Title :
28 Gb/s unequalized PAM3 modulation of an 850 nm VCSEL for next-generation datacommunication links
Author :
Ingham, J.D. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H. ; Cunningham, D.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
An 850 nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser is modulated at 28 Gb/s using pulse-amplitude modulation with three levels. Unequalized transmission over 100 m of OM3 MMF is demonstrated, with advantages over NRZ and PAM4 modulation.
Keywords :
data communication; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; pulse amplitude modulation; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; MMF; PAM3 modulation; VCSEL; bit rate 28 Gbit/s; distance 100 m; next-generation datacommunication links; pulse-amplitude modulation; unequalized transmission; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; wavelength 850 nm; Bandwidth; Modulation; Optical fibers; Optical signal processing; Receivers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
