A 10-GHz Optoelectronic Oscillator at 850 nm Using a Single-Mode VCSEL and a Photonic Crystal Fiber

We demonstrate an optoelectronic oscillator using a gain-switched single-mode vertical cavity surface-emitting laser and a single-mode photonic crystal fiber. A 10-GHz optical pulse train at 850 nm with a timing jitter of 1.2 ps was successfully generated.