Title :
Polarisation-insensitive, 500 Mbit/s FSK transmission over 153 km by passive polarisation switching
Author :
Noe, R. ; Gimlett, J.L. ; Vodhanel, R.S. ; Tsuji, S.
Author_Institution :
Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Polarisation-insensitive heterodyne transmission of a 500 Mbit/s FSK signal over 153 km of fibre is realised by passive, data-induced polarisation switching. For the first time, this technique is used with a delay-line demodulator.
Keywords :
frequency shift keying; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; polarisation; 153 km; 500 Mbit/s; FSK signal; FSK transmission; data-induced polarisation switching; delay-line demodulator; heterodyne transmission; passive polarisation switching; polarisation insensitive transmission;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19890003
