Abstract
The article proposes a novel scheme for full-duplex radio-over-fiber transmissions with frequency-octupling millimeter-wave and wavelength reuse. In this scheme, the base station is simplified greatly as there is no laser, and the uplink millimeter-wave signal is down-converted to a low frequency using a 60-GHz local oscillator, which is optically obtained from the downlink signal. The scheme can utilize optical power efficiently, and thus, a cost-effective radio-over-fiber system is achieved. Transmission performance for both down- and uplink data are theoretically analyzed and investigated by simulation; results show that the performance of the system is not sensitive to fiber dispersion.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 347-355 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Fiber and Integrated Optics |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 30 Nov 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- frequency octupling
- optical millimeter wave
- radio-over-fiber
- uplink down-conversion