This paper reviews the use of fiber as a medium for generating and distributing millimeter waves and outlines the results achieved using a recently published new method. Following this introduction the three basic methods of fiber based generation and distribution of millimeter waves are described. A discussion of possible system topologies and applications is given, followed by a more in-depth review of recent literature addressing this area. A detailed description of a novel method followed by a comparison of the key features of each of the methods described conclude the paper.

Date Published: 4 November 1993
PDF: 12 pages
Proc. SPIE 1974, Transport Technologies for Broadband Optical Access Networks, (4 November 1993); doi: 10.1117/12.161494

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 1974:
Transport Technologies for Broadband Optical Access Networks
Robert A. Cryan; P. Nalinjai Fernando; John M. Senior; Winston I. Way, Editor(s)