Title :
Design of fiber optic antenna remoting links for cellular radio applications
Author_Institution :
GTE Lab. Inc., Waltham, MA, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1990 IEEE 40th
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
DOI :
10.1109/VETEC.1990.110394
