In-home networks integrating high-capacity DMT data and DVB-T over large-core GI-POF

Abstract

[EN] The low-cost in-home distribution of full-standard digital TV jointly with high-bitrate data using 50 m long 1 mm core diameter gradedindex plastic optical fiber (GI-POF) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Discrete multitone (DMT) modulation is demonstrated to provide an adaptive bitrate which can spectrally coexist with digital video broadcasting-terrestrial (DVB-T) signals in 470-862 MHz. A 3 Gb/s DMT signal and two DVB-T channels are generated, transmitted and received exhibiting excellent performance. © 2012 Optical Society of America.This work has been supported in part by the European Commission through the FP7 ICT-4-249142 FIVER project, and by the Spain project IPT-430000-2010-072 IT-HOGAR.Beltrán Ramírez, M.; Shi, Y.; Okonkwo, C.; Llorente Sáez, R.; Tangdiongga, E..; Koonen, T. (2012). In-home networks integrating high-capacity DMT data and DVB-T over large-core GI-POF. Optics Express. 20(28):29769-29775. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.029769S29769297752028Koonen, A. M. J., van den Boom, H. P. A., Martinez, E. O., Pizzinat, A., Guignard, P., Lannoo, B., … Tangdiongga, E. (2011). Cost optimization of optical in-building networks. Optics Express, 19(26), B399. doi:10.1364/oe.19.00b39