VCSEL characterizations at the circuit- and system-levels for low-cost RoF applications

Author

Viana, Carlos ; Polleux, Jean-Luc ; Algani, Catherine

Author_Institution

ESIEE-Paris - UPME - Le Cnam, Univ. Paris-Est, Noisy-le-Grand, France

fYear

2013

fDate

2-5 Sept. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

This paper develops the fundamental figures of merit of vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) with the goal to use them on the Radio-over-Fiber (RoF) link study. Different analogue properties like frequency response, noise and spurious-free dynamic range (SDFR) were studied. Optical-Microwave quantities allowing to express the gain, the noise factor, the IP3 and the SFDR were defined and measured. This work allows to separate the contribution from the laser and the detector. The VCSEL tested presented at 5GHz and 8mA: a 1 dB compression point of +7.6dBm at the input; an opto-microwave OIP3 of -3.5 dBm; an optical-microwave noise factor optical-microwave of 41.4 dB and optical-microwave SFDR of 95.1 dBHz^2/3.

Keywords

frequency response; laser cavity resonators; laser noise; microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; optical links; optical pulse compression; radio-over-fibre; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; SDFR; VCSEL; analogue properties; compression point; frequency 5 GHz; frequency response; gain factor; low-cost RoF applications; optical-microwave noise factor; opto-microwave OIP3; radio-over-fiber link; spurious-free dynamic range; vertical cavity surface emitting laser; Noise; Optical attenuators; Optical coupling; Optical fiber communication; Optical noise; Photodiodes; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Analogue VCSEL; Optical-Microwave Figures; Radio-over-Fiber;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium (MMS), 2013 13th Mediterranean

Conference_Location

Saida

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MMS.2013.6663080

Filename

6663080