Anna Tatarczak

850-nm hybrid fiber/free-space optical communications using orbital angular momentum modes.

Light beams can carry orbital angular momentum (OAM) associated to the helicity of their phasefronts. These OAM modes can be employed to encode information onto a laser beam for transmitting not only in a fiber link but also in a free-space optical (FSO) one. Regarding this latter scenario, FSO communications are considered as an alternative and promising mean complementing the traditional optical communications in many applications where the use of fiber cable is not justified. This next generation FSO communication systems have attracted much interest recently, and the inclusion of beams carrying OAM modes can be seen as an efficient solution to increase the capacity and the security in the link. In this paper, we discuss an experimental demonstration of a proposal for next generation FSO communication system where a light beam carrying different OAM modes and affected by ℳ turbulence is coupled to the multimode fiber link. In addition, we report a better and more robust behavior of higher order OAM modes when the intermodal dispersion is dominant in the fiber after exceeding its maximum range of operation.

Towards 100 Gbps over 100m MMF using a 850nm VCSEL

Employing MultiCAP signaling, successful 70.4 Gbps transmission over 100 m of OM3 MMF using off-the-shelf 850 nm VCSEL with 10.1 GHz 3-dB bandwidth is experimentally demonstrated indicating the feasibility of achieving 100 Gbps with a single 25 GHz VCSEL.

OAM-enhanced transmission for multimode short-range links

We propose, experimentally demonstrate, and evaluate the performance of a multimode (MM) transmission fiber data link which is based on orbital angular momentum (OAM) modes. The proposed scheme uses OAM modes to increase capacity or reach without recurring to mode division multiplexing (MDM) or special fibers: we first excite an OAM mode and couple it to a 50 m, 100 m, 200 m and 400m MM fibers. We compare three OAM modes and a conventional optical multimode under the same launch and received optical power conditions. The proposed OAM based solution is a promising candidate for the data centers interconnects and short range links that employ the existing multimode fiber infrastructure.

Enabling 4-Lane Based 400 G Client-Side Transmission Links with MultiCAP Modulation

We propose a uniform solution for a future client-side 400 G Ethernet standard based on MultiCAP advanced modulation format, intensity modulation, and direct detection. It employs 4 local area networks-wavelength division multiplexing (LAN-WDM) lanes in 1300 nm wavelength band and parallel optics links based on vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) in 850 nm wavelength band. Total bit rate of 432 Gbps is transmitted over unamplified 20 km standard single mode fiber link and over 40 km link with semiconductor optical amplifier. 70.4 Gb/s transmission over 100 m of OM3 multimode fiber using off-the-shelf 850 nm VCSEL with 10.1 GHz 3 dB bandwidth is demonstrated indicating the feasibility of achieving 100 Gb/s per lane with a single 25 GHz VCSEL. In this review paper we introduce and present in one place the benefits of MultiCAP as versatile scheme for use in a number of client-side scenarios: short range, long range, and extended range.

System level simulations for 300 m OM3 eSR4 link

We use a system level simulation to study the transmission penalty for extended SR4 systems with 300 m OM3 MMF under two types of launch conditions and we show an impact of the fiber bandwidth on the equalized 25.78 Gbps VCSEL-based NRZ link at 850 nm.

VCSEL based SWDM links for data centers

We review several techniques for expanding the carrying capacity of multimode fiber (MMF) data links using short wavelength division multiplexing (SWDM) and selective modal launch. Our approach utilizing four SWDM vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) and novel diffractive optical components enables 100 GbE transmission in a single 300 m OM3 MMF lane.

Analysis of optical fiber complex propagation matrix on the basis of vortex modes

We propose and experimentally demonstrate a novel method for reconstruction of the complex propagation matrix of optical fibers supporting propagation of multiple vortex modes. This method is based on the azimuthal decomposition approach and allows the complex matrix elements to be determined by direct calculations. We apply the proposed method to demonstrate the feasibility of optical compensation for coupling between vortex modes in optical fiber.

Improving the capacity of short-reach VCSEL-based MMF optical links

We summarize strategies for increasing a capacity of short-reach links that base on an 850 nm VCSEL and an MMF. Presented methods include advanced modulation formats, equalization, WDM, quasi-single mode sources and a selective mode launch.

Radio-over-fiber transmission using vortex modes

This paper demonstrates experimentally the distribution of radio-over-fiber (RoF) signals using orbital angular momentum (OAM) of light over standard OM4 multimode fiber (MMF) at 850 nm wavelength. Five independent OAM modes are used to convey RoF signals in the microwave regime showing robust performance and therefore opening new prospects for enhancing the capacity of MMF based RoF Links.

30 Gbps bottom-emitting 1060 nm VCSEL

1060 nm VCSEL-based data transmission over 50 m OM3 MMF at 30 Gbit/s is experimentally demonstrated. A highly-strained bottom-emitting QW VCSEL with p-type modulation doping is used with 3.77 mA bias and 0.55 V data amplitude.