Title :
1.5-µm, 21.4-Gbps 4-PAM VCSEL link for optical access applications
Author :
Jingjing Zhou ; Yu Changyuan ; Hoon Kim
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
We investigate the transmission performance of 21.4-Gbps 4-PAM signals generated by using a 1.54-μm VCSEL. We achieve >8-dB power budget after 15-km transmission over SSMF by optimizing the extinction ratio and utilizing electronic equalization.
Keywords :
optical fibre subscriber loops; optical modulation; pulse amplitude modulation; surface emitting lasers; 4-PAM VCSEL Link; SSMF; VCSEL; bit rate 21.4 Gbit/s; electronic equalization; optical access application; power budget; size 1.54 mum; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; Bit error rate; Erbium; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Receivers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
