Title :
Microwave hybrid fiber-radio system based on optical heterodyne technique
Author :
Hernández-Nava, P. ; Baylón-Fuentes, A. ; Zaldívar-Huerta, I.E. ; Rodríguez-Asomoza, J. ; García-Juárez, A. ; Aguayo-Rodriguez, G. ; Olvera-Cervantes, J.L.
Author_Institution :
Coordinacion de Electron., Inst. Nac. de Astrofis., Opt. y Electron. (INAOE), Tonantzintla, Mexico
Abstract :
We show a hybrid fiber-radio system incorporating optical microwave generation, wireless transmission, and optical long haul transmission. Microwave signal generation is achieved by using optical heterodyne technique in the frequency range of 0.1-4.0 GHz. The microwave signal obtained is used as demodulated signal as well as electrical carrier. Microwave signal is mixed with a TV-signal, and used to drive a Mach-Zehnder intensity modulator operating at 1.3 μm. At the end of the optical link of 28-km of single-mode fiber, the use of an antenna allows to detect the demodulated signal and recover the TV-signal.
Keywords :
demodulation; heterodyne detection; light transmission; microwave antennas; microwave generation; microwave photonics; optical links; optical modulation; radio-over-fibre; television antennas; video signals; Mach-Zehnder intensity modulator; TV signal recovery; antenna; distance 28 km; electrical carrier; frequency 0.1 GHz to 4.0 GHz; microwave hybrid fiber-radio system; optical heterodyne technique; optical link; optical long haul transmission; optical microwave signal generation; signal demodulation; single-mode fiber; wavelength 1.3 mum; wireless transmission; Microwave communication; Microwave photonics; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical mixing;
Conference_Titel :
Information Photonics (IP), 2011 ICO International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-315-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICO-IP.2011.5953758
