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High speed optical interconnects with 850 nm VCSELs and advanced modulation formats

  • Krzysztof Szczerba*
  • , Tamás Lengyel
  • , Zhongxia He
  • , Jingjing Chen
  • , Peter A. Andrekson
  • , Magnus Karlsson
  • , Herbert Zirath
  • , Anders Larsson
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • II-VI Incorporated
  • Chalmers University of Technology

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Abstract

We present our recent work on high-speed optical interconnects with advanced modulation formats and directly modulated 850 nm VCSELs. Data transmission at nearly 100 Gbps was achieved with 4-PAM. Forward error correction, equalization and preemphasis are also explored. The system aspects of the advanced modulation formats and their impact on the VCSEL requirements are discussed. Requirements on the optical output power, frequency response and the relative intensity noise are discussed. Finally, co-optimization of the VCSELs and VCSEL driver amplifiers in CMOS and InP technologies is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationVertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XXI
EditorsKent D. Choquette, Chun Lei
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510606852
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
EventVertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XXI - San Francisco, United States
Duration: 1 Feb 20172 Feb 2017

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume10122
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceVertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers XXI
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period1/02/172/02/17

Keywords

  • Multilevel modulation
  • Optical interconnect
  • PAM
  • Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser

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