• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 5, Issue 5, 507 (2017)
Hsuan-Yun Kao1, Yu-Chieh Chi1, Cheng-Ting Tsai1, Shan-Fong Leong1, Chun-Yen Peng1, Huai-Yung Wang1, Jian Jang Huang1, Jau-Ji Jou2, Tien-Tsorng Shih2, Hao-Chung Kuo3, Wood-Hi Cheng4, Chao-Hsin Wu1, and Gong-Ru Lin1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, and Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No.?1, Sect. 4, Roosevelt Rd, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
  • 2Department of Electronic Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, No. 415, Chien Kung Rd, Sanmin District, Kaohsiung 80778, Taiwan
  • 3Graduate Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering, and Department of Photonics, National Chiao Tung University, No. 1001, University Rd, Hsinchu 30100, Taiwan
  • 4Graduate Institute of Optoelectronic Engineering, and Department of Electrical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, No. 250, Kuo Kuang Rd, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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    DOI: 10.1364/prj.5.000507 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Hsuan-Yun Kao, Yu-Chieh Chi, Cheng-Ting Tsai, Shan-Fong Leong, Chun-Yen Peng, Huai-Yung Wang, Jian Jang Huang, Jau-Ji Jou, Tien-Tsorng Shih, Hao-Chung Kuo, Wood-Hi Cheng, Chao-Hsin Wu, Gong-Ru Lin. Few-mode VCSEL chip for 100-Gb/s transmission over 100 m multimode fiber[J]. Photonics Research, 2017, 5(5): 507 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A few-mode (FM) vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) chip with heavily zinc-diffused contact layer and oxide-confined cross-section is demonstrated for carrying pre-leveled 16-quadrature amplitude modulation orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (QAM-OFDM) data in OM4 multi-mode fiber (MMF) over 100 m for intra-data-center applications. The FM VCSEL chip, which has an oxide-confined emission aperture of 5 μm, demonstrates high external quantum efficiency, provides an optical power of 2.2 mW at 38 times threshold condition, and exhibits 3 dB direct-modulation bandwidth beyond 22 GHz at a cost of slight heat accumulation. At a DC bias point of 5 mA (22.6Ith) the FM VCSEL chip, with sufficiently normalized modulation output, supports Baud and data rates of 25 and 100 Gb/s, respectively, with forward error correction (FEC) certifying receiving quality after back-to-back transmission. After passing through 100 m OM4 MMF with a receiving power penalty of 4 dB, the FM VCSEL chip demonstrates FEC-certified transmission of the pre-leveled 16-QAM OFDM data at 92 Gb/s.
    Hsuan-Yun Kao, Yu-Chieh Chi, Cheng-Ting Tsai, Shan-Fong Leong, Chun-Yen Peng, Huai-Yung Wang, Jian Jang Huang, Jau-Ji Jou, Tien-Tsorng Shih, Hao-Chung Kuo, Wood-Hi Cheng, Chao-Hsin Wu, Gong-Ru Lin. Few-mode VCSEL chip for 100-Gb/s transmission over 100 m multimode fiber[J]. Photonics Research, 2017, 5(5): 507
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