Title :
Sensitivity of balanced receivers for polarization shift keying in free-space optical communications
Author :
Fidler, F. ; Grosinger, J. ; Leeb, W.R.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Commun. & Radio-Freq. Eng., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Vienna, Austria
Abstract :
Polarization modulation is a robust and efficient format for optical free-space communications. We study the sensitivity of real-world balanced receivers, including possible atmospheric effects on the state-of-polarization.
Keywords :
optical communication; optical links; optical receivers; phase shift keying; atmospheric effects; balanced receivers; free-space optical communications; polarization modulation; polarization shift keying; real-world balanced receivers; Optical fiber communication; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Polarization shift keying; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
