Title :
Transmission performance of a 1.5-μm 2.5-Gb/s directly modulated tunable VCSEL
Author :
Filios, A. ; Gutierrez-Castrejon, R. ; Tomkos, I. ; Hallock, B. ; Vodhanel, R. ; Coombe, A. ; Yuen, W. ; Moreland, R. ; Garrett, B. ; Duvall, C. ; Chang-Hasnain, Constance
Author_Institution :
Corning Inc., Somerset, NJ, USA
fDate :
4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present experimental and theoretical transmission performance results for a novel 1.5-μm 2.5-Gb/s directly modulated wavelength tunable vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser over different fiber types. Uncompensated reach of 100-800 km is demonstrated depending on the fiber choice.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; laser tuning; metropolitan area networks; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.5 micron; 2.5 Gbit/s; 800 to 100 km; Gb/s directly modulated tunable VCSEL; MAN; WDM; fiber choice; fiber types; transmission performance; uncompensated reach; wavelength tunable vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; Fiber lasers; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber networks; Optical surface waves; Surface emitting lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2003.809321
