• DocumentCode
    871928
  • Title

    Coherent detection for optical duobinary communication systems

  • Author

    Lyubomirsky, Ilya

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of California, Riverside, CA, USA
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    868
  • Lastpage
    870
  • Abstract
    We propose and analyze coherent detection schemes for optical duobinary modulation. Thus, new quantum limits are established at 15, 30, and 31 photons/bit for coherent duobinary based on homodyne, heterodyne synchronous, and heterodyne asynchronous detection, respectively.
  • Keywords
    heterodyne detection; homodyne detection; light coherence; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; coherent detection; heterodyne asynchronous detection; heterodyne synchronous detection; homodyne detection; optical duobinary communication; quantum limits; Local oscillators; Optical detectors; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Coherent detection; duobinary modulation; quantum limit;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2006.872334
  • Filename
    1608189