Title :
120-Gb/s 100-m transmission in a single multicore multimode fiber containing six cores interfaced with a matching VCSEL array
Author :
Lee, B.G. ; Kuchta, D.M. ; Doany, F.E. ; Schow, C.L. ; Baks, C. ; John, R. ; Pepeljugoski, P. ; Taunay, T.F. ; Zhu, B. ; Yan, M.F. ; Oulundsen, G.E. ; Vaidya, D.S. ; Luo, W. ; Li, N.
Author_Institution :
IBM T. J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
Over 100 Gb/s is carried across a single 100-m strand of multicore multimode fiber. A custom VCSEL array transmits 16.7 to 20 Gb/s/channel into six cores housed within a 125-μm cladding. Negligible crosstalk is observed.
Keywords :
optical fibre LAN; optical fibre cladding; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL array; bit rate 120 Gbit/s; bit rate 16.7 Gbit/s to 20 Gbit/s; optical fiber cladding; optical fibre LAN; single multicore multimode fiber; size 100 m; size 125 mum; Arrays; Crosstalk; Magnetic cores; Multicore processing; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Playa del Carmen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3730-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3731-3
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2010.5553695
