitudes of 26 and 16 mVp-p were obtained, respectively. (b) PPG signal acquired using OLEDs and silicon PD—absence of lensing epoxy and reduced irradiance of the OLEDs bring down signal magnitude to 16 and 6 mVp-p for green and red excitations. (c) PPG signal acquired using OLEDs and OPD; although signal magnitudes are reduced to 3 and 2.5 mVp-p, the signal is sufficient for resolving the PPG waveform and provide light absorbance ratio information for arterial blood oxygenation calculation.