Title :
High-speed heterodyne operation of monolithically integrated balanced, polarisation diversity photodetectors
Author :
Deri, R.J. ; Welter, R. ; Caneau, Catherine ; Jackel, J.L. ; Hawkins, R.J. ; Johnson, J.J. ; Gilchrist, H.
Author_Institution :
Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The authors demonstrate that monolithically integrated photodetector chips with optical couplers can provide high speed heterodyne detection (6.3 GHz bandwidth) of optical signals at 1540 nm wavelength.
Keywords :
demodulation; diversity reception; integrated optoelectronics; optical couplers; optical receivers; optical waveguides; photodetectors; 1540 nm; 6.3 GHz; balanced type; high speed heterodyne detection; monolithically integrated photodetector chips; optical couplers; optical signals; polarisation diversity;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19921503
