High Speed Fiber Optic Communication Link.

Abstract

The patent application concerns a high speed fiber optic communication link having a differential transmitter circuit for receiving digital data and providing a first output for transmitting a signal representing a logic 'one' and a second output for transmitting a signal representing a logic 'zero'. First and second light emitting diodes are provided for converting the electrical signals into light signals. These light signals are transmitted by optical waveguides to first and second light detecting diodes which convert the light signals back into electrical signals. These converted electrical signals are then amplified by a differential rectifier circuit.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 22, 1975
Accession Number
ADD001215

Entities

People

  • Franklin H. Fish

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Digital Data
  • Diodes
  • Light Emitting Diodes
  • Optical Waveguides
  • Patent Applications
  • Patents
  • Rectifiers
  • Transmitters
  • Transmitting
  • Waveguides

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.