FIBER-TO-THE-HOME (FTTH) OPTICAL RECEIVER HAVING GAIN CONTROL AND A REMOTE ENABLE

摘要

A fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) system (100) transmits forward and reverse optical signals, such as video, voice, and data signals, via optical fiber, and includes a plurality of home network units. The home network units include an FTTH optical receiver (210) for receiving at least one of the video, voice, and data signals. A triplexer (105) distinguishes and separates the video, voice, and data signals, wherein the video signals have a first wavelength and the voice and data signals have a second wavelength. The voice and data signals are provided to the home network unit for further processing. The triplexer (105) provides an electrical signal to the amplifier stages. The amplifier stages include a preamplifier stage (115, 120) and a postamplifier stage (140, 145). A gain control circuit (130) automatically adjusts the gain of the video signal based upon the input power level to the FTTH optical receiver. Additionally, a tilte network performs level compensation for externally located coaxial cable. A video signal is then provided to a video device located within a home via the coaxial cable.