Photonically Generated Millimetre-Wave and THz Links for Wireless Fronthaul and Backhaul


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Conference Object
Change log
Authors
Fice, M 
Guerrero, LG 
Renaud, CC 
Seeds, A 
Abstract

Requirements for backhaul and fronthaul links in future cellular wireless networks and the potential role of photonically generated millimetre-wave and THz wireless signals for these applications are discussed. An experiment demonstrating photonically generated 50 Gb/s 16QAM wireless transmission at 182 GHz for backhaul and 7 Gb/s fronthaul at 31 GHz is presented and analysed. The fronthaul link uses a novel digital radio-over-fibre compression system which allows 14 LTE channels to be transmitted within the 10 Gb/s line rate.

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Keywords
Wireless networks, millimetre wave, THz, fronthaul, backhaul, optical heterodyne
Journal Title
2021 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, MWP 2021
Conference Name
2021 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP)
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
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Publisher
IEEE
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/P003990/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/J017671/1)