A millimeter-wave WDM-ROF system based on supercontinuum technique

In this paper, a new millimeter-wave （mm-wave） wavelength division multiplexing （WDM） system based on radio-over- fiber （ROF） technology is proposed. In this approach a multi-wavelength light source is obtained by supercontinuum （SC） technique, and mm-wave signals are obtained by using optical heterodyning method. We experimentally demonstrate the generation of optical carriers for 6-WDM channels, obtain 40 GHz ram-wave signals by employing optical heterodyne technique, and successfully achieve low error rate transmission of 2.5 Gbit/s in WDM channels over a distance of 25 km in a G.652 fiber. The experimental results verify that the proposed solution is feasible and cost effective.