Title :
PSK homodyne receiver sensitivity measurements at 1.5 ¿m
Author :
Malyon, D.J. ; Hodgkinson, T.G. ; Smith, D.W. ; Booth, R.C. ; Daymond-John, B.E.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Research Laboratories, Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
Measurements of the receiver sensitivity for an experimental optical PSK homodyne system, operating at 140 Mbit/s and at a wavelength of 1.52 ¿m, have given a 19 dB sensitivity improvement over direct detection, and at ¿64 dBm is approximately 2 dB away from the theoretically predicted value.
Keywords :
digital communication systems; optical communication equipment; optical links; phase shift keying; receivers; sensitivity analysis; 1.52 microns; 140 Mbit/s; PSK homodyne receiver; optical communication equipment; optical fibre links; sensitivity measurements;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19830102
