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Millimetre-wave fibre–wireless transmission systems with reduced effects of fibre chromatic dispersion

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This paper describes two techniques for the implementation of millimetre-wave (mm-wave) wireless communication systems incorporating optical fibre distribution networks. Fibre chromatic dispersion can exhibit severe effects on the transportation of mm-wave frequencies over fibre, resulting in greatly reduced post-detection rf powers. Each mm-wave fibre–wireless system demonstrated here incorporates a method for the generation and modulation of an optical mm-wave carrier, which enables the effect of fibre dispersion to be significantly reduced. One set-up is a direct-detection scheme where optical single-sideband (SSB) with carrier modulation is used to overcome fibre dispersion effects. The other system employs a self-heterodyne arrangement in which a dual-frequency optical source generates a low phase-noise mm-wave beat signal. Data transmission is achieved by externally modulating the dual-mode signal and reduced effects of fibre dispersion are observed.

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  1. Australian Photonics Cooperative Research Centre, Photonics Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, 3052, Australia

    D. Novak, G. H. Smith, A. J. Lowery & H. F. Liu

  2. Department of Communication and Electronic Engineering, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia

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Novak, D., Smith, G.H., Lowery, A.J. et al. Millimetre-wave fibre–wireless transmission systems with reduced effects of fibre chromatic dispersion. Optical and Quantum Electronics 30, 1021–1031 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006998827549

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