Coherent OCDMA system using DPSK data format with balanced detection

• Published in: IEEE photonics technology letters Vol. 18; no. 7; pp. 826 - 828
• Main Authors: Xu Wang, Naoya Wada, Miyazaki, T., Kitayama, K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.04.2006; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Arrayed waveguide gratings; Balance detection; Balancing; beat noise; Coherence; Crosstalk; Decoding; differential phase-shift keying (DPSK); Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Format; Keying; Multiple access interference; multiple access interference (MAI); Noise; optical code-division multiple-access (OCDMA); Optical noise; Optical receivers; Phase detection; Phase modulation; Phase noise; Photonics; Thresholds

In this letter, the application of differential phase-shift keying data format in coherent optical code-division multiple-access (DPSK-OCDMA) has been proposed and investigated theoretically and experimentally to combat noise in the OCDMA system. The DPSK-OCDMA can also ease the receiver's thre...