FDMA-FSK star network with a tunable optical filter demultiplexer

Author

Kaminow, I.P. ; Iannone, P.P. ; Stone, J. ; Stulz, L.W.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Lab., Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

6

Issue

9

fYear

1988

fDate

9/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1406

Lastpage

1414

Abstract

An optical frequency-division-multiple-access (FDMA) star network is analyzed and demonstrated experimentally using two 45-Mb/s frequency-shift-keyed (FSK) laser channels at 1.5 μm. A tunable fiber Fabry-Perot (FFP) filter is used to select channels and convert FSK to intensity modulation for direct detection. The analysis predicts and experiment supports a minimum channel spacing of about six times bit rate B for a single FFP. These constraints are similar to those for more complex heterodyne demultiplexing. Estimates show that a network with 1000 users, independent of bit rate, is feasible with a tandem FFP. For B=1 Gb/s per channel the network capacity would be 1 Tb/s

Keywords

channel capacity; frequency division multiplexing; frequency shift keying; multi-access systems; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical filters; telecommunication networks; 1 Gbit/s; 1 Tbit/s; 1.5 micron; 45 Mbit/s; FDMA-FSK star network; FFP filter; fibre Fabry-Perot filter; frequency-shift-keyed laser channels; intensity modulation; network capacity; optical frequency-division-multiple-access network; tunable optical filter demultiplexer; Bit rate; Fabry-Perot; Fiber lasers; Frequency division multiaccess; Frequency shift keying; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.7890

Filename

7890