Direct detection is the simplest form of optical signal recovery. The transmitter modulates the intensity of the optical carrier, and the receiver uses a photodetector (PIN diode or avalanche photodiode) that responds only to the optical power envelope. 100 Gb/s links (and higher) are now common between regional data centers, often stretching tens of kilometers. The receiver implements strong dispersion and delay lines on a compact chip. For much of the past fifteen years, the boundary between these two approaches was relatively clear.
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[pdf] Many different forms of optical modulation and multiplexing have been employed in coherent optical modules. Some coherent optical modules can fall back to older, simpler modulation techniques such as (NRZ) and/or with 4 levels (PAM-4) when appropriate. This is used, for example, when it is discovered that the module on the other end of the link does not support coherent.
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