title: A novel method for combating dispersion induced power fading in dispersion compensating fiber.
abstract: We experimentally investigate the performance of 60 GHz double sideband (DSB) radio over fiber (RoF) links that employ dispersion compensating fiber (DCF). Error free transmission of 3 Gbps signals over 1 m of wireless distance is reported. In order to overcome experimentally observed chromatic dispersion (CD) induced power fading of radio frequency (RF) signal, we propose a method for improvement of RF carrier-to-noise (C/N) ratio through introduction of a degree of RF frequency tunability. Overall results improve important aspects of directly modulated RoF systems and demonstrate the feasibility of high carrier frequency and wide bandwidth RF signals delivery in RoF links including DCF fiber. Error free performance that we obtain for 3 Gbps amplitude shift-keying (ASK) signals enables uncompressed high-definition 1080p video delivery.
authors.affiliation: DTU Fotonik, Department of Photonics Engineering, DTU, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark. alele@fotonik.dtu.dk
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lebedev
authors.forename: J J Vegas
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Olmos
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iglesias
authors.forename: Søren
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Forchhammer
authors.forename: Idelfonso Tafur
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Monroy