A low cost optical link for personal communication networks

Author

Gameiro, A. ; Pedro, J.C. ; Ramos, A.J. ; Gomes, L. ; Graca, M. ; da Rocha, J.R.F.

Author_Institution

Dept. de Electron. e Telecoms, Aveiro Univ., Portugal

fYear

1995

fDate

20-22 Feb. 1995

Firstpage

57

Lastpage

62

Abstract

Subcarrier multiplexing (SCM), is a very attractive technology for future personal communication networks (PCN). The main limitation of optical links for transport of mobile radio signals, is the linearity of the laser. We show that in PCN based on microcells, this problem can be alleviated by a proper carrier/cell assignment to allow the use of moderate cost lasers in picocellular systems or microcellular with power control. The design and characterization of a low cost optical link is then presented with performance adequate for picocell/microcell based PCN.

Keywords

cellular radio; optical fibre networks; personal communication networks; power control; subcarrier multiplexing; telecommunication control; PCN; SCM; carrier/cell assignment; laser linearity; low cost optical link; microcells; microcellular systems; mobile radio signals; performance; personal communication networks; picocellular systems; power control; subcarrier multiplexing; Costs; Land mobile radio; Laser modes; Linearity; Microcell networks; Optical design; Optical fiber communication; Personal communication networks; Power control; Power lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Technologies for Wireless Applications Digest, 1995., MTT-S Symposium on

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1982-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MTTTWA.1995.512328

Filename

512328