Title :
Polar coded optical communications with weak coherent states
Author :
Habif, Jonathan L. ; Dutton, Z. ; Guha, Saikat
Author_Institution :
Quantum Inf. Process. Group, Raytheon BBN Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We present results from an optical communications testbed demonstrating polar coded pulse position modulation transmitted to a direct detection receiver. Using weak coherent states we achieve a photon information efficiency of 4.8 bits per received photon.
Keywords :
light coherence; modulation coding; optical modulation; optical receivers; quantum optics; optical detection receiver; photon information efficiency; polar coded optical communications; polar coded pulse position modulation transmission; weak coherent states; Adaptive optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Photonics; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
