Patent ID: 7333726

Claim:
An optical network system for supporting multiple service providers, comprising: a data service hub comprising: a first optical transmitter for modulating a first analog optical carrier having a first wavelength with a first electrical, analog broadcast radio-frequency signal of a first service provider; a second optical transmitter for modulating a second analog optical carrier having a second wavelength with a second, analog electrical broadcast radio-frequency signal of a second service provider; a third optical transmitter for modulating a digital optical carrier having a third wavelength with a digital data signal; a first optical waveguide coupled to the data service hub and a laser transceiver node for receiving the first analog optical carrier and propagating it to the laser transceiver node; a second optical waveguide coupled to the data service hub and the laser transceiver node for receiving the second analog optical carrier and propagating it to the laser transceiver node; a third optical waveguide coupled to the data service hub and the laser transceiver node for receiving the digital optical carrier and propagating it to the laser transceiver node, the laser transceiver node comprising a first combiner for mixing the first and second analog optical carriers and a second combiner for mixing the digital optical carrier with the combined first and second analog optical carriers; a fourth optical waveguide coupled to the laser transceiver node and a subscriber optical interface for receiving the combined first and second analog optical carriers and digital optical carrier and propagating them to the subscriber optical interface; and the subscriber optical interface comprising a service provider selection device for selecting one of the analog optical carriers.