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Single transmission line bidirectional optical communication system

US4825113A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 9, 1987
Grant dateApr 25, 1989
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Expiry dateFeb 9, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L25/065
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A single transmission line bidirectional optical communication system comprising a directional coupler employing a polarizing beam splitter, an optical transmitting circuit for coding the data and converting the coded data into optical signals and outputting said signals, an optical receiving circuit employing a comparator having a function of automatically establishing a threshold for converting optical input signals into electrical signals and then decoding the data, a circuit for detecting the frequency differences between the sending signals and receiving signals, and a line diagnosing circuit. The polarizing beam splitter eliminates a near-end reflected beam, and the optical receiving circuit having a function of automatically establishing a threshold eliminates a remote-end reflected beam. The line diagnosing circuit diagnoses the line condition by comparing the sending frequency and receiving frequency.

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