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Optical sub-carrier multiplex television transmission system using a linear laser diode
Assignee: Nokia Bell Labs
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Filing: 1989-10-13
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Granted: 1991-05-28
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Expires: 2009-10-13
Abstract
Abstract An amplitude-modulated vestigial-sideband, television channel sub-carrier multiplexed optical fiber transmission system includes a laser diode operating linearly throughout the desired range of multiplex frequencies. Such linear laser diode operation is accomplished by limiting leakage current within the laser diode to a very low level. The composite second-order distortion in the optical output signal from the laser diode is down typically 50 db from the video carrier for each channel. For some laser diodes that exhibit slow turn-on in the L-I characteristic, there is a point of inflection in the L-I curve. Operation with the laser biased at or near this point results in extremely linear performance, even though the laser may have insufficient blocking of leakage current to otherwise produce acceptable linearity.
Inventors
- 👤 George E. Bodeep
- 👤 Thomas E. Darcie
- 👤 Edward J. Flynn
- 👤 Jan Lipson
- 👤 Carl J. McGrath
- 👤 Charles B. Roxlo
- 👤 Mark S. Schaefer
- 👤 L. C. Upadhyayula
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-07 13:54
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/22; H01; H01S; H01S5/00; H01S5/06; H01S5/062; H01S5/06209; H01S5/06213; H04B; H04B10/00; H04B10/50; H04B10/58; H04J; H04J14/00; H04J14/02; H04J14/0298; H01S5/0014; H01S5/0035; H01S5/20; H01S5/22; H01S5/227; H01S5/2275
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A sub-carrier multiplex transmission system comprising means for frequency division multiplexing a plurality of channels into a multiplexed input signal; means for supplying a dc bias current; means for combining said dc bias current and the multiplexed input signal into a laser drive current; and a semiconductor laser, responsive to the laser drive current, for producing an optical output including the plurality of channels and their second-order and third-order distortion signals, the dc bias current being a current for which a first derivative of laser power with respect to laser drive current is approximately a maximum.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
A sub-carrier multiplex transmission system comprising means for frequency division multiplexing a plurality of channels into a multiplexed input signal; means for supplying a dc bias current; means for combining said dc bias current and the multiplexed input signal into a laser drive current; and a semiconductor laser, responsive to the laser drive current, for producing an optical output including the plurality of channels and their second-order and third-order distortion signals, the dc bias current being a current for which a first derivative of laser power with respect to laser drive current is approximately a maximum.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The sub-carrier multiplex transmission system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein the channels are a plurality of television channels throughout a range of frequencies from 1 MHz to 1 GHz.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
119 words
A sub-carrier multiplex transmission system comprising means for frequency division multiplexing a plurality of channels into a multiplexed input signal; means for supplying a dc bias current; means for combining said dc bias current and the multiplexed input signal into a laser drive current; and a semiconductor laser, responsive to the laser drive current, for producing an optical output including the plurality of channels and their second-order and third-order distortion signals, the dc bias current being a current for which a line tangent at said current to a curve of first derivative of laser output power with respect to laser drive current has a slope with a magnitude less than or equal to approximately 4×10 -4 mW/mA 2 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
119 words
A sub-carrier multiplex transmission system comprising means for frequency division multiplexing a plurality of channels into a multiplexed input signal; means for supplying a dc bias current; means for combining said dc bias current and the multiplexed input signal into a laser drive current; and a semiconductor laser, responsive to the laser drive current, for producing an optical output including the plurality of channels and their second-order and third-order distortion signals, the dc bias current being a current for which a line tangent at said current to a curve of first derivative of laser output power with respect to laser drive current has a slope with a magnitude less than or equal to approximately 4×10 -4 mW/mA 2 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The sub-carrier multiplex transmission system as defined in claim 3 wherein the plurality of channels corresponds to a plurality of television channels spanning a range of frequencies from 1 MHz to 1 GHz.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
146 words
A sub-carrier multiplex transmission system comprising means for frequency division multiplexing a plurality of channels into a multiplexed input signal; means for supplying a dc bias current; means for combining said dc bias current and the multiplexed input signal into a laser drive current; and a semiconductor laser, responsive to the laser drive current, for producing an optical output including the plurality of channels and their second-order and third-order distortion signals, the dc bias current to the semiconductor laser being greater than a threshold current and sufficient to cause an intercept current to be at least 500 mA greater than the threshold current so that composite distortion products in the optical output are approximately minimized, wherein the intercept current is the current for which a line tangent to a dL/dI versus current characteristic for the semiconductor laser intercepts a point at which dL/dI is approximately zero.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
146 words
A sub-carrier multiplex transmission system comprising means for frequency division multiplexing a plurality of channels into a multiplexed input signal; means for supplying a dc bias current; means for combining said dc bias current and the multiplexed input signal into a laser drive current; and a semiconductor laser, responsive to the laser drive current, for producing an optical output including the plurality of channels and their second-order and third-order distortion signals, the dc bias current to the semiconductor laser being greater than a threshold current and sufficient to cause an intercept current to be at least 500 mA greater than the threshold current so that composite distortion products in the optical output are approximately minimized, wherein the intercept current is the current for which a line tangent to a dL/dI versus current characteristic for the semiconductor laser intercepts a point at which dL/dI is approximately zero.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The sub-carrier multiplex transmission system as defined in claim 5 wherein the plurality of channels corresponds to a plurality of television channels spanning a range of frequencies from 1 MHz to 1 GHz.
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