Transmission system for distribution of video over long-haul optical point-to-point links using a microwave photonic filter in the frequency range of 0.01–10 GHz

Ignacio E. Zaldívar Huerta, Diego F. Pérez Montaña, Pablo Hernández Nava, Alejandro García Juárez, Jorge Rodríguez Asomoza, Ana L. Leal Cruz

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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate the use of an electro-optical transmission system for distribution of video over long-haul optical point-to-point links using a microwave photonic filter in the frequency range of 0.01–10 GHz. The frequency response of the microwave photonic filter consists of four band-pass windows centered at frequencies that can be tailored to the function of the spectral free range of the optical source, the chromatic dispersion parameter of the optical fiber used, as well as the length of the optical link. In particular, filtering effect is obtained by the interaction of an externally modulated multimode laser diode emitting at 1.5 μm associated to the length of a dispersive optical fiber. Filtered microwave signals are used as electrical carriers to transmit TV-signal over long-haul optical links point-to-point. Transmission of TV-signal coded on the microwave band-pass windows located at 4.62, 6.86, 4.0 and 6.0 GHz are achieved over optical links of 25.25 km and 28.25 km, respectively. Practical applications for this approach lie in the field of the FTTH access network for distribution of services as video, voice, and data.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)665-670
Number of pages6
JournalOptical Fiber Technology
Volume19
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1970

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Keywords

  • Fiber optics
  • Long-haul optical transmission system
  • Micro-wave signals
  • Microwave photonics
  • Photonic filter

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