Coherent optical heterodyne transmission system
First Claim
1. Coherent optical heterodyne transmission system comprisingat least a first and a second transceiving station interconnected by means of a glass fibre, each respective station comprisingno more than a single electrooptical converter, the electrooptical converter acting as transmitter and local oscillator for the respective station.an optoelectrical converter,optical coupling means coupling the optoelectrical converter to the glass fibre, which optical coupling means likewise feed a first portion of the light generated by the electrooptical converter to the optoelectrical converter and a second portion of the light generated by the electrooptical converter to the glass fibre;
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Abstract
A bidirectional coherent optical transmission system comprises two stations (I and II) each having only a single laser (2, 9), part of the light signal generated by the laser being fed to a glass fibre T and another part of the light signal generated by the laser being used for mixing the received light signal down to an intermediate frequency by means of a photoelectric diode (4, 11). In contradistinction to the prior art transmission system, in the system according to the invention the light signal is modulated by applying a modulation signal to each of the lasers (2, 9).
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8 Claims
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1. Coherent optical heterodyne transmission system comprising
at least a first and a second transceiving station interconnected by means of a glass fibre, each respective station comprising no more than a single electrooptical converter, the electrooptical converter acting as transmitter and local oscillator for the respective station. an optoelectrical converter, optical coupling means coupling the optoelectrical converter to the glass fibre, which optical coupling means likewise feed a first portion of the light generated by the electrooptical converter to the optoelectrical converter and a second portion of the light generated by the electrooptical converter to the glass fibre; - and
modulation means, for modulating with an electrical modulation signal, the light fed to the glass fibre, the modulation means comprising control means for controlling the electrooptical converter in response to the electrical modulation signal, whereby an optical modulator is not necessary, wherein at least one of the first and second stations comprises means for obtaining the electrical modulation signal by modulating a baseband signal on a subcarrier, whereby transmitted and received modulation signals are distinguishable in the IF section of the station containing the means for obtaining. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A transceiving station for use in a coherent optical heterodyne transmission system, the station comprising
no more than a single electrooptical converter, the electrooptical converter acting as transmitter and local oscillator for the station, an optoelectrical converter, optical coupling means coupling the optoelectrical converter to a glass fibre, which optical coupling means likewise feeds a first portion of the light generated by the electrooptical converter to the optoelectrical converter and a second portion of the light generated by the electrooptical converter to the glass fibre; -
modulation means, for modulating with an electrical modulation signal, the light fed to the glass fibre, the modulation means comprising control means for controlling the electrooptical converter in response to the electrical modulation signal, whereby an optical modulator is not necessary; and means for obtaining the electrical modulation signal by modulating a baseband signal on a subcarrier, whereby transmitted and received modulation signals are distinguishable in the IF section of the station. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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