• DocumentCode
    2654752
  • Title

    Impact of laser frequency offset on DQPSK direct detection

  • Author

    Marazzi, Lucia ; Parolari, Paola ; Boffi, Pierpaolo ; Siano, Rocco ; Feroldi, Matteo ; Martinelli, Mario

  • Author_Institution
    CoreCom, Milano, Italy
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    1765
  • Abstract
    Frequency-offset impact on DQPSK direct detection is experimentally addressed with free-running sources. The heterodyned-measured frequency offset is related both with DQPSK BER performance and power penalty. Polarization-dependent delay impairment is isolated as well.
  • Keywords
    differential phase shift keying; error statistics; heterodyne detection; optical transmitters; quadrature phase shift keying; DQPSK BER performance; DQPSK direct detection; free-running sources; heterodyned-measured frequency offset; laser frequency offset impact; polarization-dependent delay impairment isolation; power penalty; Bit error rate; Delay; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Histograms; Optical interferometry; Optical transmitters; Performance evaluation; Phase detection; Phase modulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1549275
  • Filename
    1549275