Title :
A 4-λ, 40Gb/s/λ bandwidth extension of multimode fiber in the 850nm range
Author :
Kuchta, D.M. ; Huynh, T. ; Doany, F. ; Rylyakov, A. ; Schow, C.L. ; Pepeljugoski, P. ; Gazula, D. ; Shaw, E. ; Tatum, J.
Author_Institution :
IBM - T. J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
The bandwidth capacity of 50/125 μm multimode fiber is extended by using four VCSELs with wavelengths coarsely separated at 30nm and with each wavelength operating at 40Gb/s. All four wavelengths achieve BER <;1E-12 at 100m.
Keywords :
error statistics; fibre lasers; optical fibres; surface emitting lasers; BER; VCSEL; bandwidth capacity; bit error rate; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; multimode fiber; vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; wavelength 30 nm; wavelength 850 nm; Bandwidth; Bit error rate; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
