Title :
D-fibre antenna for microcellular mobile communication systems
Author :
Al-Raweshidy, H.S. ; Muhammad, F.A. ; Senior, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Commun. Networks Res., Manchester Metropolitan Univ., UK
fDate :
12/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The paper describes and presents measurements taken on a novel D-fibre interferometric antenna used to detect RF signals. These results were acquired using a D-fibre coated with polyvinylidene fluoride homopolymer (PVDF). A sensitivity of 1.7 μrad/V/m per metre is demonstrated for a coated fibre of length 10 cm with 100 μm thickness of PVDF. The antenna, made by coating D-fibre, produces less radial resonance than using coated circularly symmetric fibre. In addition, a D-fibre antenna network is analysed and the maximum number of sensors is predicted for a particular sensitivity requirement. The D-fibre antenna network has a potential application in microcellular mobile communications to minimise the intermodulation noise and relative intensity noise associated with the laser diode
Keywords :
cellular radio; fibre optic sensors; light interferometers; microwave antennas; mobile communication; optical fibre cladding; optical films; sensitivity; 10 cm; 100 mum; D-fibre antenna; D-fibre antenna network; D-fibre coating; D-fibre interferometric antenna; RF signal detection; coated circularly symmetric fibre; coated fibre; fibre optic sensors; intermodulation noise; laser diode; microcellular mobile communication systems; polyvinylidene fluoride homopolymer; radial resonance; relative intensity noise; sensitivity; sensitivity requirement;
Journal_Title :
Optoelectronics, IEE Proceedings -
DOI :
10.1049/ip-opt:19960697
