Title :
A novel PolSK transceiver based on differential demodulation: assessment of performance
Author :
Baroni, P. ; Bosco, G. ; Carena, A. ; Poggiolini, P.
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Elettronica, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Abstract :
We present simulation and experimental results on PolSK modulation based on simple transmitter and receiver setups, using, for the first time to our knowledge, a differential demodulation based on the asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; demodulation; optical modulation; optical receivers; optical transmitters; asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer; differential demodulation; polarization shift keying transceiver; receiver; transmitter; Bit error rate; Demodulation; Noise figure; Optical noise; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Polarization shift keying; Signal to noise ratio; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215824
