High‐speed 850 nm VCSELs operating error free up to 57 Gbit/s

Abstract

Error‐free transmission is demonstrated at bit rates up to 57 Gbit/s back‐to‐back, up to 55 Gbit/s over 50 m fibre and up to 43 Gbit/s over 100 m fibre using an oxide‐confined 850 nm high‐speed vertical cavity surface‐emitting laser with a photon lifetime optimised for high‐speed data transmission.