Title : 
Experimental Optical Links
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
IBM Corp., Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
         
        
        
        
        
            fDate : 
12/1/1967 12:00:00 AM
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The design and performance of two experimental, optical links, tailored specifically to interconnect two high-speed tape units, are described. Both links, a full duplex digital link and a full duplex AM/FSK link, are presented in necessary detail. Laboratory experiments have shown that 33-Mbaud operation is feasible.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Amplitude modulation; Data transmission systems; Digital signals; Experimental data; Frequency modulation; Optical communications; Propagation; Transmission; signal-to-noise ratio (SNR); Attenuation; Filters; Gallium arsenide; Light emitting diodes; Mirrors; Optical fiber communication; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; RAKE receivers; Telescopes;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Communication Technology, IEEE Transactions on
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/TCOM.1967.1089683