Optical signal transmission method

摘要

An optical communication system and method are disclosed. Optical communication may be implemented with less complicated and costly components yet use RZ-like signal formats. The method may also be adapted to provide communication with beneficial phase relationships among optical pulses. An originating signal has a plurality of pulses, each pulse defined by a leading edge and a falling edge. A plurality of first optical pulses are created and transmitted on an optical communication medium in which each first optical pulse corresponds to a leading edge of a corresponding pulse of the originating signal. A plurality of second optical pulses are created and transmitted on an optical communication medium in which each second optical pulse corresponds to a falling edge of a corresponding pulse of the originating signal.