Applications of 1.55 &#956;m optically injection-locked VCSELs in wavelength division multiplexed passive optical networks

Elaine Wong; Xiaoxue Zhao; Connie J. Chang-Hasnain; Werner Hofmann; Marcus C. Amann

doi:10.1117/12.750154

20 December 2007 Applications of 1.55 μm optically injection-locked VCSELs in wavelength division multiplexed passive optical networks

Elaine Wong, Xiaoxue Zhao, Connie J. Chang-Hasnain, Werner Hofmann, Marcus C. Amann

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Proceedings Volume 6783, Optical Transmission, Switching, and Subsystems V; 67832M (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.750154
Event: Asia-Pacific Optical Communications, 2007, Wuhan, China

Abstract

In this paper, we will discuss the utilization of optically injection-locked (OIL) 1.55 μm vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) for operation as low-cost, stable, directly modulated, and potentially uncooled transmitters, whereby the injection-locking master source is furnished by modulated downstream signals. Such a transmitter will find useful application in wavelength division multiplexed passive optical networks (WDM-PONs) which is actively being developed to meet the ever-increasing bandwidth demands of end users. Our scheme eliminates the need for external injection locking optical sources, external modulators, and wavelength stabilization circuitry. We show through experiments that the injection-locked VCSEL favors low injection powers and responds only strongly to the carrier but not the modulated data of the downstream signal. Further, we will discuss results from experimental studies performed on the dependence of OIL-VCSELs in bidirectional networks on the degree of Rayleigh backscattered signal and extinction ratio. We show that error-free upstream performance can be achieved when the upstream signal to Rayleigh backscattering ratio is greater than 13.4 dB, and with minimal dependence on the downstream extinction ratio. We will also review a fault monitoring and localization scheme based on a highly-sensitive yet low-cost monitor comprising a low output power broadband source and low bandwidth detectors. The proposed scheme benefits from the high reflectivity top distributed Bragg reflector mirror of the OIL-VCSEL, incurring only a minimal penalty on the upstream transmissions of the existing infrastructure. Such a scheme provides fault monitoring without having to further invest in the upgrade of customer premises.

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Elaine Wong, Xiaoxue Zhao, Connie J. Chang-Hasnain, Werner Hofmann, and Marcus C. Amann "Applications of 1.55 μm optically injection-locked VCSELs in wavelength division multiplexed passive optical networks", Proc. SPIE 6783, Optical Transmission, Switching, and Subsystems V, 67832M (20 December 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.750154

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Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

Modulation

Signal detection

Transmitters

WDM-PON

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Channel projecting optics

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