What is the maximum rate at which information can be transmitted error-free in fibre-optic communication systems? For linear channels, this was established in classic works of Nyquist and Shannon. However, despite the immense practical importance of fibre-optic communications providing for >99% of global data traffic, the channel capacity of optical links remains unknown due to the complexity i...

Four-level (quaternary) signalling in optical communication systems is investigated and the optimisation of quaternary signal level spacing is carried out considering signalamplified spontaneous emission beat noise dominance. The optimised quaternary signal is propagated through an optical dispersive fibre and sensitivity improvements can be found for shorter transmission distances and non-zero...

Rotation vector algorithm regarded as a classical and conventional attitude algorithm is widely used in strapdown inertial navigation system. This kind of algorithm usually uses incremental angle in calculation processes. However, the output of fiber-optic gyro is angular rate. Integrating angular rate to get incremental angle leads calculation errors. In this paper, a set of improved attitude ...

The increase in availability of installed optical fibre within Europe is presenting a unique opportunity to upgrade the European Very Long Baseline Interferometry Network (EVN). This network of European radio observatories regularly take part in joint sessions to observe celestial radio sources at high resolution, using sophisticated magnetic tape equipment to record data at rates up to 1 Gbit/...

As the data rate reaches 1 Gb/s or beyond, most of the communication standards use the serial link architecture due to its capability of delivering data at a rate up to 100 Gb/s and beyond. This serial link is an asynchronized system with a bit clock embedded in the transmitting data bit stream. Transmitting multiple Gb/s data for a single channel over a distance of ~10 m < L < a few 1000 km ar...

We demonstrate data rates above the threshold imposed by nonlinearity on conventional optical signals by applying novel probability distribution, which we call ripple distribution, adapted to the properties of the fiber channel. Our results offer a new direction for signal coding, modulation and practical nonlinear distortions compensation algorithms.

The trend toward higher bit rates in lightwave communication has interest in dispersion-shifted fibre to minimize dispersion penalties. At the same time optical amplifiers have increased interest in wavelength multiplexing. These two methods of increasing system capacity if used together can result in severe degradation due to fibre nonlinearity. So the effect of dispersion, input power, fibre ...

The principle of Angular Multiplexing to realise independent communication channels in a relatively short step-index plastic optical fibre is described. This concept of Mode Group Diversity Multiplexing is based on the principle that the axial angle of light propagating in a step index multimode fibre is preserved over relative short distances. By using an array of lasers each launching light i...