The construction of a prototype of a 50-MBS free-space laser optic transmitter

Nicolas Alberto Gomez Montoya; B. Sepulveda; C. Florez; F. Betancur

doi:10.1117/12.592204

21 October 2004 The construction of a prototype of a 50-MBS free-space laser optic transmitter

Nicolas Alberto Gomez Montoya, B. Sepulveda, C. Florez, F. Betancur

Proceedings Volume 5622, 5th Iberoamerican Meeting on Optics and 8th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Their Applications; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.592204
Event: 5th Iberoamerican Meeting on Optics and 8th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Their Applications, 2004, Porlamar, Venezuela

Abstract

Light emitting diodes or LEDs, which are special for telecommunications, and laser diodes were characterized. A free space optical data transmitter and its corresponding receptor were built. A power of 10 mW semiconducting laser with a wavelength of λ = 640 nm was tested. It was possible to modulate this laser with a digital signal at a speed of 40 Mbs and to transmit the information for a distance of 250 meters. A LED of high power was tested. With this LED it was possible to increase modulation speed with frequencies higher to 50 Mbs, but the distance covered by this laser was of only 180 meters due to light diffraction. The LED generates at the wavelength of λ = 650 nm. The diffraction phenomenon was corrected using the appropriate optics.

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Nicolas Alberto Gomez Montoya, B. Sepulveda, C. Florez, and F. Betancur "The construction of a prototype of a 50-MBS free-space laser optic transmitter", Proc. SPIE 5622, 5th Iberoamerican Meeting on Optics and 8th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Their Applications, (21 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.592204

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