title: System feasibility of using stimulated Brillouin scattering in self coherent detection schemes.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Scuola Superiore S'Anna, P zza Martiri della Libertà, 33-56127-Pisa, Italy. l.banchi@sssup.it
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Banchi
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Presi
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Proietti
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ciaramella