Minimum Polarization Modulation: A Highly Bandwidth Efficient Coherent Optical Modulation Scheme

Abstract

We propose and analyze a novel binary coherent optical transmission scheme based on continuous polarization modulation. Its bandwidth efficiency is better than that of both PSK and MSK. The signal spectrum is independent of the polarization transformations along the fiber. Its phase-noise tolerance is similar to FSK and its sensitivity is 3 dB better than that of single-filter FSK.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA247556

Entities

People

  • L. Kazovsky
  • P. Poggiolini
  • S. Benedetto

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Birefringence
  • Channel Spacing
  • Detection
  • Efficiency
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronic Mail
  • Fibers
  • Filters
  • Filtration
  • Modulation
  • Modulators
  • Polarization
  • Power Spectra
  • Simulations
  • Spectra
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.