Title :
Digital coherent communications with a 1550 nm VCSEL
Author :
Huynh, Tam N. ; Vujicic, Vidak ; Gutierrez Pascual, M.D. ; Anandarajah, Prince M. ; Barry, Liam P.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng., Dublin City Univ., Dublin, Ireland
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate for the first time the use of a single mode 1550 nm VCSEL in a standard coherent communication system employing QPSK modulation format. The phase noise of the VCSEL is also characterized in detail.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser noise; optical communication equipment; quadrature phase shift keying; surface emitting lasers; QPSK modulation format; digital coherent communications; phase noise; quadrature phase shift keying; single mode VCSEL; standard coherent communication; vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; wavelength 1550 nm; Laser noise; Optical noise; Optical transmitters; Phase noise; Phase shift keying; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
