Title :
Bidirectional optical transmission using polarised light waves
Author :
Sasaki, Yutaka ; Tajima, Katsubumi ; Yokohama
Author_Institution :
NTT Electrical Communications Laboratories, Tokai, Japan
Abstract :
Bidirectional optical transmission using polarised light waves is demonstrated for the first time. Transmission of 100 Mbit/s signals over 13.6 km of polarisation-maintaining fibre occurs simultaneously in both directions at 1.55/¿m. LD transmitters with polarisation-maintaining fibre pigtails, polarisation-maintaining fibre couplers, fibre polarisers and Ge-APD receivers are used.
Keywords :
digital communication systems; light polarisation; optical fibres; optical links; 1.55 micron; 100 Mbit/s; 13.6 km; Ge; Ge APD receivers; LD transmitters; avalanche photodiode; bidirectional optical transmission; digital communication; fibre couplers; fibre pigtails; fibre polarisers; laser diode type; optical links; polarisation-maintaining fibre; polarised light waves;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870493
