Joint Distribution of Polarization-Multiplexed UWB and WiMAX Radio in PON

Author

Perez, Joaquin ; Morant, Maria ; Llorente, Roberto ; Martí, Javier

Author_Institution

Valencia Nanopho- tonics Technol. Center, Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia

Volume

27

Issue

12

fYear

2009

fDate

6/15/2009 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1912

Lastpage

1919

Abstract

In this paper, the feasibility of the joint distribution of ultra-wideband (UWB) and WIMAX wireless using polarization multiplexing as a coexistence technique is proposed and experimentally demonstrated within the framework of passive optical networks (PON). Four single- and orthogonal-polarization multiplexing schemes are studied targeting to reduce the mutual interference when UWB and WiMAX are distributed jointly through standard single-mode fiber (SSMF) without transmission impairments compensation techniques and amplification. Experimental results indicate successful transmission up to 25 km, in SSMF exceeding the range in typical PON deployments. The radio link penalty introduced by optical transmission is also investigated in this paper.

Keywords

WiMax; microwave photonics; multiplexing; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre subscriber loops; radio-over-fibre; ultra wideband communication; PON; WiMAX radio; distance 25 km; fiber-to-the-home access technology; orthogonal-polarization multiplexing scheme; passive optical networks; polarization-multiplexed UWB; standard single-mode fiber; ultra-wideband distribution; Integrated optical-wireless access; WiMAX radio; optical fiber communication; polarization division multiplexing; radio-over- fiber; ultra-wideband radio;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2009.2022342

Filename

4908989