Ethernet-over-OWC Using VCSELs: Transparent Gigabit Links with Low Latency and Robust Alignment Tolerance

Hossein Safi, Isaac N. O. Osahon, Iman Tavakkolnia +1

We demonstrate a fully bidirectional 1 Gbs Ethernet over OWC link over a 1m free space path using a VCSEL-PIN pair and only commercially available components. The unamplified, tran…