Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the transmission of a WiMAX 54Mbit/s signal with 3.5GHz carrier frequency using radio over fibre (RoF) for a fibre length of 410km. A Fibre Bragg Grating (FBG) and Dispersion Compensating Fibre (DCF) are used to control chromatic dispersion, signal distortion and to compensate for the accumulated dispersion in the fibre. In our study, the WiMAX signal is first simulated with a single mode fibre (SMF) for distances over 200km. We then combine the SMF and dispersion compensating fibre (DCF), with negative dispersion (−80ps/km/nm at 1552nm), in order to extend the distance to 288 km. Finally, we merge the SMF, DCF and FBG, with negative fibre dispersion (−140ps/nm), such that the transmission distance can be extended to 410km. Simulation results show that the combination of SMF, DCF and FBG has increased the transmission distance in the fibre by more than 100% (from 180km to 410km) using the same power optic amplifier (EDFAs) as for SMF (65 dB).

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