Title :
Trends and prospects for radio over fibre picocells
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK
Abstract :
Radio over fibre is being used increasingly for the distribution of cellular communications signals to extend both coverage and capacity within buildings and also in metropolitan areas. This paper explores the trends and prospects for this important application.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical fibre communication; picocellular radio; radio access networks; reviews; transceivers; wavelength division multiplexing; RF over multimode fibre; VCSEL; WDM; base station hotels; broadband wireless access; cellular communications signals; electroabsorption modulator transceiver; in-building coverage; metropolitan areas; radio over fibre picocells; wavelength division multiplexing; Optical fiber communication; Reviews; Transceivers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2002. International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
4-88552-187-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2002.1158850
