Title :
Multi-band 700MHz/ 2.4GHz/ 60GHz RF front-end for radio-over-fiber base stations
Author :
Haroun, Ibrahim ; Wight, Jim ; Plett, Calvin ; Fathy, Aly
Author_Institution :
Carleton Univ., Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
A radio-over-fiber RF front end is being developed for multi-band operation covering 700 MHz, 2.4 GHz and 60 GHz. The RF front-end of the system was implemented on FR4 substrate and the optical part of the system was implemented using commercial components. Initially, a 700 MHz system based on 2.4 GHz WLAN was demonstrated and achieved a 6-Mbps data rate transmission over a 4-km optical link and a 2.5-meter wireless link with transmit power of only 1 mW at the base station. Meanwhile, various blocks for the 60 GHz band require further development, and an example of our efforts is a low noise amplifier (LNA) that was designed and developed in CMOS technology, the amplifier achieved noise figure less than 5 dB and a gain of 10 dB over 8 GHz bandwidth covering the frequency range of 50-58 GHz and will be presented here. These developed components are well suited for RF front-ends in radio-over-fiber (RoF) communication systems.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; MIMIC; low noise amplifiers; millimetre wave amplifiers; optical links; optical receivers; radio-over-fibre; CMOS technology; FR4 substrate; RF front-ends; bandwidth 8 GHz; bit rate 6 Mbit/s; distance 2.5 km; distance 4 km; frequency 2.4 GHz; frequency 50 GHz to 58 GHz; frequency 60 GHz; frequency 700 MHz; gain 10 dB; low noise amplifier; millimetre wave amplifiers; optical links; power 1 mW; radio-over-fiber base stations; wireless LAN; wireless links; Base stations; CMOS technology; Low-noise amplifiers; Noise figure; Optical amplifiers; Optical devices; Optical fiber communication; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Radio and Wireless Symposium (RWS), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4725-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4726-8
DOI :
10.1109/RWS.2010.5434272
