Design of fiber optic antenna remoting links for cellular radio applications

Author

Fye, Donald

Author_Institution

GTE Lab. Inc., Waltham, MA, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

6-9 May 1990

Firstpage

622

Lastpage

625

Abstract

A procedure is described for the design of fiber-optic RF links which meet cellular radio antenna-remoting requirements, with emphasis on the characteristics of the optoelectronic components which determine system performance. Procedures for selecting combinations of optical and electronic elements to meet specified link performance requirements are presented. A design procedure for analog fiber optic links is summarized, with emphasis on obtaining the low noise and high dynamic range required for receiver links. General formulas to calculate the noise figure, dynamic range, and link power budgets of analog fiber links are derived. Example characteristics are calculated for a link using a state-of-the-art commercially available laser and photodetector

Keywords

antenna feeders; cellular radio; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical links; radiotelephony; analog fiber optic links; cellular radio applications; design; electronic elements; fiber optic antenna remoting links; fiber-optic RF links; high dynamic range; laser; link performance; link power budgets; low noise; noise figure; optical elements; optoelectronic components; photodetector; receiver links; system performance; Antenna accessories; Dynamic range; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Noise figure; Optical design; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Radio frequency; System performance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 1990 IEEE 40th

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

ISSN

1090-3038

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETEC.1990.110394

Filename

110394