An Optically Powered Video Camera Link

• Published in: IEEE photonics technology letters Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 39 - 41
• Main Authors: Bottger, G., Dreschmann, M., Klamouris, C., Hubner, M., Roger, M., Bett, A.W., Kueng, T., Becker, J., Freude, W., Leuthold, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.01.2008; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Batteries; Cameras; Capacitive sensors; Continuous fibers; Electric power generation; Electronics; Energy resolution; Fiber optics; Glass; Links; Microscale photovoltaic (PV) conversion; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical network units; optical powering; Optical sensors; Sensors; Streaming media; video transmission over fiber

An optically powered camera sensor link is demonstrated. Power and data are transmitted over a 62.5-¿m multimode glass fiber. Uncompressed video with 640 × 480 pixels resolution is streamed continuously at 100 Mb/s as soon as the fiber is illuminated with sufficient optical power. No energy has to b...