Title :
3 Gb/s high-power optical data transmission system
Author :
Jost, G. ; Deichsel, E. ; Heerlein, J. ; Jäger, R. ; King, R. ; Martin, U. ; Unger, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Optoelectron., Ulm Univ., Germany
Abstract :
A novel high-power optical data transmission system is presented, which consists of a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) and a high-power tapered semiconductor amplifier. With this VCSEL master-oscillator power-amplifier system (VCSEL-MOPA), more than 0.5 W of optical output power has been achieved preserving the optical and electrical properties of the master-oscillator. Data transmission experiments at 3 Gb/s have been demonstrated with a bit-error rate (BER) below 10-11
Keywords :
data communication; digital communication; error statistics; laser beam applications; optical links; optical transmitters; satellite links; semiconductor optical amplifiers; surface emitting lasers; wireless LAN; 0.5 W; 3 Gbit/s; BER; VCSEL master-oscillator power-amplifier system; bit-error rate; free-space optical links; high-power optical transmission system; high-power tapered semiconductor amplifier; indoor IR wireless LAN; intersatellite links; optical data transmission system; surface-emitting laser; vertical-cavity SEL; Bit error rate; Data communication; High power amplifiers; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 1999. SBMO/IEEE MTT-S, APS and LEOS - IMOC '99. International
Conference_Location :
Rio de Janeiro
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5807-4
DOI :
10.1109/IMOC.1999.867088
