Four-dimensional direct detection receiver enabling Jones-space field recovery with phase and polarization diversity

Qi Wu; Yixiao Zhu; Xueyang Li; Hexun Jiang; Chen Cheng; Mengfan Fu; Yikun Zhang; Qunbi Zhuge; Zhaohui Li; Weisheng Hu

doi:10.1364/PRJ.498624

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