Title :
The merging of a WDM fiber-radio backbone with a 25 GHz WDM ring network
Author :
Lim, C. ; Nirmalathas, A. ; Attygalle, M. ; Novak, D. ; Waterhouse, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
We propose the merging of millimeter-wave broadband fiber-radio systems with WDM access networks at 25 GHz channel spacing. We investigate the performance characteristics of such fiber-radio systems experimentally and via simulation. The overall performance exhibits a penalty of < 2 dB.
Keywords :
broadband networks; microwave photonics; optical fibre subscriber loops; optical modulation; subcarrier multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM fiber-radio backbone; WDM ring network; access networks; channel spacing; fiber-radio systems; millimeter-wave broadband fiber-radio systems; simulation; Channel spacing; Frequency; Merging; Optical distortion; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Spine; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2003 IEEE MTT-S International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7695-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2003.1210932
