Optimisation of low power Radio-over-fibre links for UWB systems

Vit Sipal; David J. Edwards; Ben Allen

doi:10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058919

Optimisation of low power Radio-over-fibre links for UWB systems

Vit Sipal
, David J. Edwards
, Ben Allen

University of Bedfordshire

University of Oxford

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This paper focuses on the design of Radio-over-fibre (ROF) links for ultrawideband (UWB) applications. Due to strict regulations, network architecture and technical feasibility, UWB ROF links must have 0 dB gain, low noise figure and low DC power dissipation. Due to the low power of UWB signals, pre-amplification is possible. Design rules for UWB ROF links with a pre-amplifier are presented. If followed, these rules enable design of links with a lower noise figure and power dissipation than previous design rules yield for general purpose ROF links. This is illustrated by a ROF link for UWB channel sounding that requires only 27.3% of DC power compared to a commercial link with similar gain and noise figure.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	nan
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781457717628
ISBN (Print)	9781457717635
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUWB.2011.6058919
Publication status	Published - 24 Oct 2011
Event	2011 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB) - Bologna Duration: 14 Sept 2011 → 16 Sept 2011

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Conference	2011 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB)
City	Bologna
Period	14/09/11 → 16/09/11
Other	2011 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB) (14/09/2011-16/09/2011, Bologna)

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