Optical-information transmission system in the subscriber region

Abstract

Abstract The invention relates to an optical communication system for transmitting subscriber-assigned information in both directions between a center (1) and a plurality of subscribers (3ato 3n), particularly to the subscriber loop of a broadband communication system. In a remote distribution facility which is of either distributed (FIG. 1) or lumped (FIG. 2) design, the optical waveguides (5ato 5n) of a group of subscribers living or working near each other are coupled to a common optical waveguide (4) (or to two common optical waveguides) connected to the center (1). Subscriber-assigned signals to be transmitted from the center to the subscribers are combined into an electric time-division-multiplex signal which is transmitted as an optical signal with a single wavelength ( lambda o) to the vicinity of the subscribers and distributed to the latter. From the electric time-division-multiplex signal, each of the subscribers takes only the signal intended for him. The signals to be transmitted from the subscribers to the center are transmitted as optical signals with subscriber-assigned wavelengths ( lambda l to lambda n ) through subscriber-as-signed optical waveguides to the common optical waveguide (4), are coupled into the latter, and are transmitted as a wavelength-division-multiplex signal to the center.

Inventors

• 👤 Amar Dr. Ali
• 👤 Horst Dr. Ohnsorge

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