2.5-Gb/s transmission over 50 km with a 1.3-μm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser

Author

Geske, J. ; Jayaraman, V. ; Goodwin, T. ; Culick, M. ; MacDougal, M. ; Goodnough, T. ; Welch, D. ; Bowers, J.E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Volume

12

Issue

12

fYear

2000

Firstpage

1707

Lastpage

1709

Abstract

We demonstrate error-free 50-km transmission at 2.5 Gb/s over standard single-mode fiber using an optically pumped 1.3-μm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser operating at 25/spl deg/C. No optical isolator or amplification was used in the transmission demonstration. System backreflection sensitivity measurements were conducted for various fiber distances and reflection feedback levels. The results indicate a transmission power penalty of 0.1 dB at a bit-error rate of 10/sup -9/ for a reflection feedback level of -25 dB with the reflection originating at 5 m.

Keywords

laser feedback; laser variables measurement; optical fibre communication; optical pumping; optical transmitters; reflectivity; semiconductor lasers; sensitivity; surface emitting lasers; 1.3 mum; 2.5 Gbit/s; 50 km; Gb/s transmission; backreflection sensitivity measurements; bit-error rate; error-free km transmission; fiber distances; optically pumped vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; reflection feedback level; reflection feedback levels; standard single-mode fiber; transmission power penalty; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser feedback; Optical feedback; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical reflection; Optical sensors; Stimulated emission; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.896356

Filename

896356