Coherent bidirectional communication experiment with internally bypassed star coupler in presence of Rayleigh backscattering

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Fritz-Joachim Westphal · Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute

T. Hermes · Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute

U. Hilbk · Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute

P. Meißner · Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute

Abstract

Internally bypassed star couplers allow bidirectional coherent communication at the same frequency via one subscriber line. For longer subscriber lines the serious limiting factor due to Rayleigh backscattering can be overcome by distributing the star.

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Optical Network Technologies Advanced Optical Network Technologies Advanced Photonic Communication Systems

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Published in: Electronics Letters

Volume 29, Issue 10, pp. 864-865

DOI: 10.1049/el:19930577

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Coherent bidirectional communication experiment with internally bypassed star coupler in presence of Rayleigh backscattering

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