Title :
116 photons/bit in a 565 Mbit/s optical DPSK heterodyne transmission experiment
Author_Institution :
Res. Labs. Siemens AG, Munchen, West Germany
Abstract :
A 565 Mbit/s DPSK heterodyne experiment is presented. A sensitivity of -50.0 dBm at the receiver input was achieved, which is the best reported value for this data rate. The experimental data match the theory within 1.4 dB.
Keywords :
data communication systems; digital communication systems; optical fibres; optical links; phase shift keying; 565 Mbit/s; DPSK heterodyne transmission experiment; data rate; differential PSK; digital transmission; optical communication;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19890195
