The study course is meant to obtain knowledge about the modern optical access and radio access networking architectures and their basic building blocks for system convergence. This knowledge will enable students not only to understand the specifics of new signal transmission techniques, but also to develop and apply effective modelling and characterization methods for designing a new generation of hybrid fibre-wireless communication systems.
Course contents:
- Introduction to architectures of optical access and radio access networks (OAN and RAN).
- Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) and Enhanced CPRI (eCPRI).
- Advanced signal modulation techniques.
- High-frequency radio signal generation with photomixing.
- Envelope detection and coherent heterodyne detection.
- Spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR).
- Static and adaptive equalization methods with digital signal processing.
- Influence of laser phase noise in the hybrid optical fibre-wireless systems.
- Characterization and transmission performance evaluation of hybrid fibre-wireless systems.
