Title :
Self-homodyne 10 Gbit/s PSK receiver based on stimulated Brillouin amplification and electrical filtering
Author :
Banchi, L. ; Presi, M. ; Proietti, R. ; Ciaramella, E.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
We demonstrate the first self-homodyne coherent detection of 10 Gbit/s PSK signals using Brillouin amplification of the optical carrier. Performance close to the ideal homodyne receiver is obtained by using proper line coding and post-detection high-pass filtering.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; electro-optical filters; homodyne detection; optical receivers; phase shift keying; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; electrical filtering; line coding; optical carrier; post detection high pass filtering; self homodyne PSK receiver; self homodyne coherent detection; stimulated Brillouin amplification; Phase shift keying;
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
