Distortion Mechanisms Originating From Modal Noise in Radio Over Multimode Fiber Links

Harmonic and intermodulation distortion contributions generated by modal noise in radio over multimode fiber (RoMMF) systems for in-building wireless coverage are reviewed. The role played by the launching technique and by the optical transmitter and receiver in an intensity-modulated direct-detection RoMMF system is described theoretically and experimentally. The presented results constitute a basis for the design of multiband RoMMF systems, where spurious emission due to distortions should be compliant with wireless standards both in downlink and uplink.