Optimization of VCSEL spatiotemporal operation in MMF links for 10-gb ethernet

Author

Gholami, Asghar ; Toffano, Zeno ; Destrez, Alain ; Pellevrault, Sébastien ; Pez, Mathias ; Quentel, François

Author_Institution

Dept. of Telecommun., Ecole Superieure d´´Electr., Gif-sur-Yvette

Volume

12

Issue

4

fYear

2006

Firstpage

767

Lastpage

775

Abstract

A complete model of the spatiotemporal behavior of multimode vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), through static and dynamic response, noise, thermal effects, and its coupling to multimode fibers (MMF) has been investigated in low-cost 10-Gb Ethernet (10-Gb E) prototype optoelectronic packages using GaAs VCSEL arrays coupled to MMF ribbons for short-distance optical links. Eye diagram simulations compared to measurements allow the analysis of critical parameters, such as launching conditions, in order to maximize the MMF bandwidth as well as VCSEL static and dynamic conditions. A new bit error rate (BER) estimation method is proposed by taking into account not only the Q-factor but random and deterministic jitter and digital pattern effects. Global system optimization is discussed for a BER less than 10 ^-12 for an aggregate link speed of 120 Gb/s over 300 m of a 12-fiber MMF ribbon

Keywords

Q-factor; error statistics; jitter; optical communication equipment; optical fibre LAN; optical fibres; semiconductor lasers; spatiotemporal phenomena; surface emitting lasers; 10 Gbit; 120 Gbit/s; 300 m; BER; Ethernet; GaAs; MMF links; Q-factor; VCSEL; bit error rate; jitter; multimode vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; optimization; spatiotemporal operation; thermal effects; Bit error rate; Ethernet networks; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Spatiotemporal phenomena; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Bit error rate (BER); fiber coupling; gigabit ethernet (GbE); laser beams; optical interconnections; thermal modeling; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSTQE.2006.876330

Filename

1668121