Title :
Weak coherent state homodyne detection with sequential I-Q measurements
Author :
Xu, Q. ; Silva, M. B Costa e ; Arvizu, A. ; Gallion, P. ; Mendieta, F.J.
Author_Institution :
Ecole Nat. Super. des Telecommun., Paris
Abstract :
We design and implement an optical phase estimator for carrier synchronization of a homodyne receiver for weak coherent states, based on sequential I-Q measurements. We report experimental results on performance in BER and phase-number uncertainty.
Keywords :
error statistics; homodyne detection; optical receivers; optical signal detection; phase estimation; BER; carrier synchronization; homodyne detection; homodyne receiver; optical phase estimator; phase-number uncertainty; sequential I-Q measurements; weak coherent state; Bit error rate; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Phase estimation; Phase measurement; 060.2920; 270.5565;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
