Title :
565 Mbit/s DPSK heterodyne transmission system experiment using packaged external cavity lasers and a lithium niobate polarisation controller
Author :
Creaner, M. ; Steele, R. ; Walker, G.R. ; Walker, N.G. ; Mellis, J. ; Chalabi, S.Al. ; Davidson, J. ; Brain, M.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
An algorithm for endless polarisation matching, using a LiNbO3 transducer, has been demonstrated in a 565 Mbit/s DPSK heterodyne transmission system with no apparent penalty. Miniaturised packaged external cavity lasers have greatly improved the stability of the system
Keywords :
digital communication systems; laser cavity resonators; lithium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical links; optical polarisers; phase shift keying; semiconductor junction lasers; 565 Mbit/s; 565 Mbit/s DPSK heterodyne transmission system experiment; LiNbO3 transducer; algorithm; miniaturised lasers; packaged external cavity lasers; polarisation controller; polarisation matching; stability;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1988. (ECOC 88). Fourteenth European Conference on (Conf. Publ. No.292)
Conference_Location :
Brighton
