Methods of bi-directional optical communication and optical transceiver
US10511385B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/61
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method (10) of bi-directional optical communication, the method comprising: generating (12) a first optical communication signal for transmission in one direction through an optical fibre, generating the first optical communication signal comprising: receiving information for transmission and generating (14) a baseband signal comprising a representation of the information; performing digital upconversion (16) of the baseband signal to form an upconverted baseband signal; performing optical modulation (18) of an optical carrier signal with the upconverted baseband signal; and restricting an optical spectrum of the first optical communication signal to a first portion of an optical channel frequency slot by performing one of digital filtering (16) in addition to digital upconversion and optical filtering (36) after optical modulation; and receiving (20) a second optical communication signal transmitted in an opposite direction through the optical fibre, the second optical communication signal having an optical spectrum occupying a second portion of the optical channel frequency slot, separate to the first portion.
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