Authors:
Zong Baiqing
1
;
Zhang Xiaohong
1
;
Li Xiaotong
1
;
Wang Jianli
1
and
Zhang Senlin
2
Affiliations:
1
ZTE Corporation, China
;
2
ZTE UK Ltd., United Kingdom
Keyword(s):
Fibre Optics Links and Subsystems, Radio Frequency Photonics, Photonic Integrated Circuits, Coherent Communications, Optical Signal Processing, Radio Access Network, Beyond 5G.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Optical Communications and Networking
;
Optics
;
Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology
Abstract:
Photonics defined radio, a new and possibly standardized paradigm, is proposed, converging integrated coherent optics, integrated microwave photonics and photonic DSP, and expected to dominate the designs of future communication and sensing systems. The applications of photonics defined radio are also discussed in the next generation cloud-based radio access network (CloudRAN), sensing and communication integrated system, as well as artificial intelligence radio.