Title :
Demodulation of DPSK signals using in-line Mach-Zehnder interferometer based on a photonic crystal fiber
Author :
Du, Jiangbing ; Dai, Yongheng ; Lei, Gordon K P ; Tong, Weijun ; Shu, Chester
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
Abstract :
We propose a novel fiber-based in-line DPSK demodulator using an in-fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI). The device is fabricated by controlling the splicing mismatch between a photonic crystal fiber and standard single mode fibers.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; demodulation; differential phase shift keying; holey fibres; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibres; in-fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer; in-line DPSK demodulator; photonic crystal fiber; splicing mismatch; Demodulation; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Photonic crystal fibers; Propagation delay; Splicing;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4102-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4103-7
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2009.5214279
