Exploring the limits of high-speed receivers for multimode VCSEL-based optical links

• DOI: 10.1364/ofc.2014.m3g.5
• Publication Date: 2014-03-25T03:32:57Z
• Authors: N. Dupuis; D. M. Kuchta; F. E. Doany; A. Rylyakov; J. Proesel; C. W. Baks; C. L. Schow; S. Luong; C. Xie; L. Wang; S. Huang; K. Jackson; N. Y. Li
• Keywords: Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; Photodiode; Optical link

We present complete characterizations of multimode GaAs photodetectors for high-speed VCSEL-based optical links and compare SiGe receiver IC performances in a 62Gbps back-to-back link different photodiode designs.