Title :
Ultra-low cost and power VCSEL-based 480Mbit/s UWB radio over a bi-directional CWDM PON
Author :
Quinlan, Terence ; Morant, Maria ; Llorente, Roberto ; Walker, Stuart
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Essex, Colchester, UK
Abstract :
Ultra-low cost and power, -44dBm direct modulation of commercially-available 1344nm and 1547nm VCSELs by band-group 1 UWB signals is demonstrated over a 20.1 km, SSMF, CWDM optical network. EVMs <; -18.3 dB were achieved.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; passive optical networks; ultra wideband communication; wavelength division multiplexing; SSMF; UWB radio; UWB signals; bidirectional CWDM PON; bidirectional CWDM passive optical network; bit rate 480 Gbit/s; distance 20.1 km; power VCSEL; size 1344 nm; size 1547 nm; ultralow cost VCSEL; ultrawideband radio; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; Bidirectional control; Modulation; Optical fibers; Passive optical networks; Radio frequency; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
