Title :
A radio-over-fiber link for OFDM transmission without RF amplification
Author :
Kostko, I.A. ; Pasandi, M. E Mousa ; Sisto, M.M. ; LaRochelle, S. ; Rusch, L.A. ; Plant, D.V.
Author_Institution :
McGill Univ., Montreal
Abstract :
We study the feasibility of a radio-over-fiber (ROF) link with external modulation and an unamplified photodetector; we show high-quality (EVM -38 dB, RF power -1 dBm) 64-QAM- OFDM transmission when optimizing the photodiode impedance matching and the modulator bias point.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; photodetectors; photodiodes; radio links; radio-over-fibre; OFDM transmission; external modulation; modular bias point; photodetector; photodiode impedance matching; radio-over-fiber link; Base stations; Impedance matching; Nonlinear optics; OFDM; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical receivers; Photodiodes; Radio frequency; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382416
