OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING MANCHESTER ENCODED SIGNAL REMODULATION

摘要

An optical communication system and method using Manchester encoded signal remodulation are provided. The optical communication system includes a transmitter generating and transmitting a Manchester encoded optical signal including a first data stream, and a receiver receiving an optical signal obtained by dividing power of the Manchester encoded optical signal into two parts and modulating one of the two parts to include a second data stream, and recovering the second data stream. In two-way communication, the optical communication system and method allow one party to generate and transmit a Manchester encoded signal (i.e., a downstream signal) to the other party and allow the other party to generate an upstream signal by modulating the optical power of the downstream signal without using a light source.