A Bidirectional Hybrid Lightwave Transport System Based on Fiber-IVLLC and Fiber-VLLC Convergences

This paper proposes and validates a bidirectional hybrid lightwave transport system based on fiber-invisible laser light communication (IVLLC) and fiber-visible laser light communication (VLLC) convergences with light injection and optoelectronic feedback techniques. This paper is also the first to...

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Main Authors: Cheng-Ling Ying, Hai-Han Lu, Chung-Yi Li, Chien-An Chu, Ting-Chien Lu, Peng-Chun Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2015-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7160657/
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Summary:This paper proposes and validates a bidirectional hybrid lightwave transport system based on fiber-invisible laser light communication (IVLLC) and fiber-visible laser light communication (VLLC) convergences with light injection and optoelectronic feedback techniques. This paper is also the first to employ light injection and optoelectronic feedback techniques in a bidirectional lightwave transport system based on fiber-IVLLC and fiber-VLLC integration. Light is successfully modulated directly with cable television (CATV), 16-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), and 16-QAM-orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) signals. Good carrier-to-noise ratio, composite second order, composite triple beat, and bit error rate (BER) are obtained for CATV, 16-QAM, and 16-QAM-OFDM signal transmissions over a combined 40-km single-mode fiber, a 1.43-km photonic crystal fiber, and 6-m free-space transmission. The proposed bidirectional hybrid lightwave transport system exhibits significant potential in providing broadband integrated services, such as CATV, Internet, and telecommunication, via optical fiber and free-space indoor networks.
ISSN:1943-0655