IST Project Fact Sheet
Photonic Components for Ultra wideband Radio over optical Fiber (UROOF)
Funded under 6th FWP (Sixth Framework Programme)
Action Line: IST-2005-2.5.1 Photonic components
Project URL: http://www.ist-uroof.org
| Coordinator |
| Contact Person: Name: RAN, MOSHE
Tel: +972-3-5026687 Fax: +972-3-5026685 Email: Contact |
| Organisation:
HOLON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GOLOMB STREET 52 PO Box 305 58102 HOLON ISRAEL |
The key goal for UROOF is to investigate building blocks for enabling the delivery of Ultra-wideband (UWB) radio signal over low-cost optical fibre. The aims are therefore to study, develop, test and implement very low cost conversion solutions for direct optical-to-UWB (O/UWB) and UWB-to-optical (UWB/O) based on innovative microwave photonic concepts. Unlike state of the art radio-over-fiber (RoF) technologies that are used in the backbone of the wireless access systems, UROOF will address the challenges of the low-cost wireless personal area networks (WPAN).
UROOF will study several approaches including: developing proof of concepts for O/UWB and UWB/O converters based on innovative optically controlled microwave converter (OCMC). A further study will address enhanced electro-absorption transceiver (EAT) to UWB applications. These converters will be integrated with the UWB radio frequency (RF) front-end and comprise the very low-cost access node for UROOF applications.
Several UROOF applications will be investigated in the field trial: (i) range extension of WPAN over 1000m carrying real-world UWB signal with 480 Mb/s data rates and, (ii) very low-cost antenna distribution system (VL-DAS) for multicell WPAN applications. We will provide detailed theoretical and practical analysis related to the design, performance, manufacturing and implementation of UROOF novel modules including: performance analysis of the different modulation schemes in UWB to determine the optimum RoF distribution configuration, evaluation of the impact of electro-optical device non-linearities (pulse chirp / chromatic dispersion) on the UROOF distribution network, device suitability studies for multiple-access architecture VL-DAS, uncooled VCSEL-based design and optical-UWB link analysis.
The UROOF partners form a highly balanced and complementary consortium, which has vast experience in the conception, design and manufacturing in both photonic components for RoF and UWB radio domains.
| Project details |
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Project Acronym: UROOF Project Reference: 033615 Start Date: 2006-07-01 Duration: 30 months Project Cost: 3.68 million euro Contract Type: Specific Targeted Research Project End Date: 2008-12-31 Project Status: Completed Project Funding: 2.2 million euro |
| Participants | |
| TES ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS GMBH | GERMANY | WISAIR LTD. | ISRAEL | THE CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED PHOTONICS LIMITED | UNITED KINGDOM | INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE | FRANCE | INESC PORTO - INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA DE SISTEMAS E COMPUTADORES DO PORTO | PORTUGAL | UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX | UNITED KINGDOM | THALES COMMUNICATIONS SA | FRANCE | UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA | SPAIN |
- Record Control Number: 79411
- Update Date: 2009-11-23 09:18:07.0
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