Polarization independent optical injection locking for carrier recovery in optical communication systems
Journal article, 2017
An optical injection locking (IL) system that is independent of the incoming signal's polarization is demonstrated for carrier recovery in coherent optical communication systems. A sub-system that enables polarization independence is discussed and experimentally verified. The system is tested over a 20-km test field link using a broadlinewidth laser (40 MHz), and shows the suppression of phase noise when using the carrier recovered by injection locking as the local oscillator.
Author
Jokhakar Jignesh
Monash University
William Corcoran
Centre of Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS)
Monash University
Jochen Schröder
Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Photonics
Arthur Lowery
Monash University
Centre of Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS)
Optics Express
1094-4087 (ISSN)
Vol. 25 18 21216-21228Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)
Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
DOI
10.1364/OE.25.021216