SOURCE-MULTIPLEXED PULSE AMPLITUDE MODULATION (PAM) OPTICAL DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

An optical signal representing digital data is produced by an opto-electronic semiconductor device having a group of three or more opto-electronic light sources that emit optical signals in accordance with a pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) scheme. The optical signal can be transmitted through an optical fiber coupled to an assembly containing the opto-electronic semiconductor device.