Title :
Optical design optimization for high-speed active optical cables
Author :
Zakharian, A.R. ; Kuchinsky, S.A. ; Liu, X. ; Fortusini, D. ; West, J.A. ; Lefort, M. Charbonneau ; ten Have, E. ; Kobyakov, A.
Author_Institution :
Corning Inc., Corning, NY, USA
Abstract :
We introduce a Monte Carlo-based optimization to quantify the trade-off between optical loss and misalignment tolerances in active optical cables. Fibers with large core diameters are shown to outperform standard MMF at 20 Gb/s.
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; optical cables; optical design techniques; optical losses; MMF; Monte Carlo-based optimization; bit rate 20 Gbit/s; high-speed active optical cables; optical design optimization; optical loss; Lenses; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Optimization; Standards;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA