Title :
Cascadable optical inversion using 1550 nm VCSEL
Author :
Marki, C.F. ; Moro, S. ; Jorgesen, D.R. ; Wen, P. ; Esener, S.C.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California at San Diego, La Jolla
Abstract :
A novel, cascadable optical inverter is demonstrated up to 2.5 Gbit/s using a commerically available 1550 nm VCSEL. Experimental results show cascadable operation based on positive noise margin transfer characteristics and extinction ratio (ER) regeneration. Errorless performance is measured with sensitivity penalties of 0 and 1.4 dB and output ER exceeding 6 dB at 1 and 2.5 Gbit/s, respectively.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; surface emitting lasers; bit rate 2.5 Gbit/s; cascadable optical inverter; extinction ratio regeneration; laser mode locking; positive noise margin transfer; vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; wavelength 1550 nm;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20082539
