Application of an Opto-Electronic Oscillator in 5G Mobile and Wireless Networks with a Low Frequency Drift, a High Side-Modes-Suppression Ratio and without a Power Penalty due to Chromatic Dispersion

This paper describes and discusses the practical application of an opto-electronic oscillator for the next generation of 5G mobile and wireless networks based on millimeter-wave technology. The application of a single-loop, opto-electronic oscillator is designed for 39 GHz and will be implemented in the central-station of an upcoming 5G mobile and wireless network. The aim of this configuration is to decrease the complexity of the base-stations for a next-generation system and provide an economic advantage for upcoming 5G networks. The system is designed to avoid the power penalty due to the chromatic dispersion, is temperature stabilized to have a long-term stability and has a low side-modes effect to ensure a low phase noise.