Title :
Generation and transmission of millimeter wave signals employing optical frequency quadrupling
Author :
Laurêncio, Paula ; Vargues, Hélio ; Avó, Ricardo ; Medeiros, Maria C R
Author_Institution :
Center for Electron., Optoelectron. & Telecommun., Algarve Univ., Faro, Portugal
Abstract :
Access infrastructure combining fiber optic and millimeter-wave wireless technologies can provide the necessary broadband access required by convergence of wireless and wired networks. Optical millimetre-wave generation using upconversion is considered a cost-effective solution in radio over fiber systems. In this paper we propose a frequency multiplication technique using two Mach-Zehnder in parallel. The generated optical signal is single sideband which minimizes fiber dispersion impairments. The attainable transmission distance is assessed for 2.5 Gbit/s data rate.
Keywords :
millimetre wave generation; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; radio-over-fibre; Mach-Zehnder; bit rate 2.5 Gbit/s; broadband access; fiber dispersion impairment; fiber optic; frequency multiplication; millimeter wave signal generation; millimeter wave signal transmission; millimeter-wave wireless technology; optical frequency quadrupling; optical millimetre-wave generation; optical signal; radio over fiber system; transmission distance; upconversion; wired network; wireless network; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave technology; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Signal generators; Dual-Parallel MZM; all-optical up-conversion; fiber dispersion; optical single side-band; radio over fiber;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2010 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7799-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7797-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2010.5548961
