Free-space mid-infrared optical links using quantum cascade lasers

Rainer Martini; Clyde Bethea; Federico Capasso; Claire Gmachl; Roberto Paiella; Edward A. Whittaker; Harold Y. Hwang; Deborah L. Sivco; James N. Baillargeon; Alfred Y. Cho

doi:10.1117/12.478934

Free-space mid-infrared optical links using quantum cascade lasers

Rainer Martini
, Clyde Bethea
, Federico Capasso
, Claire Gmachl
, Roberto Paiella
, Edward A. Whittaker
, Harold Y. Hwang
, Deborah L. Sivco
, James N. Baillargeon
, Alfred Y. Cho

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We present experimental results for an optical free-space high-speed link using direct modulated mid-infrared (λ = 8.1 μm) quantum cascade lasers. A stable link was realized over a distance of 200m and QPSK encoded multimedia data were transmitted and received error-free, incorporating several hundred digitally encoded multimedia channels. The reliability of the system against weather influence (fog) was experimentally compared to that of a near-infrared (λ = 0.85 μm) link. Under clear weather conditions comparable results were obtained in both links. However, a higher stability of the MIR link was clearly observed under a dense fog situation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	20-24
Number of pages	5
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	4975
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478934
State	Published - 2003
Event	PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering: Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XV - San Jose, CA, United States Duration: 28 Jan 2003 → 28 Jan 2003

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