5th-Generation Mobile Access Networks Assisted by Integrated Microwave Photonics

Abstract

This paper addresses the needs of mobile access network and presents the benefits of integrated microwave photonics for 5th-generation (5G) mobile networks. Full convergence of the optical fiber and the wireless segments in the form of microwave photonics is described. The usage of integrated microwave photonics in optically supported wireless networks can provide a high-capacity mobile system based on the micro-wave and millimeter-wave frequency bands.