The next generation free-space optical (FSO) communications infrastructure will need to
support a wide range of links from space-based terminals in low Earth orbit …

The demand for increased bandwidth is ever present. Coherent technology coupled with
advanced modulation formats and digital signal processing is a key enabler for optical …

We outline the hardware architecture of coherent optical receivers supporting Gt40 Gb/s
data rates and extract constraints for compatible signal processing algorithms. Additionally a …

Conference title, upper and lower case, bolded, 18 point type, centered Page 1 Advanced
Modulation Formats for Free-Space Laser Communication Thomas H. Wooda, Xiang Liub, S …

Next-generation high-speed coherent optical communication systems targeting beyond 100-
Gb/s per channel, have opened opportunities for innovations in component and subsystem …

Free-space optical (FSO) laser communication systems offer exceptionally wide-bandwidth,
secure connections between platforms that cannot other wise be connected via physical …

Custom coherent architectures can provide many advantages for FSO communications
systems through co-development of integrated photonics, ASIC-or FPGA-based DSP …

In this paper we discuss recent progress on the implementation of a hardware free-space
optical communications test-bed. The test-bed implements an end-to-end communications …

Coherent optical communication systems promise superior performance, but their realization
in real time also poses big technical challenges. After an introduction the potential of …

Optical parallel processing enables electronic dispersion compensation in coherent
receivers at symbol rates above the employed electronics' speed limit. Up to 64Gbaud QPSK …