Title :
Generation and transmission performance of 40 Gbit/s polarisation shift keying signal
Author :
Chi, N. ; Yu, S. ; Xu, L. ; Jeppesen, P.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Commun. Res., Univ. of Bristol, UK
fDate :
4/28/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel scheme for generation of a 40 Gbit/s binary polarisation shift keying signal based on a LiNbO3 Mach-Zehnder modulator is proposed. The signal is successfully transmitted over 50 km standard singlemode fibre with 0.6 dB penalty.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; 40 Gbit/s; 50 km; LiNbO3; Mach-Zehnder modulator; binary polarization shift keying; singlemode fibre;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20050482