[ThC3] Advanced Direct Detection

[ThC3-1] Noise Characteristics of Stokes Vector Receivers and Bit-error-rate Formulae for Cubic Polarization Modulation

〇Kazuro Kikuchi (National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education, Japan)

Keywords:Advanced modulation and demodulation

Polarization-modulated signals can be demodulated via direct detection of Stokes vectors. We analyze noise characteristics of Stokes vector receivers and derive bit-error-rate formulae for the cubic polarization-modulation format in the circuit-noise-, shot-noise-, and beat-noise-limited states.