Concepedia

1.52 μm PSK heterodyne experiment featuring an external cavity diode laser local oscillator

R. Wyatt, T.G. Hodgkinson, David W. Smith

Electronics Letters · 1983 · 40 citations · 5 references

Concepts

EngineeringElectrical EngineeringOpticsOptoelectronicsPhotonicsFiber-optic CommunicationLaser DiodesLaser PhysicsOptical Communication SystemsOptoelectronic DevicesSemiconductor LasersExternal Cavity Laser DiodesHeterodyne DetectionHeterodyne ReceiversLocal OscillatorsOptical NoiseOptical ReceiversReceiver SensitivityShot Noise

Abstract

A receiver sensitivity of −59 dBm which is 4 dB from the shot noise limit, has been measured for a 140 Mbit/s PSK heterodyne system operating over 109 km of monomode fibre.

References

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Single-mode fibre fractional wave devices and polarisation controllers

H. C. Lefèvre · Electronics Letters · 1980 · 465 citations

Engineering, Physics, Optics +16

On the Optimum Detection of Digital Signals in the Presence of White Gaussian Noise-A Geometric Interpretation and a Study of Three Basic Data Transmission Systems

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Engineering, Communication, Electrical Engineering +15

Interplay of design parameters and fabrication conditions on the performance of monomode fibers made by MCVD

B.J. Ainslie, K.J. Beales, C.R. Day et al. · IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics · 1981 · 80 citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

Experimental comparison of a germanium avalanche photodiode and InGaAs PINFET receiver for longer wavelength optical communication systems

David R. Smith, R.C. Hooper, P.P. Smyth et al. · Electronics Letters · 1982 · 58 citations

Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optoelectronics +15

Effect of semiconductor laser phase noise on BER performance in an optical DPSK heterodyne-type experiment

F. Favre, D. Le Guen · Electronics Letters · 1982 · 31 citations

Engineering, Communication, Electrical Engineering +17