Optical Wavelength Multiplexing Technologies for Information-Rich, Networked Platforms

Abstract

INTER-PLATFORM COMMUNICATION: * SEAMLESS CARRIER-FORM TRANSDUCTION (OPTICAL FIBER, FREE-SPACE OPTICAL, WIRELESS MICROWAVE) * DIRECT CONVERSION BETWEEN WIRELESS, OPTICAL-FIBER AND FREE-SPACE OPTICAL CARRIERS (WITHOUT CONVERTING BACK TO BASEBAND SIGNAL) * COMBINED USE OF TIME MULTIPLEXING AND FREQUENCY MULTIPLEXING * WAVELENGTH ROUTING (WAVELENGTH TRANSLATION) ALLOWS SEAMLESS CONVERSION BETWEEN OPTICAL FIBER NETWORK AND FREE-SPACE OPTICAL NETWORK INTRA-PLATFORM SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION, SWITCHING AND ROUTING: - OF BOTH ANALOG AND DIGITAL DATA - FOR VARIETY OF MILITARY FUNCTIONALITIES - INTERFACING TO VARIETY OF PROCESSORS, DISPLAYS, SENSORS, WAVEFORM SOURCES Transparent to type of modulation / multiplexing format * CONTROLLER-BASED RATHER THAN CONTENT-BASED ROUTING AND RECONFIGURATION * OPTICAL-WAVELENGTH BASED FRAMEWORK FOR MULTIPLEXING, SWITCHING AND ROUTING Makes efficient use cabling and connectors * MIXTURE OF SECOND-LEVEL MULTIPLEXING FORMATS FOR NARROWER-BAND INFO (RF-SUBCARRIER MULTIPLEXING, TDMA AND CDMA)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 18, 2000
Accession Number
ADA512156

Entities

People

  • Daniel Yap
  • Greg Tangonan
  • W. Ng

Organizations

  • HRL Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Communication Systems
  • Communications Techniques
  • Conversion
  • Digital Data
  • Fibers
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Information Operations
  • Low Noise
  • Micro-Machines
  • Modulation
  • Multiplexing
  • Optical Fibers
  • Platforms
  • Switching
  • Wavelength Division Multiplexing

Readers

  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.

Technology Areas

  • Space