Ultra-high data-rate 60 GHz radio-over-fiber systems employing optical frequency multiplication and OFDM formats

Chun-Ting Lin*, Jyehong Chen, Po Tsung Shih, Wen Jr Jiang, Sien Chi

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Abstract

The increasing demand for wireless video-based interactive and multimedia data services explains why 60-GHz millimeter-wave wireless system is a promising candidate to provide multi-gigabit-per-second wireless services. While attempting to generate and transmit 60 GHz signals in a wireless system cost effectively and increase the spectral efficiency to facilitate multi-gigabit-per-second services, this work reviews three radio-over-fiber (RoF) systems based on optical frequency multiplication (up to 6 times) to reduce the bandwidth requirement of optical transmitters. Additionally, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signals with multi-level modulation formats (16 QAM) are utilized to achieve an ultrahigh data rate of 28 Gbps within the 7-GHz license-free band and compensate for an uneven frequency response of 60-GHz RoF systems. Negligible power penalty following 25-km standard single mode fiber (SSMF) transmission is observed, capable of significantly extending the service range to various applications within a building or campus.

Original languageEnglish
Article number5453014
Pages (from-to)2296-2306
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Lightwave Technology
Volume28
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Aug 2010

Keywords

  • Millimeter-wave
  • OFDM
  • optical frequency multiplication
  • radio-over-fiber

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