Title :
Error free 2.5 Gb/s transmission over 125 km conventional fiber of a directly modulated widely tunable vertical cavity surface emitting laser
Author :
Jiang, M. ; Lu, C.-C. ; Chen, P. ; Zhou, J.-H. ; Cai, J. ; McCallion, K. ; Knopp, K.J. ; Wang, P.D. ; Azimi, M. ; Vakhshoori, D.
Author_Institution :
Nortel Networks, Wilmington, MA, USA
Abstract :
A vertical cavity surface emitting laser with over 35 nm tuning range is modulated through its optical pumping at rates up to 2.5 Gb/s. Error free transmission is obtained for a conventional fiber of 125 km.
Keywords :
error statistics; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical pumping; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 125 km; 2.5 Gbit/s; conventional fiber; directly modulated laser; directly modulated widely tunable vertical cavity surface emitting laser; error free transmission; optical pumping; vertical cavity surface emitting laser; widely tunable laser; Chirp modulation; Detectors; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser tuning; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Pump lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
