Conference Proceedings

Uncooled, Optical Injection-Locked 1.55 μm VCSELs for Upstream Transmitters in WDM-PONs

undefined Elaine Wong, undefined Xiaoxue Zhao, CJ Chang-Hasnain, W Hofmann, MC Amann

2006 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference | IEEE | Published : 2006

Abstract

We present the first demonstration of injection-locked 1.55 µm VCSELs for operation as low-cost, stable, uncooled, and directly modulated upstream transmitters in a WDM-PON where the injection-locking light is furnished by modulated downstream signals.

University of Melbourne Researchers