Title :
Broadband access using wireless over fibre systems
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK
Abstract :
Optical fibre provides a future-proof method for distributing broadband wireless signals in such formats as IEEE 802.11 and 802.16. This paper reviews technologies for this application ranging from currently deployed narrowband cellular systems to future millimetre-wave systems.
Keywords :
IEEE standards; broadband networks; microwave photonics; optical fibre subscriber loops; radio-over-fibre; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM; IEEE 802.11; IEEE 802.16; broadband wireless over fibre systems; millimetre-wave systems; narrowband cellular systems; wavelength division multiplex technology; Fiber lasers; Frequency conversion; Laser modes; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201700
