DocumentCode
3004498
Title
Polarization-Based 43 Gb/s RZ-DQPSK Receiver Design Employing a Single Delay-Line Interferometer
Author
Christen, Louis ; Nuccio, Scott R. ; Wu, Xiaoxia ; Willner, Alan E.
Author_Institution
Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate a non-coherent receiver design requiring only a single delay-line interferometer. Demodulation of 43-Gb/s RZ-DQPSK is experimentally demonstrated with no penalty when compared to a traditional DQPSK receiver using two interferometers. Receiver alignment tolerances are quantified via simulation.
Keywords
delay lines; interferometers; optical communication; quadrature phase shift keying; receivers; non-coherent receiver design; polarization-based RZ-DQPSK receiver design; receiver alignment tolerances; single delay-line interferometer; Bandwidth; Delay; High speed optical techniques; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Phase shifting interferometry; Polarization; Space technology;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452572
Filename
4452572
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