16 December 2013 Biwavelength transceiver module for parallel simultaneous bidirectional optical interconnections
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Abstract
The design of a biwavelength transceiver (TRx) module for parallel simultaneous bidirectional optical interconnects is described. The TRx module has been implemented using two different wavelengths, 850 and 1060 nm, to send and receive signals simultaneously through a common optical interface while optimizing cost and performance. Filtering mirrors are formed in the optical fibers which are embedded on a V-grooved silicon substrate for reflecting and filtering optical signals from/to vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL)/photodiode (PD). The VCSEL and PD are flip-chip bonded on individual silicon optical benches, which are attached on the silicon substrate for optical signal coupling from the VCSEL to fiber and from fiber to the PD. A high-speed and low-loss ceramic printed circuit board, which has a compact size of 0.033 cc, has been designed to carry transmitter and receiver chips for easy packaging of the TRx module. Applied for quad small form-factor pluggable applications at 40-Gbps operation, the four-channel biwavelength TRx module showed clear eye diagrams with a bit error rate (BER) of 1012 at input powers of −5 and −5.8  dBm for 1060 and 850 nm operation modes, respectively.
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Nga Thi Hang Nguyen, Ikechi Augustine Ukaegbu, Jamshid Sangirov, Mu Hee Cho, Tae-Woo Lee, and Hyo-Hoon Park "Biwavelength transceiver module for parallel simultaneous bidirectional optical interconnections," Optical Engineering 52(12), 120502 (16 December 2013). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.52.12.120502
Published: 16 December 2013
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KEYWORDS
Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

Optical interconnects

Transceivers

Silicon

Mirrors

Signal attenuation

Eye

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