Gigabit fiber optic links using compact disc lasers

Wood-Hi Cheng; James H. Bechtel

doi:10.1117/12.176616

1 June 1994 Gigabit fiber optic links using compact disc lasers

Wood-Hi Cheng, James H. Bechtel

Proceedings Volume 2148, Laser Diode Technology and Applications VI; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176616
Event: OE/LASE '94, 1994, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Gigabit fiber optic data links with transmission speeds of up to 2 Gb/s and distances of up to 2 km for multimode fibers were demonstrated using low-cost and short wavelength semiconductor lasers. The semiconductor laser used for high-speed fiber optic data links is a 780 nm device similar to those that are currently in high volume product in the compact disc (CD) industry. This suggests that a CD laser with multimode fiber and its simple receptacle package design may be more usable for the short-range nature of low-cost gigabit fiber optic link applications than has previously been considered to be practical.

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Wood-Hi Cheng and James H. Bechtel "Gigabit fiber optic links using compact disc lasers", Proc. SPIE 2148, Laser Diode Technology and Applications VI, (1 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176616

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