Abstract
We demonstrate a homodyne dual-quadrature coherent receiver using a monolithically integrated, injection-locked local oscillator. For BER of 10-3 and 10-5, the required OSNR is improved by 1.5dB and 5dB, respectively, compared to a free-running local oscillator.
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