Title :
Active photonic antenna for wireless communications at 2.4 GHz
Author :
Prakoso, Teguh ; Ngah, Razali ; Rahman, T.A.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. Eng., Univ. Teknol. Malaysia, Johor Bahru
Abstract :
Active photonic antenna (APhA) designed for 2.4 GHz communication in downlink side is proposed. The APhA consists of photodiode, RF amplifier and band pass filter (BPF) in small package, integrated with RF antenna. The APhA design is simulated using optical communication simulation software at varied fiber length and free space loss (FSL). Performance improvement over passive photonic antenna (PPhA) in term of signal power, SNR, constellation diagram, and BER is achieved, especially at PPhA service boundary.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; active antennas; error statistics; microstrip antennas; microwave photonics; radio-over-fibre; APhA design; BER; BPF; RF amplifier; active photonic antenna design; band pass filter; free space loss; frequency 2.4 GHz; microstrip antenna; optical communication simulation software; photodiode; radio-over-fiber; wireless communications; Band pass filters; Downlink; Optical design; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber losses; Packaging; Photodiodes; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Wireless communication; 2.4 GHz wireless communication; active photonic antenna; optical communication system;
Conference_Titel :
RF and Microwave Conference, 2008. RFM 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2866-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2867-0
DOI :
10.1109/RFM.2008.4897446
