Multi-drop optical communication

摘要

An optical communication system including an optical communication fiber and a plurality of modules. Each of the modules has an optical transceiver that is optically coupled to the optical communication fiber by a corresponding optical drop. And each of the transceivers is configured for transmitting and/or receiving one or more optical signals via the optical communication fiber. The optical signals represent a plurality of individual data streams formatted according to one or more different communication protocols. In this manner, optical communication is enabled among the modules via the optical communication fiber.

主权项

1. An optical communication system comprising:
an optical communication fiber; and a plurality of modules, each of said modules comprising an optical transceiver, said optical transceiver being optically coupled to the optical communication fiber by a corresponding drop and configured for transmitting and/or receiving one or more optical signals via the optical communication fiber, said optical signals comprising frequency encoded data and representing a plurality of individual data streams formatted according to a plurality of different communication protocols, wherein the optical signals are frequency encoded by converting serial input data of the optical signals into parallel data in a bit-by-bit decomposition, each bit being converted to a particular frequency, the frequencies of the converted bits being shuffled into non-sequential order; wherein optical communication is enabled among the modules via the optical communication fiber, and wherein optical communication of individual data streams formatted according to a first communication protocol of the plurality of different communication protocols is distinguished from optical communication of individual data streams formatted according to a second communication protocol of the plurality of different communication protocols using intensity modulation of the optical signals.