Title :
Coherent bidirectional communication experiment with internally bypassed star coupler in presence of Rayleigh backscattering
Author :
Westphal, F.-J. ; Hermes, T. ; Hilbk, U. ; Meissner, Paul L.
Author_Institution :
Heinrich Hertz Inst. fur Nachrichtentechnik GmbH, Berlin, Germany
fDate :
5/13/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Internally bypassed star couplers allow bidirectional coherent communication at the same frequency via one subscriber line. For longer subscriber lines the serious limiting factor due to Rayleigh backscattering can be overcome by distributing the star.
Keywords :
Rayleigh scattering; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical fibres; Rayleigh backscattering; bidirectional coherent communication; internally bypassed star coupler; subscriber lines;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19930577
