Free-Running 1550 nm VCSEL for 10.7 Gb/s Transmission in 99.7 km PON

We present a cooler-less, free-running 1550 nm vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) directly modulated at 10.7 Gb/s. We also report on error-free transmission through 40 km of standard single-mode optical fiber, achieved without the use of dispersion-mitigation or mid-span amplification. I...

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Published in:Journal of optical communications and networking 2011-05, Vol.3 (5), p.399-403
Main Authors: Prince, Kamau, Ming Ma, Gibbon, T B, Neumeyr, Christian, Ronneberg, Enno, Ortsiefer, Markus, Monroy, I Tafur
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptive optics
Amplification
Devices
Feasibility
Networks
Noise levels
Optical fibers
Optical modulation
Optical receivers
Optical sensors
Passive optical network
Passive optical networks
Vertical cavity surface emission lasers
Vertical cavity surface emitting laser
Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
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Summary:We present a cooler-less, free-running 1550 nm vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) directly modulated at 10.7 Gb/s. We also report on error-free transmission through 40 km of standard single-mode optical fiber, achieved without the use of dispersion-mitigation or mid-span amplification. Inverse-dispersion fiber was utilized to realize a dispersion-matched 99.7 km optical access uplink supporting error-free transmission with 27 dB loss margin. These results indicate the feasibility of implementing cooler-less long-wavelength VCSEL devices in long-reach optical access networks.
ISSN:1943-0620
1943-0639
DOI:10.1364/JOCN.3.000399