Title :
A low noise optical receiver for a 155 Mbit/s 4 km optical free space link
Author :
McCullagh, Michael J. ; Wisely, David R. ; Smyth, Peter P.
Author_Institution :
Syst. Res. Div., British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
The optimum design and resultant performance of a direct detection optical receiver for a terrestrial line of sight free space application has been outlined. The good sensitivity and high dynamic range of the bootstrapped preamplifier have allowed the establishment of an experimental 155.52 Mbit/s link over a 4 km path in London
Keywords :
amplifiers; optical communication; optical design techniques; optical links; optical receivers; preamplifiers; sensitivity; 155.52 Mbit/s; 4 km; London; bootstrapped preamplifier; direct detection optical receiver; good sensitivity; high dynamic range; low noise optical receiver; optical free space link; optimum design; terrestrial line of sight free space application; Dynamic range; Infrared heating; Optical attenuators; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Preamplifiers; Receiving antennas; Space heating;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1993. LEOS '93 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1263-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1993.379210
