Title :
400 Mb/s operation of a reconfigurable and cascadable PIN/HBT/VCSEL optoelectronic switching fabric with optical gain
Author :
Ortiz, G.G. ; Alduino, A. ; Hains, C. ; Bo Lu ; Lu, Y.C. ; Luo, Wen Lin ; Cheng, Julian ; Zolper, J.C. ; Klem, J.A. ; Hafich, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Center for High Technol. Mater., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
A new multifunctional PIN/HBT/VCSEL switching fabric with high speed, optical gain (7.5 dB), and fan-out capability has been developed. This work demonstrates their switching and optical routing functions at >400 Mb/s. This fabric can perform the functions of an optical transceiver as well as an optical switch by converting data interchangeably between either the electrical or optical format. The new switching fabric results in improved performance over previous implementations by separating the photodetection and amplification functions into two devices that can be independently optimized, i.e., a PIN diode and an HBT
Keywords :
heterojunction bipolar transistors; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optoelectronics; optical switches; p-i-n photodiodes; surface emitting lasers; 400 Mbit/s; 7.5 dB; HBT; PIN diode; VCSEL; amplification; fan-out; high speed switching; multifunctional binary device; optical gain; optical routing; optical transceiver; optoelectronic switch; photodetection; reconfigurable cascadable fabric; Fabrics; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; High speed optical techniques; Optical coupling; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical switches; Routing; Stimulated emission; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2450-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1995.484829
