Reconfigurable Radio-Over-Fiber Networks: Multiple-Access Functionality Directly Over the Optical Layer
Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article – Annual report year: 2010
External
This paper explores different functionalities that can
be implemented directly over the optical layer, paving the way
for the future for converged wireless and wired services optical
networks. Wireless technologies operating over optical networks
mainly employ radio-over-fiber (RoF) technologies, which effectively
help to manipulate microwave and millimeter-wave
band signals. We have experimented with different generation
technologies in order to achieve distribution of microwave and millimeter-
wave signals operating at different bands, ranging from a
few gigahertz up to 60 GHz. We will show how these technologies,
in combination with novel devices, can be used to enable networks
in which dynamic channel allocation and peer-to-peer are carried
entirely in the optical domain. Furthermore, since wireless and
wired services fall within the domain of optical-access networks,
we will demonstrate the performance of basic functionalities, such
as distribution, transmission, and recovery at the local-access
points.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques |
| Publication date | 2010 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Journal number | 11 |
| Pages | 3001 |
| ISSN | 0018-9480 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published |
Bibliographical note
Invited Paper
| Citations | Web of Science® Times Cited: 6 |
|---|
ID: 6503895