Integration of 150 Gbps/fiber optical engines based on multicore fibers and 6-channel VCSELs and PDs

Mikko Karppinen; Antti Tanskanen; Veli Heikkinen; Petri Myöhänen; Noora Salminen; Jyrki Ollila; Olli Tapaninen; Petter Westbergh; Johan Gustavsson; Anders Larsson; Rashid Safaisini; Roger King; Minsu Ko; Dietmar Kissinger; Ahmet Çağrı Ulusoy; Thierry Taunay; Lalit Bansal; Lars Grüner-Nielsen; Efstratios Kehayas; James Edmunds; Leontios Stampoulidis

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18 April 2016 Integration of 150 Gbps/fiber optical engines based on multicore fibers and 6-channel VCSELs and PDs

Mikko Karppinen, Antti Tanskanen, Veli Heikkinen, Petri Myöhänen, Noora Salminen, Jyrki Ollila, Olli Tapaninen, Petter Westbergh, Johan Gustavsson, Anders Larsson, Rashid Safaisini, Roger King, Minsu Ko, Dietmar Kissinger, Ahmet Çağrı Ulusoy, Thierry Taunay, Lalit Bansal, Lars Grüner-Nielsen, Efstratios Kehayas, James Edmunds, Leontios Stampoulidis

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Proceedings Volume 9753, Optical Interconnects XVI; 97530S (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2214555
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2016, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Multicore fiber enables a parallel optic data link with a single optical fiber, thus providing an attractive way to increase the total throughput and the integration density of the interconnections. We study and present photonics integration technologies and optical coupling approaches for multicore transmitter and receiver subassemblies. Such optical engines are implemented and characterized using multimode 6-core fibers and multicore-optimized active devices: 850-nm VCSEL and PD arrays with circular layout and multi-channel driver and receiver ICs. They are developed for bit-rates of 25 Gbps/channel and beyond, i.e. <150 Gbps per fiber, and also optimized for ruggedized transceivers with extended operation temperature range, for harsh environment applications, including space.

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Mikko Karppinen, Antti Tanskanen, Veli Heikkinen, Petri Myöhänen, Noora Salminen, Jyrki Ollila, Olli Tapaninen, Petter Westbergh, Johan Gustavsson, Anders Larsson, Rashid Safaisini, Roger King, Minsu Ko, Dietmar Kissinger, Ahmet Çağrı Ulusoy, Thierry Taunay, Lalit Bansal, Lars Grüner-Nielsen, Efstratios Kehayas, James Edmunds, and Leontios Stampoulidis "Integration of 150 Gbps/fiber optical engines based on multicore fibers and 6-channel VCSELs and PDs", Proc. SPIE 9753, Optical Interconnects XVI, 97530S (18 April 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2214555

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