• DocumentCode
    2061706
  • Title

    10-Gb/s WDM-PON transmission using uncooled, directly modulated free-running 1.55-μm VCSELs

  • Author

    Cheng, Xiaofei ; Wen, Yang Jing ; Xu, Zhaowen ; Shao, Xu ; Wang, Yixin ; Yeo, Yong-Kee

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. for Infocomm Res., Singapore
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    21-25 Sept. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We investigate 10-Gb/s uncooled, directly modulated free-running 1.55-mum VCSEL transmission for WDM-PONs. Wavelength variation with bias current and dispersion tolerance are evaluated for WDM-PON transmission. Errorfree transmission over 10-km SMF and 80-km SMF+DCF have been demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre networks; optical modulation; optical transmitters; surface emitting lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM-PON transmission; bias current; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; dispersion tolerance; error-free transmission; modulated free-running VCSEL transmission; size 1.55 mum; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; wavelength variation; Bandwidth; High speed optical techniques; Light sources; Optical attenuators; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Brussels
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2227-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2228-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729525
  • Filename
    4729525