Method and apparatus for transporting ethernet and radio frequency signals in fiber-optic system
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1. A single wavelength fiber-optic communication system that mixes an Ethernet signal with a radio frequency signal, the system comprising:
- an Ethernet signal module (1) for providing an Ethernet signal;
a radio frequency signal module (21) for providing a radio frequency signal;
a mixer module (2) for providing an optical mixed signal by means of mixing the Ethernet signal with the radio signal at a single wavelength; and
a receiver module (4) for transforming the optical mixed signal into both the radio frequency signal and a digital signal that contains the Ethernet signal,wherein the receiver module (4) comprises;
an optic-to-electric receiver (41) for transforming the optical mixed signal into the digital signal and the radio frequency signal;
a digital application (42) for receiving the digital signal; and
a radio frequency application (43) for receiving the radio frequency signal,wherein the optic-to-electric receiver (41) comprises;
a photodiode (411) for transforming the optical mixed signal into an electric mixed signal;
an amplifier (412) for amplifying the electric mixed signal;
a power splitter (413) for splitting the amplified electric mixed signal into a first portion and a second portion;
a low-pass filter (414) for transforming the first portion of the amplified electric mixed signal into the digital signal; and
a band-pass filter (415) for transforming the second portion of the amplified electric mixed signal into the radio frequency signal,wherein the Ethernet signal module (1) comprises an optical signal unit (11) for providing the Ethernet signal in an optical form,wherein the mixer module (2) comprises a Mach-Zehnder electric-to-optic modulator (21),wherein both the Ethernet signal in the optical form and the radio frequency signal are directly modulated by the Mach-Zehnder electric-to-optic modulator (21).
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Abstract
A single wavelength fiber-optic communication system that mixes an Ethernet signal with a radio frequency signal is disclosed. The system includes an Ethernet signal module, a radio frequency signal module, a mixer module and a receiver module. The Ethernet signal module provides an Ethernet signal. The radio frequency signal module provides a radio frequency signal. The mixer module provides an optical mixed signal by means of mixing the Ethernet signal with the radio signal at a single wavelength. The receiver module transforms the optical mixed signal into the radio frequency signal and a digital signal that contains the Ethernet signal.
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1. A single wavelength fiber-optic communication system that mixes an Ethernet signal with a radio frequency signal, the system comprising:
- an Ethernet signal module (1) for providing an Ethernet signal;
a radio frequency signal module (21) for providing a radio frequency signal;
a mixer module (2) for providing an optical mixed signal by means of mixing the Ethernet signal with the radio signal at a single wavelength; and
a receiver module (4) for transforming the optical mixed signal into both the radio frequency signal and a digital signal that contains the Ethernet signal,wherein the receiver module (4) comprises;
an optic-to-electric receiver (41) for transforming the optical mixed signal into the digital signal and the radio frequency signal;
a digital application (42) for receiving the digital signal; and
a radio frequency application (43) for receiving the radio frequency signal,wherein the optic-to-electric receiver (41) comprises;
a photodiode (411) for transforming the optical mixed signal into an electric mixed signal;
an amplifier (412) for amplifying the electric mixed signal;
a power splitter (413) for splitting the amplified electric mixed signal into a first portion and a second portion;
a low-pass filter (414) for transforming the first portion of the amplified electric mixed signal into the digital signal; and
a band-pass filter (415) for transforming the second portion of the amplified electric mixed signal into the radio frequency signal,wherein the Ethernet signal module (1) comprises an optical signal unit (11) for providing the Ethernet signal in an optical form, wherein the mixer module (2) comprises a Mach-Zehnder electric-to-optic modulator (21), wherein both the Ethernet signal in the optical form and the radio frequency signal are directly modulated by the Mach-Zehnder electric-to-optic modulator (21). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- an Ethernet signal module (1) for providing an Ethernet signal;
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Current AssigneeNational Central University
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Original AssigneeNational Central University
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InventorsChen, Jia-Wei, Wang, Hsin-Pin, Chan, Yi-Jen, Huang, Fan-Hsiu, Lin, Dong-Ming
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Primary Examiner(s)PASCAL, LESLIE C
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Application NumberUS11/158,075Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,637 DaysField of Search398/185, 398/201US Class Current398/185CPC Class CodesH04B 10/2575 Radio-over-fibre, e.g. radi...
