Title :
Digital fibre transmission using optical homodyne detection
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Research Laboratories, Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
Homodyne detection of a 140 Mbit/s PSK signal transmitted over 30 km of cabled fibre has been achieved using a balanced optical phase-locked-loop receiver. System phase error was dominated by the laser frequency instability and not the cabled fibre.
Keywords :
laser frequency stability; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; phase shift keying; phase-locked loops; 140Mbit/s PSK signal; digital fibre transmission; laser frequency instability; optical homodyne detection; optical phase-locked-loop receiver; phase error;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19840192
