DocumentCode
901656
Title
Coherent bidirectional communication experiment with internally bypassed star coupler in presence of Rayleigh backscattering
Author
Westphal, F.-J. ; Hermes, T. ; Hilbk, U. ; Meissner, Paul L.
Author_Institution
Heinrich Hertz Inst. fur Nachrichtentechnik GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Volume
29
Issue
10
fYear
1993
fDate
5/13/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
864
Lastpage
865
Abstract
Internally bypassed star couplers allow bidirectional coherent communication at the same frequency via one subscriber line. For longer subscriber lines the serious limiting factor due to Rayleigh backscattering can be overcome by distributing the star.
Keywords
Rayleigh scattering; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical fibres; Rayleigh backscattering; bidirectional coherent communication; internally bypassed star coupler; subscriber lines;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19930577
Filename
216277
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