Beaming power: Photovoltaic laser power converters for power-by-light

C Algora, I García, M Delgado, R Peña, C Vázquez… - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
Photovoltaic laser power converters (PVLPCs) are the core element of power-by-light (PBL)
systems, which are basically made up of a power laser, an optical fiber, and a PVLPC. PBL …

Optically powered radio-over-fiber systems in support of 5G cellular networks and IoT

FMA Al-Zubaidi, JDL Cardona, DS Montero… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
We propose using power-over-fiber (PoF) in some part of future 5G cellular solutions based
on radio access networks considering currently installed front-haul solutions with single …

Technology update on patent and development trend of power over fiber: a critical review and future prospects

EP Putra, R Theivindran, H Hasnul… - … of Photonics for …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Conventional electricity distribution using copper wires is well established due to its high
efficiency. However, recent research and development on power-over-fiber (PoF) has …

Mechanically Robust Biopolymer Optical Fibers with Enhanced Performance in the Near-Infrared Region

J Patrakka, V Hynninen, M Lahtinen… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Polymer optical fibers (POFs) are lightweight, fatigue-tolerant, and suitable for local area
networks, automobiles, aerospace, smart textiles, supercomputers, and servers. However …

Optically feeding 1.75 W with 100 m MMF in efficient C-RAN front-hauls with sleep modes

JD López Cardona, PC Lallana, R Altuna… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Using bundles of multimode optical fibers (MMF) as part of the 5G centralized radio access
networks front-haul solutions for optically powering of low power consumption Remote …

Power over fiber in C-RAN with low power sleep mode remote nodes using SMF

JD López-Cardona, R Altuna, DS Montero… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Power over fiber (PoF) with sleep mode operation in centralized radio access networks (C-
RAN) of low power Remote Radio Heads (RRH) helps to reduce power consumption. This …

Optically-powered wireless sensor nodes towards industrial Internet of Things

LC Souza, ER Neto, ES Lima, ACS Junior - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
We report the experimental implementation of optically-powered wireless sensor nodes
based on the power-over-fiber (PoF) technology, aiming at Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) …

SI-POF supporting power-over-fiber in multi-Gbit/s transmission for in-home networks

FMA Al-Zubaidi, DS Montero… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
We propose the integration of power-over-fiber (PoF) in home networks with multi Gbit/s data
transmission based on wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) in step-index plastic optical …

Control networks and smart grid teleprotection: Key aspects, technologies, protocols, and case-studies

LFF De Almeida, LAM Pereira, AC Sodré… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The appeal for more reliable, efficient and resilient power grids has become indispensable
with the recent technological development and ever-increasing demand for electrical …

InP-and GaAs-based photonic power converters under O-band laser illumination: Performance analysis and comparison

MN Beattie, H Helmers, GP Forcade… - IEEE Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Photonic power converters (PPCs), which convert narrow-band light to electricity, are
essential components in power-by-light systems. When designed for telecommunications …