60 GHz radio-over-fiber technologies for broadband wireless services

Some of the work carried out within the European integrated project Integrated Photonic mm-Wave Functions for Broadband Connectivity (IPHOBAC) on the development of photonic components and radio-over-fiber technologies for broadband wireless communication is reviewed. In detail, 60 GHz outdoor radio systems for > 10 Gbits/s and 60 GHz indoor wireless systems offering > 1 Gbit/s wireless transmission speeds are reported. The wireless transmission of uncompressed high-definition TV signals using the 60 GHz band is also demonstrated. (C) 2009 Optical Society of America