Title :
Low-Loss S-, C- and L-band Differential Phase Shift Keying Demodulator
Author :
Lize, Yannick Keith ; Faucher, Mathieu ; Jarry, Érick ; Ouellette, Patrick ; Wetter, Alexandre ; Kashyap, Raman ; Willner, Alan E.
Author_Institution :
ITF Labs., Montreal
Abstract :
We developed an all-fiber delay-line interferometer DPSK demodulator for the S, C and L band with low insertion loss, low-birefringence and greater than 20 dB of extinction ratio from 1460 nm to 1640 nm in a single device.
Keywords :
birefringence; demodulation; differential phase shift keying; light interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical delay lines; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; C-band demodulator; DPSK demodulator; L-band demodulator; S-band demodulator; all-fiber delay-line interferometer; birefringence; differential phase shift keying; extinction ratio; frequency 1 GHz to 8 GHz; insertion loss; low-loss demodulator; wavelength 1460 nm to 1640 nm; Bandwidth; Demodulation; Differential phase shift keying; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Extinction ratio; L-band; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Optical receivers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452570
