• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 16, Issue 4, 040603 (2018)
Álvaro Morales1,*, Idelfonso Tafur Monroy1, Fredrik Nordwall2, and Tommi Sørensen3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Electrical Engineering, Electro-Optical Communications, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
  • 2Tektronix AB, Kista, Sweden
  • 3GoMeasure ApS, Albertslund, Denmark
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201816.040603 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Álvaro Morales, Idelfonso Tafur Monroy, Fredrik Nordwall, Tommi Sørensen, "50 GHz optical true time delay beamforming in hybrid optical/mm-wave access networks with multi-core optical fiber distribution," Chin. Opt. Lett. 16, 040603 (2018) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    We propose and experimentally validate an optical true time delay beamforming scheme with straightforward integration into hybrid optical/millimeter (mm)-wave access networks. In the proposed approach, the most complex functions, including the beamforming network, are implemented in a central office, reducing the complexity and cost of remote antenna units. Different cores in a multi-core fiber are used to distribute the modulated signals to high-speed photodetectors acting as heterodyne mixers. The mm-wave carrier frequency is fixed to 50 GHz (V-Band), thereby imposing a progressive delay between antenna elements of a few picoseconds. That true time delay is achieved with an accuracy lower than 1 ps and low phase noise.
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    Álvaro Morales, Idelfonso Tafur Monroy, Fredrik Nordwall, Tommi Sørensen, "50 GHz optical true time delay beamforming in hybrid optical/mm-wave access networks with multi-core optical fiber distribution," Chin. Opt. Lett. 16, 040603 (2018)
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