45 Gb/s PAM4 transmission based on VCSEL with light injection and optoelectronic feedback techniques

作者：Lu Hai Han^*; Li Chung Yi; Chen Hwan Wei; Yang Zih Yi; Lin Xin Yao; Cheng Ming Te; Lu Chang Kai; Shih Tien Tsorng

来源：Optics Letters, 2016, 41(21): 5023-5026.

DOI：10.1364/OL.41.005023

A 45 Gb/s four-level pulse amplitude modulation (PAM4) transmission based on an 850 nm/7.4 GHz vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) with light injection and optoelectronic feedback techniques is proposed. Experimental results show that such an 850 nm/7.4 GHz VCSEL with light injection and optoelectronic feedback techniques is powerful enough for a 45 Gb/s PAM4 signal transmission. To the best of our knowledge, this Letter is the first to adopt a VCSEL transmitter with light injection and optoelectronic feedback techniques in a 45 Gb/s PAM4 transmission system. Good bit error rate performance and three independent clear eye diagrams are achieved over a 200-m OM4 multimode fiber transport. This proposed 45 Gb/s PAM4 VCSEL-based transmission system has great potential for providing effective bandwidth in short-reach optical data communications.

• 出版日期2016-11-1