DocumentCode
1252736
Title
Fiber-optic transmission of microwave 64-QAM signals
Author
Kavehrad, Mohsen ; Savov, Emil
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Ottawa Univ., Ont., Canada
Volume
8
Issue
7
fYear
1990
fDate
9/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1320
Lastpage
1326
Abstract
Experimental results on fiber-optic transmission of microwave 64-level quadrature amplitude modulated (QAM) signals at a 1.3 μm wavelength at a 90 Mb/s transmission rate are presented. Two important methods of improving the system performance are discussed and demonstrated: laser intensity noise minimization and error-correction coding using a self-orthogonal convolutional code. The applicability of this transmission technique to the distribution of digital TV services is assessed
Keywords
amplitude modulation; cable television; encoding; error correction codes; microwave links; optical fibres; optical links; 1.3 micron; 90 Mbit/s; cable TV; digital TV services; error-correction coding; fiber-optic transmission; laser intensity noise minimization; microwave 64-QAM signals; quadrature amplitude modulated; self-orthogonal convolutional code; system performance; transmission rate; Fiber lasers; HDTV; Laser noise; Masers; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Time division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8716
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/49.59133
Filename
59133
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