Title :
Comeback of Fabry-Perot RoMMF transmitters for improved LTE signals distribution
Author :
Visani, D. ; Sorci, F. ; Faccin, Pier ; Tartarini, Giovanni
Author_Institution :
DEIS, Univ. of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Abstract :
A radio over multimode fiber (RoMMF) system for short-range distribution of wireless signals with a very high performance-to-cost ratio is demonstrated. Thanks to the quality of today Fabry-Perot lasers, the adopted transmitter results from the reuse of a solution initially conceived for single mode fiber transmission. Experimental and theoretical results are reported showing that this scheme outperforms a RoMMF system employing either a Distributed Feed-Back (DFB) or a Fabry-Perot laser diode realized with recent-past technologies. With the proposed system, Long Term Evolution signal transmission is achieved with high quality in terms of Adjacent Channel Power Ratio and Error Vector Magnitude.
Keywords :
Long Term Evolution; optical transmitters; radio-over-fibre; semiconductor lasers; DFBlaser; Fabry-Perot RoMMF transmitters; Fabry-Perot laser diode; Long Term Evolution signal transmission; adjacent channel power ratio; distributed feedback laser; error vector magnitude; high performance-to-cost ratio; improved LTE signal distribution; radio-over-multimode fiber system; short-range distribution; single mode fiber transmission; wireless signals; Fiber lasers; Modulation; Noise; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical transmitters; Vectors; Adjacent channel power ratio (ACPR); Error Vector Magnitude (EVM); Long Term Evolution (LTE); Modal noise; Multimode fiber; Radio over Fiber (RoF);
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics (MWP), 2012 International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Noordwijk
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2863-0
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2012.6474067