4-Channel miniature solderable optical modules with an integrated CDR circuitry for 100-Gb/s short reach applications

We demonstrate 4-channel miniature solderable VCSEL-based optical modules with an integrated clock-data-recovery (CDR) circuitry for 100-Gb/s applications. We also propose to use a 1060-nm VCSEL-based optical link using the module and a conventional OM2 fiber cable to reduce the total link cost. When operating the module by a bit stream of 28.05-Gb/s, 2³¹-1 PRBS in the built link system, we observed a jitter margin of 0.49 U.I for any distance within 150 m.