Title :
History of coherent optical communication and challenges for the future
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Frontier Inf., Univ. of Tokyo, Chiba
Abstract :
This paper reviews the 30-year history of coherent optical communication systems. We next discuss the state-of-the-art technology of the modern digital coherent receiver, which has been developed recently, and finally describe challenges for the future.
Keywords :
intensity modulation; optical communication; coherent optical communication; digital coherent receiver; Baseband; History; Intensity modulation; Optical fiber communication; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Research and development; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2008 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1925-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1099-4742
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2008.4590512
