Title :
Synchronous QPSK transmission at 1.6 Gbit/s with standard DFB lasers and real-time digital receiver
Author :
Pfau, Timo ; Hoffmann, S. ; Peveling, R. ; Ibrahim, Shadi ; Adamczyk, O. ; Porrmann, Mario ; Bhandare, S. ; Noe, Reinhold ; Achiam, Y.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. & Inf. Technol., Univ. Paderborn
fDate :
9/28/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In a coherent and synchronous QPSK system with real-time data recovery and standard DFB lasers a data throughput of 1.6 Gbit/s is achieved, faster than ever reported. After 63 km of fibre the BER is well below the FEC threshold
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; optical fibre communication; optical receivers; quadrature phase shift keying; 1.6 Gbit/s; 63 km; BER; DFB lasers; QPSK system; coherent optical transmission; data recovery; distributed feedback lasers; optical fibre transmission; quadrature phase shift keying; real-time digital receiver; synchronous QPSK transmission;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20062108
