Title :
High performance multimode fibre link using ring-lasing vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
Author :
Sargent, L.J. ; Webster, M. ; White, I.H. ; Heard, P.J. ; Penty, R.V. ; Tan, M.R.T. ; Cunningham, D.G.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Commun. Res., Bristol Univ., UK
Abstract :
High performance laser sources are reported which avoid bandwidth collapse without requiring careful control of launch. By using VCSEL sources with ring-shaped beams, high performance gigabit transmission is achieved even for alignment tolerances of +/-10 microns
Keywords :
laser beams; optical fibre networks; optical transmitters; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL sources; alignment tolerances; bandwidth collapse; careful launch control; high performance gigabit transmission; high performance laser sources; high performance multimode fibre link; ring-lasing vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; ring-shaped beams; Bandwidth; Diode lasers; Fiber lasers; Laboratories; Laser beams; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fiber devices; Ring lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732788
