Title :
Development of Hard Plastic Clad Fiber (HPCF)-Compatible Devices and Demonstration of HPCF-PON
Author :
Kim, J.K. ; Kim, D.U. ; Kim, T.-Y. ; Park, C.-S. ; Lee, B.H. ; Oh, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Commun., Gwangju Inst. of Sci. & Technol.
fDate :
6/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We report implementation and packaging of a whole line-up of hard plastic clad fiber (HPCF)-compatible devices: HPCF pigtailed 850-nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers, HPCF pigtailed GaAs PIN photodiode, and 4times4 HPCF power splitter. Using these devices, an all-HPCF 4times4 passive optical network (PON) link suitable for short reach optical networks was successfully constructed. The PON link was operating well at a data rate of 1.25 Gb/s. The structures of the devices and their fabrication processes are discussed in detail along with characterizations of transmission performance by measuring the eye diagrams
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; optical beam splitters; optical communication equipment; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre networks; p-i-n photodiodes; surface emitting lasers; 1.25 Gbit/s; 850 nm; GaAs PIN photodiode; eye diagrams; hard plastic clad fiber; passive optical network link; power splitter; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; Fiber lasers; Gallium arsenide; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; PIN photodiodes; Passive optical networks; Plastic packaging; Power lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Hard plastic clad fiber (HPCF); lensed fiber; passive optical network (PON); pigtailed photodetector (PD); pigtailed vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL); very short reach (VSR);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2007.897288
