title: Hybrid CATV/MMW/BB lightwave transmission system based on fiber-wired/fiber-wireless/fiber-VLLC integrations.
abstract: A hybrid lightwave transmission system for cable television (CATV)/millimeter-wave (MMW)/baseband (BB) signal transmission based on fiber-wired/fiber-wireless/fiber-visible laser light communication (VLLC) integrations is proposed and demonstrated. For down-link transmission, the light is intensity-modulated with 50-550 MHz CATV signal and optically promoted from 25 GHz radio frequency (RF) signal to 10 Gbps/50 GHz and 20 Gbps/100 GHz MMW data signals based on fiber-wired and fiber-wireless integrations. Good performances of carrier-to-noise ratio (CNR), composite second-order (CSO), composite triple-beat (CTB), and bit error rate (BER) are obtained over a 40-km single-mode fiber (SMF) and a 10-m RF wireless transport. For up-link transmission, the light is successfully intensity-remodulated with 5-Gbps BB data stream based on fiber-VLLC integration. Good BER performance is achieved over a 40-km SMF and a 10-m free-space VLLC transport. Such a hybrid CATV/MMW/BB lightwave transmission system is an attractive alternative, it gives the benefits of a communication link for broader bandwidth and higher transmission rate.
authors.forename: Chung-Yi
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hai-Han
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Ting-Chieh
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Chien-An
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Bo-Rui
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chun-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Peng-Chun
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Peng