AM Video on Fiber in CATV Systems: Need and Implementation

IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1990, Pages 1229-1239

  Chiddix, James A ^a   Laor, Herzel ^a   Pangrac, David M ^a   Williamson, Louis D ^a   Wolfe, Ronald W ^a  

^a American Television and Communications Corporation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERMODULATION; NOISE, SPURIOUS SIGNAL--SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; TELECOMMUNICATION CABLES;

CATV SYSTEMS LIMITATIONS; HYBRID OPTICAL FIBER/COAXIAL CABLE; OPTICAL INTERMODULATION; OPTICAL ISOLATORS; OPTICAL NOISE;

TELEVISION SYSTEMS, CABLE;

EID: 0025493992     PISSN: 07338716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/49.59122     Document Type: Article

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