GaAs VCSEL´s at /spl lambda/=780 and 835 nm for short-distance 2.5-Gb/s plastic optical fiber data links

Author

Schnitzer, P. ; Grabherr, M. ; Jager, R. ; Mederer, F. ; Michalzik, R. ; Wiedenmann, D. ; Ebeling, K.J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Optoelectron., Ulm Univ., Germany

Volume

11

Issue

7

fYear

1999

fDate

7/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

767

Lastpage

769

Abstract

Selectively oxidized GaAs vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers for /spl lambda/=780- and 835-nm emission wavelength and 120-μm-core diameter step index plastic optical fiber (POF) are investigated for short distance interconnects. 2.5-Gb/s pseudorandom data transmission over up to 2.5 m of plastic fiber is demonstrated with a bit-error rate (BER) of better than 10/sup -11/. Furthermore, bias-free data transmission at 2.5 Gb/s over 1-m fiber length again at a BER of better than 10/sup -11/ is reported.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; error statistics; gallium arsenide; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; optical fibre communication; optical interconnections; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 1 m; 120 mum; 2.5 Gbit/s; 2.5 m; 780 nm; 835 nm; GaAs; GaAs VCSELs; GaAs vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; bias-free data transmission; bit-error rate; plastic fiber; pseudorandom data transmission; selectively oxidized vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; short distance interconnects; short-distance plastic optical fiber data links; step index plastic optical fiber; Bit error rate; Data communication; Fiber lasers; Gallium arsenide; Optical fibers; Optical surface waves; Plastics; Surface emitting lasers; Surface waves; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.769701

Filename

769701