NOISE AND HIGH SPEED MMF LINKS

摘要

VCSEL based multimode fiber links including POF must support the higher data rates associated with 100G systems, 4k video and datacenter needs. With improved modal bandwidths and these higher speeds the primary impairments are associated with VCSEL noise. We examine mode partition noise and RIN as fundamental limits of VCSEL-MMF link performance and identify the differences between POF and Silica based MMF links.