Hybrid fiberoptic-millimeter-wave links

Author

Jemison, W.D. ; Herczfeld, P.R. ; Rosen, W. ; Vieira, A. ; Rosen, A. ; Paolella, A. ; Joshi, A.

Author_Institution

Lafayette Coll., Easton, PA, USA

Volume

1

Issue

2

fYear

2000

fDate

6/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

44

Lastpage

51

Abstract

Combining fiberoptics for point-to-point communication and millimeter waves for short-range wireless communication simultaneously provides fast data rates, high security levels, and mobility. The article describes the system architecture, including some of the key design tradeoffs that have been and are currently being considered, and the demonstration/validation (DEMVAL) results. Highlights of the progress include the transmission of data, digital video, and voice from a fixed computer terminal to a portable/wearable computer over the hybrid fiberoptic/millimeter-wave link. These results demonstrate system architecture proof-of-concept as well as significant risk reduction in critical subsystems

Keywords

data communication; microwave photonics; millimetre wave propagation; mobile communication; optical fibre communication; critical subsystems; data rates; demonstration/validation results; design tradeoffs; digital video; hybrid fiberoptic-millimeter-wave links; point-to-point communication; security levels; short-range wireless communication; system architecture; system architecture proof-of-concept; wearable computer; Costs; Data security; Millimeter wave technology; Optical fiber communication;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1527-3342

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/6668.845018

Filename

845018