Title :
A 40-Gb/s, 850-nm, VCSEL-based full optical link
Author :
Rylyakov, A.V. ; Schow, C.L. ; Proesel, Jonathan E. ; Kuchta, D.M. ; Baks, Christian ; Li, N.Y. ; Xie, Chao ; Jackson, K.P.
Author_Institution :
T.J. Watson Res. Center, IBM Res., Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
We report a complete VCSEL optical link operating at 40-Gb/s (BER<;10-12) with an eye opening of 0.56 UI and 6 dB of link margin. Transmitter pre-distortion enables substantial improvements in speed, jitter, and link margin.
Keywords :
error statistics; optical interconnections; optical links; optical transceivers; surface emitting lasers; BER; VCSEL; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; optical link; transmitter pre-distortion; wavelength 850 nm; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical transmitters; Receivers; Sensitivity; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
