Title :
Multimode fiber transmission using room temperature double-fused 1.54-μm vertical-cavity lasers
Author :
Blixt, P. ; Babic, D.I. ; Margalit, N.M. ; Streubel, K. ; Bowers, J.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present the very first long-wavelength vertical-cavity laser (VCL) multimode transmission experiments. These lasers are ideal for local area networks. The VCLs were double-fused and operated continuous-wave at 1.54 μm at room-temperature. Data rates of 155 Mb/s were transmitted over 1 km on a multimode fiber with bit-error rates less than 10/sup -10/ for VCLs with diameters of 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, and 26 μm. The RC-limited bandwidths were typically 2-3 GHz for these VCLs. The yield of the devices was higher than 90%.
Keywords :
errors; infrared sources; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser transitions; optical fibre LAN; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 1.54 mum; 10 mum; 12 mum; 155 Mbit/s; 16 mum; 2 to 3 GHz; 20 mum; 26 mum; 8 mum; RC-limited bandwidths; bit-error rates; continuous-wave; local area networks; multimode fiber; multimode fiber transmission; multimode transmission experiments; room temperature double-fused /spl mu/m vertical-cavity lasers; vertical-cavity laser; Fiber lasers; Local area networks; Mirrors; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Reflectivity; Temperature; Threshold current; Threshold voltage; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
