Title :
Photonics enabled wireless networks: Optical wireless and optical backhaul
Author :
Nirmalathas, Ampalavanapillai ; Ke Wang ; Yizhuo Yang ; Lim, Christina
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
Optical technologies can enable efficient backhaul for mobile networks and can provide direct wireless transmission to support ultra-broadband connectivity. This paper examines the complimentary role of optical networking and optical systems in broadband wireless access networks.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; radio access networks; radio-over-fibre; broadband wireless access networks; mobile networks; optical backhaul; optical networking; optical wireless communication; ultrabroadband connectivity; Abstracts; Australia; Educational institutions; Optical fiber networks; Photonics; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2014.6995219
