Title :
Optical polarisation control utilising an optical heterodyne detection scheme
Author :
Imai, Tetsuro ; Nosu, K. ; Yamaguchi, Hitoshi
Author_Institution :
NTT Yokosuka Electrical Communication Laboratory, Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
An optical polarisation control scheme utilising optical heterodyne detection for coherent transmission is proposed and demonstrated at a wavelength of 1.5 ¿m. It converts an arbitrary polarisation state to a linear state at a received optical power level of less than ¿70 dBm.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical communication; optical modulation; optical variables control; arbitrary polarisation state; coherent transmission; linear polarisation state; optical communication; optical heterodyne detection scheme; optical polarisation control;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850036
