Conference paper
Distributing microwave signals via polymer optical fiber (POF) systems
In
Proceedings of the 6th Annual Symposium of the Ieee/leos Benelux Chapter, 2 December 2001, Brussels, Belgium
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2001, pp. 157-160
Abstract
A technique to distribute GHz microwave signals via Graded Index Polymer Optical Fiber (GIPOF) is proposed. The method employs fast sweeping of the optical frequency at the headend and a periodic filter at the remote station, where high frequency microwave signals are generated and fed into antennas.
The sweeping rate of the optical frequency is kept within the modal dispersion-limited bandwidth of GIPOF. Simulation results with and without data modulation show this to be a promising technique with possible application in distributing wireless LAN signals. GIPOF offers lower installation and maintenance costs than silica fiber and yet higher performance than copper cables.
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher: | IEEE/LEOS |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Pages: | 157-160 |
| Proceedings: | 6th Annual Symposium of the IEEE/LEOS Benelux Chapter |
| ISBN: | 9054872470 and 9789054872474 |
| Types: | Conference paper |
