Single VCSEL 100-Gb/s Short-Reach System Using Discrete Multi-Tone Modulation and Direct Detection

15 June 2015

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We demonstrate a 100-Gb/s system using a single directly modulated 1550-nm VCSEL with discrete multi-tone (DMT) modulation and direct detection. We transmit the DMT signal from 87-Gb/s to 100-Gb/s over 500-m to 4-km standard-single-mode fiber (SSMF).