D-fibre antenna for radio-over-fibre in mobile communication systems

Author

Al-Raweshidy, H.S. ; Bhatti, A. ; Murtaza, G.

Author_Institution

Electron. Eng. Labs., Kent Univ., Canterbury, UK

Volume

5

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

2795

Abstract

Finite element analysis has been used to characterise an all-fibre antenna using piezoelectric polymer coated circular core D-fibre. The response of the D-fibre antenna was determined over a wide frequency range from 100 Hz to 100 MHz. The modelling predicts that the electric field-induced strains will cause a phase shift of 0.06 rad/V/m in the low-frequency (axially unconstrained) region and 0.002 rad/V/m in the high-frequency (axially constrained) region. Using the simulation results an electric field-induced phase shift of 7.35×10^-5 rad/V/m per metre has been achieved which is significantly higher than that obtained by using a (double-cladding) elliptical core D-fibre

Keywords

finite element analysis; microcellular radio; mobile antennas; optical cables; 100 Hz to 100 MHz; D-fibre antenna; all-fibre antenna; circular core; electric field-induced strains; finite element analysis; mobile communication systems; phase shift; piezoelectric polymer; radio over fibre; simulation; Chirp modulation; Fiber lasers; Mobile antennas; Mobile communication; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical polymers; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Polymer films;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 1999. VTC 1999 - Fall. IEEE VTS 50th

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5435-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETECF.1999.800296

Filename

800296