Advances in multimode fiber transmission for the data center

Recent advances in VCSEL manufacturing and designed multimode fibers has opened an avenue to implement WDM for short distance links. This paper will focus on transmission performance of a new multimode fiber coupled with high speed VCSELs operating in a range of wavelengths from 850-980nm to deliver parallel transmission on a single fiber.

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