DocumentCode
974726
Title
Low noise balanced receiver for coherent transmission systems
Author
Hardcastle, I. ; Hadjifotiou, A.
Author_Institution
STC Technol. Ltd., Harlow, UK
Volume
26
Issue
11
fYear
1990
fDate
5/24/1990 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
750
Lastpage
751
Abstract
A balanced receiver for use in coherent transmission systems is described. It employs commercially available discrete components. A sensitivity of -57.2 dBm has been achieved in a 160 Mbit/s FSK heterodyne system, within 3.6 dB of the quantum limit.
Keywords
digital communication systems; frequency shift keying; optical communication equipment; receivers; 160 Mbit/s; FSK heterodyne system; balanced receiver; coherent transmission systems; discrete components; optical receiver;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19900490
Filename
106059
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