Optical communication system

Details Optical communication system Optical communication system

1982-11-05

1985-04-16

Sikes, William L.

Telecommunications

Receiver or analog modulated signal frequency converter

Signal selection based on frequency

455606, G02B 514

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045112088

ABSTRACT:
An optical communication system includes a plurality of stations and at least two passive optical couplers. Each of the couplers has at least four pairs of ports, each pair including an input port and an output port. An optical signal inputted to any one of the input ports is outputted to all of the output ports except the output port of the pair into which the optical signal was inputted. A plurality of optical signal transmission lines interconnect the passive optical couplers and connect the passive optical couplers to the stations. Passive optical couplers of both the transmission type and the reflection type are disclosed. The transmission type passive optical couplers rely either upon the direct interconnection of the appropriate input ports and output ports or upon diffraction to guide optical signals to the correct output ports. The reflection type passive optical couplers rely upon a diffraction grating or a plurality of reflective surfaces to direct incoming optical signals to the appropriate output ports.

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"Fibernet: Multimode Optical Fibers for Local Computer Networks", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. COM-26, No. 7, pp. 983-990, Jul. 1978; E. G. Rawson et al.

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