Title :
IM/DD vs. 4-PAM using a 1550-nm VCSEL over short-range SMF/MMF links for optical interconnects
Author :
Karinou, Fotini ; Rodes, Roberto ; Prince, Kamau ; Roudas, I. ; Monroy, I.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Patras, Rio, Greece
Abstract :
We experimentally compare the performance of 10.9-Gb/s IM/DD and 5-GBd 4-PAM modulation formats over 5-km SMF and 1-km MMF links, employing a commercially-available 1550-nm VCSEL as an enabling technology for use in optical interconnects.
Keywords :
intensity modulation; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical interconnections; optical links; optical modulation; pulse amplitude modulation; surface emitting lasers; 5-GBd 4-PAM modulation format; IM/DD modulation format; bit rate 10.9 Gbit/s; commercially-available VCSEL; distance 1 km; distance 5 km; optical interconnects; short-range MMF link; short-range SMF link; wavelength 1550 nm; Bit error rate; Fiber lasers; Modulation; Optical attenuators; Optical interconnections; Sensitivity; 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
