Abstract
A polarization-independent heterodyne DPSK receiver with simple architecture based on 3x3 coupler is proposed for cost-effective PON. Results show −49dBm sensitivity for BER=10−3 at 1.25Gbps, <1dB penalty for random polarization tests, and high tolerance to interfering power.
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