VCSEL Arrays for Multicore Fiber Interconnects With an Aggregate Capacity of 240 Gb/s

Author

Westbergh, P. ; Gustavsson, J.S. ; Larsson, A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Microtechnol., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden

Volume

27

Issue

3

fYear

2015

fDate

Feb.1, 1 2015

Firstpage

296

Lastpage

299

Abstract

We report on the performance and uniformity of dense 2-D six-channel 850-nm vertical cavity surface-emitting laser arrays intended for multimode multicore fiber interconnects. Two circular array designs, differing in their common cathode configuration, are investigated and compared. We demonstrate error-free data transmission (bit-error-rate <;10^-12) up to 40 Gb/s and 85 °C for all channels, which can enable an aggregate capacity of 240 Gb/s over a single multicore fiber.

Keywords

data communication; error statistics; high-speed optical techniques; laser modes; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical fibre communication; optical interconnections; semiconductor laser arrays; surface emitting lasers; bit rate 240 Gbit/s; bit-error-rate; cathode configuration; circular array designs; dense 2D six-channel vertical cavity surface-emitting laser arrays; error-free data transmission; multimode multicore fiber interconnects; temperature 85 degC; wavelength 850 nm; Aggregates; Arrays; Bandwidth; Modulation; Optical fiber networks; Temperature measurement; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL); array; high-speed modulation; optical interconnects; semiconductor lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2014.2369827

Filename

6954464