Title :
Architectures and Enabling Technologies for Super-Broadband Radio-over-Fiber Optical-Wireless Access Networks
Author :
Chang, Gee-Kung ; Yu, Jianjun ; Jia, Zhensheng
Author_Institution :
Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta
Abstract :
The integration of super-broadband optical and wireless systems is considered to be one of the most promising solutions to increase capacity and mobility as well as decreasing overall costs in next-generation access networks. In this paper, desirable features of network architectures and enabling technologies for delivering future super-broadband dual services are investigated. These key technologies include optical millimeter-wave (mm-wave) generation and transmission in downlink direction; full-duplex operation by using centralized light source in uplink and integration with WDM PON.
Keywords :
broadband networks; optical fibre subscriber loops; radio-over-fibre; telecommunication network topology; telecommunication services; WDM PON; centralized light source; enabling technologies; full-duplex operation; network architectures; next-generation access networks; optical millimeter-wave generation; optical transmission; optical-wireless access networks; super-broadband dual services; super-broadband radio-over-fiber; Integrated optics; Millimeter wave technology; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Passive optical networks; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; Optical-wireless; millimeter-wave (mm-wave); optical carrier suppression (OCS); phase modulation; radio-over-fiber (ROF); wavelength division multiplexing passive optical network (WDM PON; wired and wireless;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2007 IEEE International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1167-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1168-9
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2007.4378126
