Comparative Analysis of Two Types of Combined Power-Over-Fiber and Radio-Over-Fiber Systems Using Raman Amplification for Different Link Lengths

The use of analog radio-over-fiber (RoF) systems combined with power-over-fiber (PoF) systems has been proposed in recent years for applications involving remote sensors used in hazardous environments or where electrical wiring may be impractical. This article presents a hybrid architecture topology...

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Main Authors: Paulo Kiohara, Romildo H. Souza, Véronique Quintard, Mikael Guegan, Laura Ghisa, André Pérennou, Olympio L. Coutinho
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description The use of analog radio-over-fiber (RoF) systems combined with power-over-fiber (PoF) systems has been proposed in recent years for applications involving remote sensors used in hazardous environments or where electrical wiring may be impractical. This article presents a hybrid architecture topology that combines PoF and RoF, using Raman amplification to obtain RF gain. The first emphasis is placed on the use of two types of high-power laser sources (HPLSs) for the PoF system: a 1480 nm Raman-based HPLS and a 1550 nm HPLS that is based on an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA). The second emphasis of this paper is on how these two HPLSs simulate Raman scattering (SRS) in the fiber, considering different lengths of SMF 28 for the link. Thus, a comparative analysis is proposed considering the effects induced on the RF signal, mainly focused on its RF power gain (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>G</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>R</mi><mi>F</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>), noise figure (NF), and spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR). The obtained results show that the architecture using a PoF system based on the 1550 nm HPLS benefits from a lower noise figure degradation, even when the noise generated by the optical amplification is considered.
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spelling doaj-art-6f13a76182194893a486d50975e72ba82025-08-20T02:36:28ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202025-07-012513415910.3390/s25134159Comparative Analysis of Two Types of Combined Power-Over-Fiber and Radio-Over-Fiber Systems Using Raman Amplification for Different Link LengthsPaulo Kiohara0Romildo H. Souza1Véronique Quintard2Mikael Guegan3Laura Ghisa4André Pérennou5Olympio L. Coutinho6Laboratório de Guerra Eletrônica, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA), São José dos Campos 12228-900, SP, BrazilLaboratório de Guerra Eletrônica, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA), São José dos Campos 12228-900, SP, BrazilLaboratoire des Sciences et Technologies de l’Information, de la Communication et de la Connaissance (UMR 6285 Lab-Sticc), École Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Brest (ENIB), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), 29238 Brest, FranceLaboratoire des Sciences et Technologies de l’Information, de la Communication et de la Connaissance (UMR 6285 Lab-Sticc), École Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Brest (ENIB), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), 29238 Brest, FranceLaboratoire des Sciences et Technologies de l’Information, de la Communication et de la Connaissance (UMR 6285 Lab-Sticc), École Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Brest (ENIB), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), 29238 Brest, FranceLaboratoire des Sciences et Technologies de l’Information, de la Communication et de la Connaissance (UMR 6285 Lab-Sticc), École Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Brest (ENIB), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), 29238 Brest, FranceLaboratório de Guerra Eletrônica, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA), São José dos Campos 12228-900, SP, BrazilThe use of analog radio-over-fiber (RoF) systems combined with power-over-fiber (PoF) systems has been proposed in recent years for applications involving remote sensors used in hazardous environments or where electrical wiring may be impractical. This article presents a hybrid architecture topology that combines PoF and RoF, using Raman amplification to obtain RF gain. The first emphasis is placed on the use of two types of high-power laser sources (HPLSs) for the PoF system: a 1480 nm Raman-based HPLS and a 1550 nm HPLS that is based on an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA). The second emphasis of this paper is on how these two HPLSs simulate Raman scattering (SRS) in the fiber, considering different lengths of SMF 28 for the link. Thus, a comparative analysis is proposed considering the effects induced on the RF signal, mainly focused on its RF power gain (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>G</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>R</mi><mi>F</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>), noise figure (NF), and spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR). The obtained results show that the architecture using a PoF system based on the 1550 nm HPLS benefits from a lower noise figure degradation, even when the noise generated by the optical amplification is considered.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/13/4159radio over fiberpower over fiberRaman amplificationremote sensors
spellingShingle Paulo Kiohara
Romildo H. Souza
Véronique Quintard
Mikael Guegan
Laura Ghisa
André Pérennou
Olympio L. Coutinho
Comparative Analysis of Two Types of Combined Power-Over-Fiber and Radio-Over-Fiber Systems Using Raman Amplification for Different Link Lengths
Sensors
radio over fiber
power over fiber
Raman amplification
remote sensors
title Comparative Analysis of Two Types of Combined Power-Over-Fiber and Radio-Over-Fiber Systems Using Raman Amplification for Different Link Lengths
title_full Comparative Analysis of Two Types of Combined Power-Over-Fiber and Radio-Over-Fiber Systems Using Raman Amplification for Different Link Lengths
title_fullStr Comparative Analysis of Two Types of Combined Power-Over-Fiber and Radio-Over-Fiber Systems Using Raman Amplification for Different Link Lengths
title_full_unstemmed Comparative Analysis of Two Types of Combined Power-Over-Fiber and Radio-Over-Fiber Systems Using Raman Amplification for Different Link Lengths
title_short Comparative Analysis of Two Types of Combined Power-Over-Fiber and Radio-Over-Fiber Systems Using Raman Amplification for Different Link Lengths
title_sort comparative analysis of two types of combined power over fiber and radio over fiber systems using raman amplification for different link lengths
topic radio over fiber
power over fiber
Raman amplification
remote sensors
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/13/4159
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