Title :
Endless polarisation control using a LiNbO3 device in a 140 Mbit/s dual filter FSK transmission experiment
Author :
Kugelmeier, S. ; Felicio, D. ; Noe, R. ; Pietzsch, J. ; Heidrich, H. ; Hoffmann, D.
Author_Institution :
Siemens AG, Telecommun. Networks & Security Syst., Central Labs., Munchen, West Germany
Abstract :
Endless polarisation control with a LiNbO3 device consisting of two optical retarders has been tested in a heterodyne transmission experiment. For simulation of polarisation fluctuations, the temperature of a 12 km fibre has been varied from -10°C to 60°C
Keywords :
digital communication systems; frequency shift keying; lithium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical filters; optical links; optical polarisers; -10 to 60 degC; 12 km; 140 Mbit/s; LiNbO3 device; dual filter FSK transmission experiment; endless polarisation control; fibre; heterodyne transmission experiment; optical retarders; polarisation fluctuations;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1988. (ECOC 88). Fourteenth European Conference on (Conf. Publ. No.292)
Conference_Location :
Brighton
