Title :
Coherent homodyne detection using time-gated amplification and LiNbO/sub 3/ optical 90/spl deg/ hybrid
Author :
Cho, P.S. ; Harston, G. ; Kerr, C. ; Greenblatt, A. ; Kaplan, A. ; Achiam, Y. ; Shpantzer, I.
Author_Institution :
CeLight, Inc., MD, USA
Abstract :
We investigated coherent detection of BPSK signal using LiNbO/sub 3/ optical 90/spl deg/ hybrid with pulsed and CW local-oscillator. Bit-error-rate improvement was observed using pulsed local-oscillator and it provides pulse shaping capability that reduces pulse broadening penalty.
Keywords :
error statistics; homodyne detection; lithium compounds; optical pulse shaping; phase shift keying; solid lasers; CW local-oscillator; LiNbO/sub 3/; LiNbO/sub 3/ optical hybrid; bit-error-rate; coherent homodyne detection; pulse broadening penalty; pulse shaping capability; pulsed local-oscillator; time-gated amplification;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
