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Computing glossary

Laser source

Also called VCSEL, vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser, DFB laser, distributed feedback laser

The light source for optical links. VCSELs emit from the chip surface and suit short links; distributed feedback lasers give a single clean wavelength for longer links.

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