NEW CONFIGURATIONS FOR INTEGRATED OPTICAL-FIBER-FED RADIO SYSTEMS

Future broadband services are likely to involve optical-fiber-fed mill imeter-wave radio systems, which offer a number of significant advanta ges. Optical fiber and millimeter-wave radio are capable of supporting the large bandwidth requirements of these services, and on the other hand, the low attenuation of the optical fiber provides the best metho d for the distribution of millimeter waves at present. This paper sugg ests simple configurations and novel radio molecules for the integrati on of millimeter-wave and optoelectronic devices which satisfy various practical issues of the optical-fiber-fed radio interface such as siz e, weight, and power consumption, reliability, and cost. (C) John Wile y & Sons, Inc.