Coherent optical CDMA with limited phase excursion

We examine the bit error rate (BER) of the conventional matched-filter detector for an optical code division multiple access (CDMA) system employing coherent homodyne detection. We assume a phase shift keying (PSK) modulation format where the phase is modulated by one of two methods: (1) an external phase modulator or (2) injection locking. Phase excursion is limited to ±0.42 π when using injection locking. We examine the bit error rate performance for both external modulation and modulation of the injection current and find only a moderate penalty (0.55 dB) associated with the limited phase excursion