Title :
Data transmission over single-mode fiber by using 1.2-μm uncooled GaInAs-GaAs laser for Gb/s local area network
Author :
Koyama, F. ; Schlenker, D. ; Miyamoto, T. ; Chen, Z. ; Matsutani, Akihiro ; Sakaguchi, T. ; Iga, K.
Author_Institution :
Precision & Intelligence Lab., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate 2-Gb/s data transmission through a 5-km-long standard single-mode fiber by using a GaAs-based 1.2-μm GaInAs-GaAs quantum well laser. The fabricated laser exhibits a high characteristic temperature of 140 K. The results indicate the possibility of Gigabit/s local area networks (LANs) using uncooled lasers (possibly surface-emitting lasers) operating at a 1.2-μm wavelength band.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; data communication; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; laser transitions; optical fibre LAN; optical transmitters; quantum well lasers; surface emitting lasers; 1.2 mum; 1.2-/spl mu/m GaInAs-GaAs quantum well laser; 1.2-/spl mu/m wavelength band; 140 K; 2 Gbit/s; 5 km; GaInAs-GaAs; Gb/s local area network; Gigabit/s local area networks; data transmission; high characteristic temperature; single-mode fiber; standard single-mode fiber; surface-emitting lasers; uncooled GaInAs-GaAs laser; uncooled lasers; Chemical lasers; Data communication; Fiber lasers; Laser beam cutting; Optical fiber LAN; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
