Abstract
Millimeter wave radio-over-fiber links using both single mode and, for what is believed to be the first time, multimode fibers are demonstrated over a 0-50 GHz bandwidth using a external Mach-Zehnder modulator operating at 1550 nm. The multimode fiber links show the potential for use in low-cost distributed antenna systems. (C) 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.