Title :
Optical CoMP transmission in millimeter-wave small cells for mobile fronthaul
Author :
Lin Cheng ; Cheng Liu ; Ming Zhu ; Jing Wang ; Gee-Kung Chang
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
We propose and experimentally demonstrate a prototype of local centralized optical coordinated multipoint (CoMP) that targets beamforming applications in future-proof millimeter-wave small cells based on radio-over-fiber fronthauls.
Keywords :
light transmission; microwave photonics; radio-over-fibre; local centralized optical coordinated multipoint; millimeter-wave small cells; mobile fronthaul; optical CoMP transmission; radio-over-fiber fronthauls; targets beamforming applications; Array signal processing; Interference; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.W2A.43