Long Distance Single-mode Fiber Transmission of Multimode VCSELs by Injection Locking

Devang Parekh, Bo Zhang, Xiaoxue Zhao, Yang Yue, Werner Hofmann, Markus C. Amann, Alan Willner, J. Chang Hasnain Connie

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Abstract

We report greatly enhanced transmission distance of multimode vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (MM-VCSELs) over standard singlemode fiber using optical injection locking. Transmission distance as high as 90 km is achieved at 10 Gb/s by frequency chirp inversion and higher order transverse mode suppression.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)20552-20557
Number of pages6
JournalOptics Express
Volume18
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Sep 2010

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