Title :
50Gbit/s PAM-4 MMF transmission using 1060nm VCSELs with reach beyond 200m
Author :
Pavan, Sriharsha Kota ; Lavrencik, Justin ; Shubochkin, Roman ; Sun, Yue ; Kim, Jung-Ho ; Vaidya, Durgesh ; Lingle, Robert ; Kise, Tomofumi ; Ralph, Stephen E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate error-free transmission of 50Gbit/s PAM-4 signals over OM3 and prototype wideband fiber using 1060nm VCSELs. FEC-conformed performance is demonstrated over 200m. An analytic model allows identification of penalties and demonstrates negligible MPN.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical modulation; pulse amplitude modulation; surface emitting lasers; FEC conformed performance; OM3 fiber; PAM-4 MMF transmission; VCSEL; bit rate 50 Gbit/s; multimode fiber; vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; wavelength 1060 nm; wideband fiber; Bandwidth; Bit error rate; Modulation; Noise; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber dispersion; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.W1F.5
