Book description
Fiber Optic Video Transmission: The Complete Guide is the only comprehensive reference to the techniques and hardware required to transmit video signals over optical fiber. As the broadcast industry moves to HDTV and enhanced television standards become the norm, fiber will become the medium of choice for video transmission, and this book is the essential guide to transmitting video over fiber optic cables.From the most basic video signal to complex multi-channel high definition video, this book details the methods of encoding video signals (including AM, FM, and digital encoding), the advantages and disadvantages of all encoding methods, and the expected performance of each method. A discussion of the the fiber optic components - such as lasers, LEDs, detectors, connectors, and other components - that are best for video transmission applications is also included. A glossary of terms, appendices of standards and publications, and a complete index round out this comprehensive guide.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: The Intersection of Two Cornerstone Technologies
- Chapter 2: A Brief History of Video and Video Transmission
- Chapter 3: A Brief History of Fiber Optics
- Chapter 4: Overview of Fiber Optic Transmission Methods
- Chapter 5: Characteristics of Optical Fiber
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Chapter 6: Fiber Limits
- Fiber Nonlinearities
- Figure 6.4 — Effects of SPM on a Pulse
- Summary of Fiber Nonlinearities
- Dispersion
- Chromatic Dispersion
- Polarization Mode Dispersion
- Calculating Dispersion
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Dispersion Power Penalty
- Figure 6.10 — Receiver Sensitivity with No Fiber Dispersion
- Figure 6.11 — Receiver Sensitivity with Fiber Dispersion
- Figure 6.12 — MLM Laser Spectral Output
- Figure 6.13 — SLM Laser Spectral Output
- Figure 6.14 — Dispersion with a Normal DFB Laser
- Figure 6.15 — Dispersion with a Narrow DFB Laser
- Figure 6.16 — Dispersion with a FP Laser
- Figure 6.17 — Dispersion of Single-mode Fiber Types
- Laser Types to Counter Dispersion
- EDFAs
- Dispersion Compensation
- Dispersion Summary
- Chapter Summary
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Chapter 7: Electro-optic and Opto-electronic Devices
- Light Emitters
- Theory of Operation
- Light Emitter Performance Characteristics
- Spectral Characteristics
- Light-emitting Diodes
- Analog LED Drive Circuits
- Digital LED Drive Circuits
- Laser Diodes
- Analog Laser Drive Circuits
- Predistortion Circuits
- Digital Laser Drive Circuits
- VCSELs
- Light Detectors
- Important Detector Parameters
- PIN Photodiode
- Avalanche Photodiode
- Comparison of PIN Photodiodes and APDs
- Understanding Specifications
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 8: Basic Optical Components
- Chapter 9: Important Advanced Optical Concepts
- Chapter 10: Transmitters, Receivers, and Transceivers
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Chapter 11: The Nature of Video Signals
- General Characteristics of all Video Formats
- NTSC
- Modern TV Systems
- NTSC, PAL, and SECAM Formats Compared
- What Do the Specs Mean?
- Typical NTSC Test Signals
- How to Adjust a Color Monitor
- Introduction to Digital Television (DTV)
- Digitizing Video Signals
- Component Analog Video Formats
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 12: Video Over Fiber Using AM Techniques
- Chapter 13: Video Over Fiber Using FM Techniques
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Chapter 14: Video Over Fiber Using Digital Techniques
- Basics of Digital Modulation
- Digitized Video Formats and Data Rates
- Serial Data Transmission Formats and Standards
- Datacom versus Telecom Fiber Optic Links
- Wavelengths and Optics for Digitized Video
- Optical Fiber and Connector Types for Digitized Video
- Digitized Video Transmission Performance
- Compressed Digital Video
- QAM Encoding
- Chapter Summary
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Chapter 15: High Linearity CATV Fiber Optic Systems
- Figure 15.1 — Typical Light-to-Current Curve
- Fourier Synthesis
- Even and Odd Harmonics
- CATV Lasers
- CSO and CTB
- CSO and CTB Beat Products
- Noise Power Ratio (NPR) Testing
- External Modulators
- Lithium Niobate Amplitude and Phase Modulators
- Digital versus Analog Operation
- CATV Detectors
- CATV Receivers
- CATV Transmission Systems
- 1310 nm Systems
- Hybrid Architectures
- 1550 nm Systems
- Limiting Factors to CATV VSB/AM System Performance
- Fiber-induced Relative Intensity Noise (RIN)
- Backreflection
- Laser Clipping
- DWDM
- Understanding Specifications
- CATV System Design Considerations
- Equation for Converting dBm to Milliwatts
- Equation for Converting Milliwatts to dBm
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 16: Advanced Optical Components
- Chapter 17: End-to-End Systems
- Chapter 18: The Future of Fiber Optic Video Transmission
- Appendix A: Glossary of Terms
- Appendix B: Bibliography
- Appendix C: Fiber Optic Symbols
- Appendix D: Television Standards
- Appendix E: Societies, Conference Sponsors, and Trade Journals
- Appendix F: General Reference Material
- Appendix G: Optical and RF Conversions
- Index
Product information
- Title: Fiber Optic Video Transmission
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2013
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781136024894
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