Title :
Distribution of 3 FM-HDTV and 10 satellite FM-NTSC signals and 622 Mb/s data over 10 km of fiber to 128 customers using a packaged traveling-wave laser amplifier
Author :
Lo, C.N. ; Reith, L.A. ; Coquin, G. ; Tohme, H.E.
Author_Institution :
Bellcore, Morristown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Subcarrier-multiplexed (SCM) lightwave systems for near-term, potentially low-cost video distribution are considered. An experiment is reported in which a single wavelength, carrying simultaneously 622-Mb/s data, ten C-band satellite channels between 950 and 1450 MHz, and three HDTV signals from 1.5 to 2.1 GHz, via amplification by a packaged traveling-wave laser amplifier (TWLA) was transmitted through 10 km of a single-mode (SM) fiber and split 128 ways optically. No optical filter was used after the amplifier. At the receiver, with a 3-dB power margin, the data bit error rate (BER) was 10/sup -9/ and carrier-to-noise ratios (CNRs) of 16.9 dB and 12.9 dB, respectively, were measured for the HDTV and satellite signals. The effects of TWLA-introduced noise degradations on BER and CNR at various input power levels to the TWLA are also quantified.<>
Keywords :
data communication systems; direct broadcasting by satellite; frequency modulation; high definition television; optical links; semiconductor junction lasers; video signals; 1.5 to 2.1 GHz; 10 km; 622 Mbit/s; 950 to 1450 MHz; C-band satellite channels; FM-HDTV; amplification; carrier-to-noise ratios; data bit error rate; low-cost video distribution; noise degradations; packaged traveling-wave laser amplifier; power levels; receiver; satellite FM-NTSC signals; subcarrier multiplexed lightwave systems; Bit error rate; Fiber lasers; HDTV; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Packaging; Samarium; Satellites; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Broadband Analog Optoelectronics: Devices and Systems, 1990. Conference Digest., LEOS Summer Topical on
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/BAODS.1990.205509
