Title :
Demonstration of 2.1 photon-per-bit sensitivity for BPSK at 9.94-Gb/s with rate-½ FEC
Author :
Geisler, D.J. ; Yarnall, T.M. ; Keicher, W.E. ; Stevens, M.L. ; Fletcher, A.M. ; Parenti, R.R. ; Caplan, D.O. ; Hamilton, S.A.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
Combining optical-phase-locked loop based coherent detection, interleaving, and powerful rate-½ FEC enabled the error-free transmission of BPSK waveforms at information rates of 9.94-Gb/s and 19.88-Gb/s with sensitivities of 2.1 photons-per-bit and 3.9 photons-per-bit, respectively.
Keywords :
forward error correction; optical communication; phase shift keying; BPSK waveforms; bit rate 9.94 Gbit/s; coherent detection; error-free transmission; free-space optical communication systems; interleaving; optical-phase-locked loop; photon-per-bit sensitivity; rate-1/2 FEC; Binary phase shift keying; Bit error rate; Digital video broadcasting; Forward error correction; Optical receivers; Sensitivity;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
