A hybrid lightwave transmission system for subcarrier multiplexed video and digital B-ISDN services in the local loop

Author

Lo, Charles N.

Author_Institution

Bellcore, Morristown, NJ, USA

Volume

7

Issue

11

fYear

1989

fDate

11/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1839

Lastpage

1848

Abstract

Lightwave-subcarrier-multiplexed (SCM) transmission systems can provide high-capacity and low-cost delivery of both current and future advanced TV signals. Compatibility of SCM technology with existing baseband digital transmission equipment would eliminate the need for a separate analog distribution network and thereby permit a more graceful evolution to a broadband integrated digital services network (B-ISDN). One version of a hybrid system whereby SCM video and baseband digital signals are simultaneously transmitted by a single laser diode, and the technical issues related to such an implementation are considered. An experiment is discussed in which the three color components of a high-definition TV (HDTV) signal and a baseband 622.08-Mb/s SONET STS-12 rate data signal are transmitted simultaneously by a DFB laser diode via frequency-modulated (FM) subcarriers, over 2 km of a single-mode fiber

Keywords

ISDN; broadband networks; cable television; multiplexing; optical fibres; optical links; subscriber loops; video signals; 2 km; 622.08 Mbit/s; DFB laser diode; HDTV; SONET; STS-12 rate data signal; advanced TV signals; baseband digital signals; baseband digital transmission equipment; broadband integrated digital services network; cable TV; digital BISDN services; high-definition TV; hybrid lightwave transmission system; local loop; single-mode fiber; subcarrier multiplexed video; B-ISDN; Bandwidth; Baseband; Costs; Diode lasers; Frequency modulation; HDTV; High speed optical techniques; Optical distortion; SONET;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.45906

Filename

45906