DocumentCode
2916383
Title
Trends and prospects for radio over fibre picocells
Author
Wake, David
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK
fYear
2002
fDate
5-8 Nov. 2002
Firstpage
21
Lastpage
24
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Photonics, 2002. International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN
4-88552-187-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWP.2002.1158850
Filename
1158850
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