End-to-end real-time service provisioning over a SDN-controllable analog mmWave fiber-wireless 5G X-haul network

C Vagionas, R Maximidis, I Stratakos… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The current work presents the first experimental demonstration of real-time Ethernet (ETH)
trial services and 4K-Ultra High Definition (UHD) video application transmission over a 2λ …

A 5G mmWave fiber-wireless IFoF analog mobile fronthaul link with up to 24-Gb/s multiband wireless capacity

N Argyris, G Giannoulis, K Kanta… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We experimentally demonstrate a multiband intermediate frequency-over-fiber/mmWave
(IFoF/mmWave) fiber/wireless mobile fronthaul link for gigabit capacity over the unlicensed V …

An integrated photonic-assisted phased array transmitter for direct fiber to mm-wave links

P Sanjari, F Aflatouni - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Millimeter-wave (mm-wave) phased arrays can realize multi-Gb/s communication
links but face challenges such as signal distribution and higher power consumption …

A 5G fiber wireless 4Gb/s WDM fronthaul for flexible 360 coverage in V-band massive MIMO small cells

E Ruggeri, A Tsakyridis, C Vagionas… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Towards relieving the bandwidth limitations in 5G mobile fronthaul networks, a Fiber
Wireless (FiWi) small cell architecture is presented, relying on spectrally efficient analog …

10.51-Tbit/s multi-channel IF-over-fiber transmission with SDM/WDM/SCM for beyond-5G mobile fronthaul accommodating ultra-high-density antennas

S Nimura, K Tanaka, S Ishimura… - Journal of Optical …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In beyond-5G and 6G mobile communication systems, it is expected that massive numbers
of antennas are densely deployed to provide a stable and high-speed communication …

Air-filled SIW remote antenna unit with true time delay optical beamforming for mmWave-over-fiber systems

IL de Paula, L Bogaert, O Caytan… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A low-complexity and efficient mmWave-over-fiber remote antenna unit (RAU) is proposed
for broadband transmission and wide-angle squint-free beam steering in the full [26.5–29.5] …

SiPhotonics/GaAs 28-GHz transceiver with reflective EAM for laser-less mmWave-over-fiber

L Bogaert, J Van Kerrebrouck, H Li… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Exploring mmWave frequencies and adopting small-cell architectures are two key enablers
for increased wireless data rates. To make these evolutions economically viable, centralized …

A 5G C-RAN optical fronthaul architecture for hotspot areas using OFDM-based analog IFoF waveforms

C Mitsolidou, C Vagionas, A Mesodiakaki, P Maniotis… - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Featured Application The proposed fronthaul architecture may be a promising solution for
the future Fifth Generation (5G) Fiber-Wireless (FiWi) networks to provide broadband access …

Polarization division multiplexing-based hybrid microwave photonic links for simultaneous mmW and sub-6 GHz wireless transmissions

DN Nguyen, J Bohata, J Spacil… - IEEE Photonics …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A new hybrid microwave photonic link based on a polarization division multiplexing Mach-
Zehnder modulator (PDM-MZM) is proposed. The link enables co-transmission of millimeter …

Multi-user V-band uplink using a massive MIMO antenna and a fiber-wireless IFoF fronthaul for 5G mmWave small-cells

E Ruggeri, A Tsakyridis, C Vagionas… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
We experimentally demonstrate a multi-user Fiber Wireless IFoF/mmWave uplink comprising
a 32-element 60 GHz Phased Array Antenna (PAA) and 10 km of fiber for 5G fronthaul …