DocumentCode :
3406473
Title :
Multiwavelength VCSEL transmitter for WDM parallel optical fiber interconnects
Author :
Larson, M.C. ; Pocha, M.D. ; Garrett, H.E. ; Petersen, H.E. ; Bond, S.W. ; Drayton, R.F. ; Patel, R.R. ; Emanue, M.A. ; Deri, R.J. ; Lowry, M.E.
Author_Institution :
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA
Volume :
2
fYear :
1999
fDate :
1999
Firstpage :
764
Abstract :
We employ a combination of direct fiber coupling and broad-band add/drop filtering to demonstrate a 4-wavelength by 10-fiber VCSEL-based transmitter in a PGA package with MT-connectorized optical output. This is the first demonstration to our knowledge of a multiwavelength VCSEL-based parallel optical fiber transmitter. Such a device is useful for future high-bandwidth low-cost data communications applications. The use of a hybrid packaging scheme employing a fiber-ribbon-guided add/drop filter enables ten fibers by four wavelengths with a wide (>10 nm) channel spacing; more wavelengths should be achievable either by using additional filters and/or by combining this approach with monolithic techniques of achieving multiple wavelengths per VCSEL die
Keywords :
optical fibre couplers; optical fibre filters; optical interconnections; optical transmitters; packaging; surface emitting lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; MT-connectorized optical output; PGA package; VCSEL die; WDM parallel optical fiber interconnects; broad-band add/drop filtering; direct fiber coupling; fiber-ribbon-guided add/drop filter; high-bandwidth low-cost data communications; hybrid packaging scheme; monolithic techniques; multiwavelength VCSEL transmitter; multiwavelength VCSEL-based parallel optical fiber transmitter; Filtering; Optical coupling; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber filters; Optical fibers; Optical transmitters; Packaging; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
ISSN :
1092-8081
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.811958
Filename :
811958
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