Title :
Variable bit rate limiter for on-off-keying optical links
Author :
Chan, W.S. ; Tong, F. ; Chen, L.K. ; Chan, C.K. ; Lam, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
fDate :
1/8/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors propose and demonstrate a novel variable bit rate limiter (BRL) for OOK optical transmission systems. The BRL operates on the sampling principle with an optical switch inserted anywhere between the terminals in the fibre link
Keywords :
amplitude shift keying; limiters; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical switches; BRL; OOK optical transmission system; on-off-keying optical fibre link; optical switch; sampling; variable bit rate limiter;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980122
