What do we need in an active optical cable?

The most important part of Active Optical Cable

Optical fiber

Multimode fiber for easy alignment (50 µm core) 

Light source  (E => O)

High fiber coupling efficiency

Direct modulation

High efficiency, high reliability, high yield 

In array form for multiple channels

Optical detector (O => E)

High speed 

High reliability

Array format

Coupling optics

Array format

High coupling efficiency

Electronics 

To control the light source and optical detector

VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser) 

The most important part of Active Optical Cable

PIN Photodiode 

The most important part of Active Optical Cable

Coupling optical devices

The most important part of Active Optical Cable

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