Title :
Digital communications above 1 Gb/s using 890-nm surface-emitting light-emitting diodes
Author :
Akbulut, M. ; Chen, C.H. ; Hargis, M.C. ; Weiner, A.M. ; Melloch, M.R. ; Woodall, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
We report high-speed digital modulation of GaAs-AlGaAs light-emitting diodes. Open eye patterns and bit error rates less than 10/sup -9/ were obtained for data rates from 750 Mb/s to 1.7 Gb/s. These results are the first report, to our knowledge, of error-free digital modulation experiments for LEDs at bit rates above 1 Gb/s.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; digital communication; error statistics; gallium arsenide; high-speed optical techniques; light emitting diodes; optical links; optical modulation; optical transmitters; 750 Mbit/s to 1.7 Gbit/s; 890 nm; GaAs-AlGaAs; GaAs-AlGaAs light-emitting diodes; LED; bit error rate; digital communications; error-free digital modulation experiments; high-speed digital modulation; open eye patterns; surface-emitting light-emitting diodes; Bandwidth; Bit error rate; Digital communication; Digital modulation; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Light emitting diodes; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
