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 …

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 …

Multicore fiber scenarios supporting power over fiber in radio over fiber systems

C Vázquez, JD López-Cardona, PC Lallana… - IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose the integration of power over fiber in the next generation 5G radio access
network front-haul solutions based on spatial division multiplexing with multicore fibers. The …

Power-over-fiber in support of 5G NR fronthaul: Space division multiplexing versus wavelength division multiplexing

S Wang, H Yang, Y Qin, D Peng… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We investigatethe potential of space division multiplexing (SDM) for the power-over-fiber
(PWoF) technique, in terms of weakly-coupled multicore fiber (WC-MCF) design and …

Monitoring of power over fiber signals using intercore crosstalk in ARoF 5G NR transmission

R Altuna, JD López-Cardona… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Power over Fiber (PoF) needs safe and resilient operation of the infrastructure. In this article,
we propose a new crosstalk-based remote monitoring technique of PoF signals in Spatial …

Power over fiber in radio access networks: 5G and beyond

C Vázquez, R Altuna… - Journal of Optical …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
This paper introduces the concept of power over fiber (PoF) and potential applications
envisioned in radio access networks with optical fronthauling using different types of optical …

Time-division multiplexing for power and data transmission on optical fibers

O López-Lapeña, J Polo-Cantero - IEEE Internet of Things …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Internet of Things (IoT) raises the interconnection of low-cost sensor nodes networks
everywhere even in harsh environments where conventional power supply systems and …

Power-over-Fiber System with Intermittent Operation based on Capacitor Voltage Estimation for High Efficiency Energy Charging

T Kawano, R Koyama, A Kuroda, T Uematsu… - IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a power-over-fiber system with a new photovoltaic converter voltage control
technology consisting of intermittent operation of a light source based on capacitor voltage …