System and method for receiving coherent, polarization-multiplexed optical signals
US7809284B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 23, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/63
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus, a polarization diversity receiver and a method of receiving a received optical signal. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes: (1) an optical device configured to separate in-phase and quadrature components of a received optical signal, to transmit the in-phase components to a first optical output thereof and to transmit the quadrature components to a second optical output thereof, (2) a first polarization splitter coupled to receive light at the first optical output and (3) a second polarization splitter coupled to receive light at the second optical output.
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