Title :
Avalanche photodiode (APD)-based PAM-16 4 Gb/s LEDPOF link
Author :
Li, Xin ; Bamiedakis, N. ; Wei, J.L. ; Penty, Richard V. ; White, Ian H.
Author_Institution :
Eng. Dept., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
The use of an APD-based receiver in a PAM-16 4 Gb/s LED-POF link is shown to provide 10 dB greater link power budget over a PIN photodiode link. Error-free transmission is achieved over 25m SI-POF.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; p-i-n photodiodes; pulse amplitude modulation; APD based receiver; LEDPOF link; PAM; PIN photodiode link; avalanche photodiode; error free transmission; Bit error rate; Detectors; Modulation; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; Optical sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
