Title :
Tunable free space optical delay interferometer for demodulation of differential phase shift keying signals
Author :
Li, J. ; Worms, K. ; Hillerkuss, D. ; Richter, B. ; Maestle, R. ; Freude, W. ; Leuthold, J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Quantum Electron., Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol., Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
With a continuously tunable free space optical delay interferometer and direct detection D(Q)PSK signals can be received at varying symbol rates or under optimized conditions. The interferometer´s phase is stabilized and its polarization dependence mitigated.
Keywords :
demodulation; differential phase shift keying; light interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical signal detection; quadrature phase shift keying; DQPSK signals; demodulation; differential phase shift keying signals; direct detection; optimized conditions; polarization dependence; tunable free space optical delay interferometer; varying symbol rates; Delay; Demodulation; Differential phase shift keying; Frequency; Monitoring; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical receivers; Phase shifting interferometry; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
