摘要 |
An optical communication system used for the distribution of a signal includes a central station having an optical source. One or more remote stations are connected to the central station by an optical network. The central station outputs onto the network a carrier signal and an intermediate frequency signal. The remote station includes an optical mixer/detector which mixes the carrier and intermediate frequency signal both in the optical domain and outputs an RF electrical signal. The optical mixer/detector may be a heterojunction bipolar phototransistor (HBT). The optical source in the central station may be a dual-mode semiconductor laser. |