Title :
Demonstration of a high-sensitivity 1550-nm optical communication link using pulse-position modulation and a wavelength-converter-based receiver
Author :
Grein, Matthew E. ; Elgin, Laura E. ; Robinson, Bryan S. ; Kerman, Andrew J. ; Hamilton, Scott A. ; Keicher, William E.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Lexington, MA
Abstract :
In this paper, we demonstrate a 1550-nm photon-counting optical communications channel using pulse-position modulation and an optical receiver utilizing a periodically-poled lithium niobate wavelength converter and a silicon Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode.
Keywords :
avalanche photodiodes; elemental semiconductors; lithium compounds; optical fibre communication; optical receivers; optical wavelength conversion; photodetectors; photon counting; pulse position modulation; silicon; telecommunication channels; LiNbO3; Si; high-sensitivity optical communication link; periodically-poled lithium niobate; photon-counting optical communication channel; pulse-position modulation; silicon Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode; wavelength 1550 nm; wavelength-converter-based optical receiver; Bit error rate; Optical coupling; Optical fiber communication; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Pulse modulation; Silicon; (060.4510) Optical communications; (190.7220) Upconversion; (230.4320) Nonlinear optical devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627612
