Abstract
Chromatic dispersion is a limiting factor in intensity-modulated radio-over-fiber
links with direct detection. This paper investigates its influence on single-mode
fiber links based on mode-locked laser sources through simulation and experiment.
A time-based approach is used to describe the impact of chromatic dispersion
after transmission across a single-mode fiber link. The simulations presented
herein give hints for the design of dedicated mode-locked lasers that can
later serve in dispersion-tolerant radio-over-fiber networks. The findings
of the simulations are experimentally validated for a laser delivering a 60
GHz radio carrier, and for a link of 400 m length which represents a realistic
link length for in-house distribution. Furthermore, the impact of chromatic
dispersion on signal quality is demonstrated for WLAN transmission employing
direct and external link modulation.
© 2011 IEEE
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