SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH BIT-RATE OPTICAL TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING (OTDM)

摘要

A method for generating a high-bit rate optical time division multiplexed communication signal includes generating a continuous wave carrier signal. A phase of the carrier signal is modulated separately based on each of a plurality of data signals having a disparate delay with respect to each other to generate a high bit-rate signal. A first portion of the high bit-rate signal is optically delayed with respect to a second portion of the high bit-rate signal and combined to generate a high bit-rate output signal for transmission on an optical fiber.