Title :
Wavelength reuse in the WDM optical interface of a millimeter-wave fiber-wireless antenna base station
Author :
Nirmalathas, Ampalavanapillai ; Novak, Dalma ; Lim, Christina ; Waterhouse, Rodney B.
Author_Institution :
Australian Photonics Coop. Res. Center, Melbourne Univ., Vic., Australia
fDate :
10/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel technique for wavelength reuse has been proposed to simplify the upstream optical interface of an antenna base station in a millimeter-wave fiber-wireless system incorporating wavelength division multiplexing. This technique is based on recovering the optical carrier used in downstream signal transmission and reusing the same wavelength for upstream signal transmission. Two novel configurations for optical carrier recovery and wavelength reuse are proposed and demonstrated experimentally
Keywords :
frequency allocation; microwave photonics; millimetre wave antennas; optical fibre communication; wavelength division multiplexing; antenna base station; downstream signal transmission; millimeter-wave fiber-wireless system; optical carrier recovery; optical interface; upstream signal transmission; wavelength division multiplexing; wavelength reuse; Antennas and propagation; Base stations; Millimeter wave technology; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Photonics; Radio frequency; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wireless networks;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
