Fuji Xerox First to Mass-Produce
10Gbs VCSEL for Next Generation,
High-Speed Optical Communications

Fuji Xerox has become the first in the industry to mass-produce 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) VCSELs (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser), a new standard for high-speed optical communications. Shipments began on July 1.

Next-generation networks, which will achieve data communication speeds of 10Gbps through a single optical fiber, will soon come into general use. Having anticipated this move, Fuji Xerox became an industry pioneer in commercializing 10Gbps-compatible VCSELs— producing them at a lower cost and lower power consumption. In December 2001, Fuji Xerox became the first to mass-produce 2.5Gbps VCSELs and VCSEL arrays. It will continue its efforts to strengthen its product lineup.

The new 10Gbps VCSELs will be exhibited at the International Optoelectronics Exhibition from July 16 to 19 at Makuhari Messe, on the outskirts of Tokyo.

This AIGaAs-based (Aluminum Gallium Arsenide) VCSEL has a wavelength of 850 ± 10nm (1 nanometer [nm] = 1 billionth of a meter), maximum output rating of 4mW (1 milliwatt [mW]) = 1 thousandth of a watt), and a modulation rate of 10Gbps (10 billion bits per second) or higher, making it widely accepted as the top benchmark in the world. Its production line is located at Ebina plant, Fuji Xerox main manufacturing site.

Adopting Fuji Xerox's unique technologies in areas of low element resistance, low element capacity and beam control, this device achieves a modulation rate of 10Gbps or higher. It also demonstrates high uniformity and high reliability, both special characteristics of Fuji Xerox's VCSELs, which has made this product compatible with the next Ethernet standard, 10GbE. Fuji Xerox's 10Gb/s VCSELs are surface-emitting micro lasers that can reduce power consumption significantly over conventional edge-emitting lasers.

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