Abstract
A novel optical polarisation-diversity coherent receiver is described and demonstrated. The receiver optical hybrid consists of three polarising beam splitters and four pin diodes, interconnected with polarisation maintaining fibres. Measurements over arbitrary input polarisations show a receiver sensitivity of -63+or-0.5 dBm for BER of 10/sup -9/ in a 40 Mbit/s DPSK self-heterodyne system. This receiver sensitivity is within 1+or-0.5 dB of the sensitivity of a single-channel receiver with matched signal and local oscillator polarisation. >
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
