Data transmission up to 10 Gbit/s with 1.3 µmwavelength InGaAsN VCSELs

Abstract

High bit rate data transmission with monolithic InGaAsN VCSELs, emitting 700 µW in singlemode operation at room temperature, is demonstrated. Bit error rates of < 10-11 are achieved for transmission over 20.5 km of standard singlemode fibre at 2.5 Gbit/s. In back-to-back transmission 10 Gbit/s is reached.