1 GBIT S COHERENT OPTICAL COMMUNICATION-SYSTEM USING A 1-W OPTICAL POWER-AMPLIFIER/

Authors
ALEXANDER SB KINTZER ES LIVAS JC WALPOLE JN WANG CA MISSAGGIA LJ CHINN SR
Citation
Sb. Alexander et al., 1 GBIT S COHERENT OPTICAL COMMUNICATION-SYSTEM USING A 1-W OPTICAL POWER-AMPLIFIER/, Electronics Letters, 29(1), 1993, pp. 114-115
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Electronics Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00135194
Volume
29
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
114 - 115
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(1993)29:1<114:1GSCOC>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
An experimental 1 Gbit/s, coherent optical communication system that u ses a 1 W semiconductor optical power amplifier is reported. The syste m is intended for use in free-space crosslink applications, operates a t a wavelength of 972 nm and uses a frequency-shift-key (FSK) modulate d semiconductor laser master oscillator, heterodyne detection receiver , and delay-line discriminator demodulator. Communication link sensiti vities of 30 detected photons per bit at a 10(-6) bit error rate have been obtained. This link performance can support gigabit per second ra tes across geosynchronous distances.