Title :
35-Gb/s VCSEL-Based optical link using 32-nm SOI CMOS circuits
Author :
Proesel, Jonathan E. ; Lee, Byeong ; Baks, C.W. ; Schow, C.L.
Author_Institution :
IBM T. J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
A VCSEL-based multimode fiber optical link using 32nm SOI CMOS circuits is demonstrated. Record optical link power efficiencies of 1pJ/bit at 25Gb/s and 2.7pJ/bit at 35Gb/s are achieved.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; fibre lasers; optical fibre networks; optical links; silicon-on-insulator; surface emitting lasers; SOI CMOS circuits; VCSEL-based multimode fiber optical link; VCSEL-based optical link; bit rate 35 Gbit/s; record optical link power efficiency; size 32 nm; CMOS integrated circuits; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
