Impact of Multipath Interference on the Performance of RoF-Based Mobile Fronthaul Network Implemented by Using DML

The mobile fronthaul network based on the radio-over-fiber (RoF) technology is of great interest now due to its capability of transporting broadband wireless signals with extremely high spectral efficiency and low latency. In this paper, we investigate the impact of multipath interference (MPI) on t...

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Published in:Journal of lightwave technology 2017-01, Vol.35 (2), p.145-151
Main Authors: Byung Gon Kim, Hoon Kim, Chung, Yun C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Broadband
Chirp
Chirp modulation
cloud radio access network (CRAN)
direct modulation
Division
Interference
Mobile communication
Mobile communication systems
Mobile computing
mobile fronthaul
multi-path interference
Multiplexing
Multipoint distribution service
Optical attenuators
Optical interferometry
Optical polarization
Optical receivers
Optical reflection
optical reflections
Quadrature amplitude modulation
radio-over-fiber
Telecommunications industry
Wireless networks
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Summary:The mobile fronthaul network based on the radio-over-fiber (RoF) technology is of great interest now due to its capability of transporting broadband wireless signals with extremely high spectral efficiency and low latency. In this paper, we investigate the impact of multipath interference (MPI) on the performance of the RoF-based mobile fronthaul network implemented by using inexpensive directly modulated lasers (DMLs). For this purpose, we first derive an accurate theoretical expression about the power spectral density of the MPI-induced noise. In this expression, we consider the frequency chirp of the DML without using the quasi-static approximation. We then evaluate the carrier-to-noise ratio limited by MPI as a function of the signal-to-interference ratio (SIR). We experimentally confirm the validity of these theoretical analyses and use them to estimate the required SIR of the RoF-based mobile fronthaul link implemented by using a DML. The results show that the SIR should be >55 dB when the mobile fronthaul network is required to transport 480 20-MHz-bandwidth orthogonal-frequency-division-multiplexed signals formatted in 64-quadrature amplitude modulation as in the fifth-generation mobile communication systems.
ISSN:0733-8724
1558-2213
DOI:10.1109/JLT.2016.2629667