Title :
High speed fiber optic link design considerations
Author_Institution :
Integrated Photonics Inc., Carlsbad, CA, USA
Abstract :
The design of high-speed optical data links involves a number of factors on which engineering tradeoffs must be made. The author discusses these tradeoffs as applied to modular computer communication links. It is concluded that it is possible to make a very cost-effective, ultrahigh-speed link by utilizing commercial technology. Low-cost 800-nm lasers allow data links operating in the 500-MHz range to be built with high optical power, permitting the use of less expensive multimode fiber, and lower gain receivers
Keywords :
computer networks; laser beam applications; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical links; receivers; 500 MHz; 800 nm; data links; engineering tradeoffs; fibre optic links; high-speed optical data links; lasers; modular computer communication links; multimode optical fibres; optical power; receivers; Data engineering; Design engineering; Fiber lasers; High speed optical techniques; Optical design; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; Power engineering computing; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1988. MILCOM 88, Conference record. 21st Century Military Communications - What's Possible? 1988 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1988.13358
