| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/S44655/01 |
| Title: |
Feasibility Study of Spectrum Slices Radio-Over-Fibre Communications Networks |
| Principal Investigator: |
Mitchell, Professor JE |
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Electronic and Electrical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
UCL |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 July 2003 |
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30 June 2004 |
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58,813
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Capacity requirements of future broadband mobile and access communications system are demanding a radical upgrading to the way signals are delivered to the access or mobile base station. One suggested technique is to transport the radio signal on an optical fibre to the base station allowing simplification of the remote unit. This technique at present still constitutes a considerable cost burden against more traditional methods for all but the most high capacity or high frequency scenarios.This study proposes to investigate the use of a low cost optical technology to simplify the design of such optical delivery systems. The technique proposed, called optical spectrum slicing, creates a number of wavelengths channels using only a single broadband optical source and an optical filter array.The study of the application of optical spectrum slicing techniques to RF signal delivery will involve experimental and analytical/'simulation based investigation of the proposed system. This will allow a demonstration of the performance parameters of this technique and allow a definition of the ranc of applications available.
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