Implementation of an upstream path in a millimeter-wave fiber-wireless system

Summary form only given. We demonstrate a simple method for upstream data transmission in a mm-wave fiber-wireless system that incorporates a multisection semiconductor laser as the mm-wave optical transmitter at the remote base station. 51.8 Mbit/s of data at 36.8 GHz is first transported over a 5-m wireless link from the customer unit to the antenna base station, followed by transmission over 40 km of optical fiber back to the central office. We also show theoretically and experimentally that fiber transmission of modulated mm-wave signals via direct modulation of the multisection laser is not significantly affected by fiber chromatic dispersion.