title: Generation and transmission of multiband and multi-gigabit 60-GHz MMW signals in an RoF system with frequency quintupling technique.
abstract: We propose and experimentally demonstrate a cost-effective radio-over-fiber (RoF) system to simultaneously generate and transmit multiband and multi-gigabit 60-GHz millimeter wave (MMW) signals using frequency quintupling technique. Multiband signals at 56-GHz and 60-GHz are realized with two cascaded single-drive Mach-Zehnder modulators (MZMs), where phase control is not required. Furthermore, only low-frequency (≤12GHz) optical and electrical devices are used in the central station (CS), which enable a cost-effective system. At the user-terminal, two-stage down-conversions are employed by envelope detection (ED) and intermediate frequency (IF) mixing, eliminating expensive high-speed synthesizer and critical phase control components. Error-free performances are achieved for the multiband MMW signals after 50-km single-mode fiber (SMF) and 10-ft wireless link transmissions.
authors.affiliation: State Key Lab of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Chenhui
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Shu-Hao
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiaofeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Pan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Qingjiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Yikai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Gee-Kung
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007368:Interferometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000295:instrumentation*; D059015:Wireless Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*