Around 30%-40% of intra-datacenter connections still rely on vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) and multi-mode fibers (MMFs), generally legacy OM3 and OM4. However, the next-generation systems will require transmission throughputs above 100G/lane, with targets towards 200 G/lane. An open discussion is undergoing whether VCSEL-MMF technology is still suitable, so in this paper we discuss the challenges and the solutions for high-speed intra-datacenter connections.

Challenges and Solutions for High-Speed Intra-Datacenter Connections Based on VCSEL-MMF Links / Rosa Brusin, Ann Margareth; Pilori, Dario; Aquilino, Francesco; Nespola, Antonino; Forghieri, Fabrizio; Carena, Andrea. - ELETTRONICO. - (2025), pp. 1-5. ( 2025 Optical Communication, Photonics, Telecommunications, and Intelligent Machine Applications, OPTIMA 2025 Tashkent (Uzb) 4 - 5 December 2025) [10.1109/optima67660.2025.11380308].

Challenges and Solutions for High-Speed Intra-Datacenter Connections Based on VCSEL-MMF Links

Rosa Brusin, Ann Margareth;Pilori, Dario;Nespola, Antonino;Carena, Andrea
2025

Abstract

Around 30%-40% of intra-datacenter connections still rely on vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) and multi-mode fibers (MMFs), generally legacy OM3 and OM4. However, the next-generation systems will require transmission throughputs above 100G/lane, with targets towards 200 G/lane. An open discussion is undergoing whether VCSEL-MMF technology is still suitable, so in this paper we discuss the challenges and the solutions for high-speed intra-datacenter connections.
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