• DocumentCode
    971623
  • Title

    Performance Comparison of Directly Modulated VCSEL and DFB Lasers in Wired-Wireless Networks

  • Author

    Gamage, Prasanna A. ; Nirmalathas, A. ; Lim, C. ; Wong, E. ; Novak, Dalma ; Waterhouse, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    24
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    2102
  • Lastpage
    2104
  • Abstract
    We compare the RF power conversion efficiency using our analytical model for optical links composed of distributed feedback (DFB) and vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) optical sources. We then experimentally compare RF power consumption and present link transmission performance for a directly modulated DFB laser-based and VCSEL-based hybrid access network overlaid on an ethernet passive optical network infrastructure for the distribution of wired and wireless services.
  • Keywords
    distributed feedback lasers; local area networks; optical links; surface emitting lasers; DFB lasers; RF power conversion efficiency; VCSEL; distributed feedback; ethernet passive optical network; optical links; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; wired-wireless networks; Distributed feedback (DFB) laser; power efficiency; slope efficiency; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2008.2006913
  • Filename
    4663579