Low-cost transparent radio-over-fiber system for in-building distribution of UWB signals

  • Yannis Le Guennec
  • , Anna Pizzinat
  • , Sylvain Meyer
  • , Benoit Charbonnier
  • , Philippe Lombard
  • , Mounia Lourdiane
  • , Béatrice Cabon
  • , Catherine Algani
  • , Anne Laure Billabert
  • , Michel Terre
  • , Christian Rumelhard
  • , Jean Luc Polleux
  • , Hélène Jacquinot
  • , Serge Bories
  • , Christian Sillans

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Abstract

This paper investigates hybrid fiber-radio networks for in-building distribution of ultrawideband (UWB) signals, in order to extend UWB radio coverage area. An original multipoint to multipoint UWB-over-fiber system, proposed in the frame of BILBAO project, is presented and discussed. System link gain and noise figure are evaluated through theoretical analysis. A simulation model is used to study the impact of E/O transceivers nonlinearity on UWB signals. Experimental results show good agreement with simulation results. A high data rate file transfer, with UWB radio propagation and transmission over 100 m of multimode fiber, has been also successfully demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2649-2657
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Lightwave Technology
Volume27
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jul 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Access node
  • Multiband orthogonal frequency division Multiplexing (MB-OFDM)
  • Multimode fiber
  • Radio-over-fiber (RoF)
  • Transparent network
  • Vertical cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL)
  • ultrawideband (UWB)

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