Demonstration of 2.5-Gslot/s optically-preamplified M-PPM with 4 photons/bit receiver sensitivity

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  Caplan, D O ^a   Robinson, B S ^a   Murphy, R J ^a   Stevens, M L ^a  

^a MIT LINCOLN LABORATORY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTI RATE; RECEIVER SENSITIVITY;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84899137981     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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