System feasibility of using stimulated Brillouin scattering in self coherent detection schemes.
We demonstrate the first self-coherent detection of 10 Gbit/s BPSK signals based on narrow-band amplification of the optical carrier by means of Stimulated Brillouin effect in a common fiber. We found that this technique is very effective only if it is combined with proper line coding and high-pass electrical filtering at the receiver. In this case we obtain OSNR-performance close to the ideal coherent receiver.
Banchi
Luca
L
Scuola Superiore S'Anna, P zza Martiri della Libertà, 33-56127-Pisa, Italy. l.banchi@sssup.it
Presi
Marco
M
Proietti
Roberto
R
Ciaramella
Ernesto
E