Title :
High-speed long-wavelength VCSELs for energy-efficient 40 Gbps links up to 1 km without error correction
Author :
Malacarne, Antonio ; Sorianello, Vito ; Daly, Aidan ; Kogel, Benjamin ; Ortsiefer, Markus ; Melo, Suzanne ; Neumeyr, Christian ; Romagnoli, Marco ; Bogoni, Antonella
Author_Institution :
CNIT - Nat. Lab. of Photonic Networks, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
A high-speed VCSEL is characterized and directly modulated up to 40Gbps with power consumption ~14mW. BER performance exhibits error-free operation(<;10-9) up to 1km of SMF with 1.6dB of penalty without optical amplification.
Keywords :
error statistics; laser cavity resonators; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical links; optical modulation; surface emitting lasers; BER performance; SMF; bit error rate; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; direct modulation; distance 1 km; energy-efficient links; error-free operation; high speed long-wavelength VCSEL; penalty; power consumption; single mode fiber; vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Adaptive optics; Bit error rate; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; Stimulated emission; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
