Multi-mode photonic crystal fibers for VCSEL based data transmission.
Quasi error-free 10Gbit/s data transmission is demonstrated over a novel type of 50 microm core diameter photonic crystal fi ber with as much as 100m length. Combined with 850 nm VCSEL sources, this fi ber is an attractive alternative to graded-index multi-mode fi bers for datacom applications. A comparison to numerical simulations suggests that the high bit-rate may be partly explained by inter-modal diffusion.
Mortensen
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Stach
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Broeng
J
J
Petersson
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A
Simonsen
H
H
Michalzik
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