Title :
GaAs fiber-optic modules for optical data processing networks
Author :
Ewen, John F. ; Jackson, Kenneth P. ; Bates, Richard J S ; Flint, Ephraim B.
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
fDate :
12/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A high-speed, highly integrated fiber-optic data communications link is described. It consists of a transmitter module containing a GaAs integrated circuit and a laser array with fiber array pigtail, and a receiver module containing a GaAs OEIC with a fiber array pigtail. The performance of the link at 1 Gb/s is presented with emphasis on the crosstalk and noise issues with those high levels of integration. Measured error rates as low as 10-15 confirm that these highly integrated link adapters are suitable for use in data processing networks
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; computer networks; gallium arsenide; integrated optoelectronics; optical fibres; optical interconnections; optical links; packet switching; semiconductor laser arrays; 1 Gbit/s; GaAs fiber-optic modules; GaAs integrated circuit; OEIC; crosstalk; diode laser arrays; error rates; fiber array pigtail; fiber-optic data communications link; high-speed; laser array; link adapters; noise; optical data processing networks; optoelectronic integrated circuit; receiver module; semiconductors; Data communication; Data processing; Gallium arsenide; High speed optical techniques; Optical arrays; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
