Title :
11 Gb/sec data transmission through 100 m of perfluorinated graded-index polymer optical fiber
Author :
Giaretta, Giorgio ; Wegmueller, M. ; Yelamarty, R.V.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol., AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We report for the first time data transmission at 11 Gb/sec through 100 m of low loss (33 dB/km) perfluorinated graded index plastic optical fiber using inexpensive, uncooled, unisolated, Fabry Perot lasers at 1.3 /spl mu/m and a simple InGaAs pin photodetector.
Keywords :
data communication; gradient index optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical polymers; p-i-n photodiodes; photodetectors; semiconductor lasers; 1.3 mum; 100 m; 11 Gbit/s; GRIN fibre; Gb/sec data transmission; InGaAs; InGaAs pin photodetector; perfluorinated graded-index polymer optical fiber; uncooled unisolated Fabry Perot lasers; Bandwidth; Costs; Data communication; Error analysis; Glass; Laser modes; Optical fibers; Optical polymers; Optical receivers; Plastics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766047
