In recent years there have been rapid advances in the techniques to generate and transport radio signals over optical fibre, however very little has been done to date to develop the concept of a full duplex, multi-wavelength, radio -over-fibre network architecture that intrinsically supports and facilitates the dynamic reconfiguration of the wireless network. Recently the development of suitabl...

The increase in availability of installed optical fibre within Europe is presenting a unique opportunity to upgrade the European Very Long Baseline Interferometry Network (EVN). This network of European radio observatories regularly take part in joint sessions to observe celestial radio sources at high resolution, using sophisticated magnetic tape equipment to record data at rates up to 1 Gbit/...

Network resilience is an issue of deep concern to network operators being eager to deploy high-capacity fibre networks, since a single failure in the network could result in significant losses of revenue. The importance of network reliability will keep pace with the steadily increasing network capacity. For very-high-capacity future optical networks, carrying multitudes of 10 Gbit/s channels pe...

Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) is a recent technique developed to generate slow light in optical fibres. It is the simplest and most applicable method of slow light production. In this paper a high power laser pump was used to provide the Brillouin gain of a low power signal of -10 dBm. Three single mode fibres namely, standard fibre (STD), large area fibre (LA) and reduced slope fibre (...

Continued progress in both civil and military radio-frequency (RF) digital avionics applications is overstressing the capabilities and reliability of existing RF communication networks based on coaxial cables on board modern aircrafts. Future avionics systems will require high-bandwidth on-board communication links that are lightweight, immune to electromagnetic interference, and highly reliabl...

Satellite communications is the most prominent solution for covering remote areas for broadband Internet access where long and expensive cables are not feasible to be deployed. The Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN) initiation ’delivering superfast broadband to Australian homes and workplaces’ currently face the problem of deploying long fibres to cover regional blackspots considering...

Mass deployment of fibre access networks is without doubt one of the goals of many network operators around the globe. The Passive Optical Network has been proposed as a solution to help deliver mass deployment of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH), by reducing the cost per customer compared to current commercially available technologies. A major failure in the access network (e.g., fibre cut, amplifier ...

We review the current state of lightwave component and device technology in South Korea, particularly focusing on the recent progress in research, development and implementation in conjunction with a government programme. The plan for the communications infrastructure is being conducted in three stages. The first stage consists of installation of optical fibre cables interconnecting all the cit...