Title :
10 Gb/s, 850 nm VCSEL based large core POF links
Author :
Polley, Arup ; Decker, Patrick J. ; Ralph, Stephen E.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA
Abstract :
We demonstrate 10 Gb/s VCSEL based transmission over 100 m of larger core (120 mum) graded-index perfluorinated plastic optical fiber, thus establishing that multi-transverse-mode VCSELs are compatible with highly alignment tolerant plastic optical fiber.
Keywords :
gradient index optics; laser modes; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical links; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL based transmission; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; graded-index perfluorinated plastic optical fiber; multitransverse-mode VCSEL; optical links; wavelength 850 nm; Bandwidth; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Optical fibers; Optical pulse generation; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Plastics; Propagation losses; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; 060.2270; 060.2330;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
