Abstract
We demonstrate a non-coherent receiver design requiring only a single delayline interferometer. Demodulation of 43-Gb/s RZ-DQPSK is experimentally demonstrated with no penalty when compared to a traditional DQPSK receiver using two interferometers. Receiver alignment tolerances are quantified via simulation.
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