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Power‐over‐fibre for wireless applications
Author(s) -
Sittakul Vitawat,
Clare L. R.,
Burrow Stephen G.,
Li X. C.,
Cryan Martin J.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.25947
Subject(s) - booster (rocketry) , microwave , photodiode , wireless , electrical engineering , engineering , voltage , power (physics) , electronic engineering , computer science , telecommunications , materials science , optoelectronics , physics , quantum mechanics , aerospace engineering
This paper demonstrates the use of the power‐over‐fiber concept for wireless applications, which removes the need for DC power supplies at the remote network.The article shows results using low cost lasers, photodiodes, a highly efficient voltage booster circuit (>80%), and rechargeable batteries. Results show that with the best choice of each component, the system can operate for 8 h per day over 200 m MMF for 41 days. System modeling shows that the system can operate indefinitely for 5 h a day over 200 m MMF. Finally, the system was tested for a 802.11 g WLAN application over 200 m MMF and a maximum range of 4 m at 500 kbps can be obtained. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 53:1027–1032, 2011; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.25947