Title :
Transmission of multiple wireless standards over a radio-over-fiber network
Author :
Tang, P.K. ; Ong, L.C. ; Luo, B. ; Alphones, A. ; Fujise, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
This paper investigates the optical transmission characteristics of an optical signal as it is modulated by a RF signal in an electro-absorption modulator (EAM). The transmission characteristics of the radio-over-fiber (ROF) system were evaluated at cellular bands of 900MHz, 1.8GHz, 1.9GHz, 2.1GHz and the ISM bands of 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz for wireless local area network (WLAN) and intelligent transport systems (ITS) applications. Error vector magnitude (EVM) and packet error rate (PER) measurements were carried out to evaluate the performance.
Keywords :
IEEE standards; cellular radio; optical fibre networks; optical transmitters; radio links; wireless LAN; 1.8 GHz; 1.9 GHz; 2.1 GHz; 2.4 GHz; 900 MHz; IEEE802.11a/g; ISM band; RF signal; ROF system; cellular band; electroabsorption modulator; error vector magnitude; intelligent transport systems; multiple wireless standard transmission; optical signal; optical transmission characteristics; packet error rate; performance evaluation; radio-over-fiber network; wireless local area network; Base stations; Frequency; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Stimulated emission; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2004 IEEE MTT-S International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8331-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2004.1339017