RACE R2005: microwave optical duplex antenna link

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 1993

Authors

O'Reilly, JJ (Author) Other; Lane, PM (Author) Other; Capstick, MH (Author) Other; H. M. Salgado (Author) Other; Heidemann, R (Author) Other; Hofstetter, R (Author) Other; Schmuck, H (Author) Other

Journal

Title: IEE Proceedings, Part J: Optoelectronics

Vol. 140

Pages: 385-391

ISSN: 0267-3932

Publisher: Institute of Electrical Engineers

Indexing

Scopus - 33 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-008-NVC

Abstract (EN): The paper describes the results to date of the RACE project R2005. The project addresses the optical generation and fibre delivery of mm-wave signals for future mobile radio and remote customer access connections. The authors identify potential application areas and appropriate performance targets for such fibre/mm-wave systems. The major issue identified is the need to achieve low-cost antenna units due to the large number of such units that would be required; this arises from the limited propagation distances achieveable at mm-wave frequencies. A brief review of current optical methods for the generation of mm-waves allows the identification of the inadequacies of these techniques and leads to a description of a new method, developed for the project, that overcomes most of the disadvantages outlined earlier.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific