Title :
QPSK transmission over free-space link at 3.8 μm using coherent detection with wavelength conversion
Author :
Ip, Ezra ; Büchter, Daniel ; Langrock, Carsten ; Kahn, Joseph M. ; Herrmann, Harold ; Sohler, Wolfgang ; Fejer, Martin M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA
Abstract :
We demonstrate the first mid-infrared free-space optical link employing coherent detection and parametric wavelength conversion.
Keywords :
optical links; optical signal detection; optical wavelength conversion; quadrature phase shift keying; QPSK transmission; coherent detection; midinfrared free-space optical link; parametric wavelength conversion; size 3.8 mum; Bit error rate; Optical fiber communication; Optical receivers; Optical scattering; Optical transmitters; Optical wavelength conversion; Phase locked loops; Power measurement; Quadrature phase shift keying; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729228
