Optical Television Link Employing a Digitally Modulated Laser

Producers of news, sports and on-location drama television programs strive to make their shows more interesting and immediate. A technique that is becoming increasingly popular is to use a mobile television camera and microwave links to convey the picture and sound back to the control point. The limited number of microwave channels available for this purpose can be supplemented with optical links over unobstructed paths of a kilometer or less. FCC authorization is not required but the light beams must be safe in the environment.

Published

1978-11

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/M00414

ISBN

978-1-61482-907-2