Abstract
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 achievable 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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 385-391 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | IEE Proceedings J (Optoelectronics) |
Volume | 140 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 1993 |
Externally published | Yes |