Hybrid Radio-Over-Fiber and OCDMA Architecture for Fiber to the Personal Area Network

• Published in: Journal of lightwave technology Vol. 27; no. 12; pp. 1904 - 1911
• Main Authors: Huiszoon, B., Spuesens, T., Tangdiongga, E., de Waardt, H., Khoe, G.D., Koonen, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 15-06-2009; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Architecture; Broadband; Broadband wireless access; code division multiaccess; Landscapes; Mobile communication; Modulation; Multiaccess communication; Networks; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; optical-wireless communication; passive optical network; Passive optical networks; Personal area networks; Physical layer; radio-over-fiber; Simulation; Spectra; Wireless communication
• ISSN: 0733-8724; 1558-2213
• DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2009.2022341

The future communication needs of network subscribers demand a broadband optical access tier that supports user mobility in a heterogeneous landscape of wireless networks. A hybrid architecture is proposed in this paper where high-frequency wireless data communication is enabled via a combination of optical code and radio-over-fiber techniques. The feasibility is confirmed by simulations in case of two spectrally-efficient modulation formats at a 1-Gb/s throughput.