Title :
Design of optical pulse position modulation (PPM) translating receiver
Author :
Mendez, Antonio J. ; Hernandez, Vincent J. ; Gagliardi, Robert M. ; Bennett, Corey V.
Author_Institution :
Mendez R&D Assoc., El Segundo, CA, USA
Abstract :
A design for a receiver that directly converts PPM pulse positions into bit sequences for arbitrary M and data rate is described in this paper. The design is enabled by lossless splitters based on EDWA/PLCs.
Keywords :
erbium; optical beam splitters; optical design techniques; optical modulation; optical planar waveguides; optical receivers; pulse position modulation; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; EDWA-PLC; JkJk:Er; PPM translating receiver design; bit sequence; data rate; erbium-doped waveguide amplified planar lightwave circuit; lossless splitters; optical pulse position modulation; Intensity modulation; Optical coupling; Optical design; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Photodetectors; Pulse modulation; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343490
