Fiber-wireless networks and subsystem technologies

C Lim; A Nirmalathas; M Bakaul; P Gamage; KL Lee; Y Yang; D Novak; R Waterhouse

Journal article

Fiber-wireless networks and subsystem technologies

C Lim, A Nirmalathas, M Bakaul, P Gamage, KL Lee, Y Yang, D Novak, R Waterhouse

Journal of Lightwave Technology | Published : 2010

DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2009.2031423

Abstract

Hybrid fiber-wireless networks incorporating WDM technology for fixed wireless access operating in the sub-millimeter-wave and millimeter-wave (mm-wave) frequency regions are being actively pursued to provide untethered connectivity for ultrahigh bandwidth communications. The architecture of such radio networks requires a large number of antenna base-stations with high throughput to be deployed to maximize the geographical coverage with the main switching and routing functionalities located in a centralized location. The transportation of mm-wave wireless signals within the hybrid network is subject to several impairments including low opto-electronic conversion efficiency, fiber chromatic d..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Christina Lim Author

Ampalavanapillai Nirmalathas Author

Alan Lee Author

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Grants

Awarded by Australian Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

Manuscript received May 07, 2009; revised August 19, 2009. First published September 01, 2009; current version published January 29, 2010. This work was supported in part by the Australian Research Council Discovery Project Grant DP0452223.