Wavelength-division-multiplexed millimeter-waveband radio-on-fiber system using a supercontinuum light source

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 404-410

  Nakasyotani, Teppei ^b   Toda, Hiroyuki ^a,c   Kuri, Toshiaki ^a,d   Kitayama, Ken Ichi ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Photonic upconversion; Radio on fiber (RoF); Supercontinuum (SC) light source; Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL CAPACITY; LIGHT SOURCES; MILLIMETER WAVES; OPTICAL FIBERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

PHOTONIC UPCONVERSION; RADIO ON FIBER (ROF); ROF NETWORK CAPACITY; SUPERCONTINUUM (SC) LIGHT SOURCE;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 33947407784     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.859854     Document Type: Article

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