Open AccessHigh data rate few-mode transmission over graded-index single-mode fiber using 850 nm single-mode VCSEL
Author(s) -
Kangmei Li,
Xin Chen,
Jason Hurley,
Jeffery S. Stone
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.27.021395
Subject(s) - vertical cavity surface emitting laser , single mode optical fiber , materials science , optics , mode scrambler , transmission (telecommunications) , optical fiber , bandwidth (computing) , multi mode optical fiber , optoelectronics , mode volume , free space optical communication , mode (computer interface) , fiber , equilibrium mode distribution , plastic optical fiber , optical communication , radiation mode , laser , physics , telecommunications , computer science , operating system , composite material
A few-mode transmission system is proposed using 850 nm single-mode VCSEL based transceivers over graded-index single-mode fibers for high data rate data center applications. A graded-index single-mode fiber that supports two mode groups at 850 nm window with a high modal bandwidth of 48.3 GHz·km is realized for the first time. 25 Gb/s transmission experiments using a 850 nm single-mode VCSEL over such fiber demonstrate that the system can support a link distance up to 1.5 km. Additionally, link model analysis provides more insights on how fiber and single-mode VCSEL parameters impact the system performance.