Title :
Transmission experiment using a coupled-cavity VCSEL for radio frequency conversion
Author :
Chen, Chen ; Pasandi, Mohammad E M ; Choquette, Kent D. ; Plant, David V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We perform a transmission experiment using a coupled-cavity VCSEL and demonstrate its unique ability for radio frequency conversion. For a short-reach link, the system performance is governed by the dc biasing and local oscillator power applied to the coupled-cavity VCSEL.
Keywords :
light transmission; optical frequency conversion; surface emitting lasers; coupled-cavity VCSEL; dc biasing; local oscillator power; radio frequency conversion; short-reach link; transmission experiment; Band pass filters; Bit error rate; Cavity resonators; Mixers; OFDM; Radio frequency; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
