Radio-Over-Fiber Technologies for Emerging Wireless Systems

Radio-over-fiber transmission has extensively been studied as a means to realizing a fiber optic wireless distribution network that enables seamless integration of the optical and wireless network infrastructures. Emerging wireless communication networks that support new broadband services provide increased opportunities for photonics technologies to play a prominent role in the realization of the next generation integrated optical/wireless networks. In this paper, we present a review of recent developments in radio-over-fiber technologies that can support the distribution of broadband wireless signals in a converged optical/wireless network. We also describe some of the challenges for the successful application of radio-over-fiber technologies in future wireless systems, such as 5G and 60-GHz networks.

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