@inproceedings{5e2183114fe749159ff1b08be76ea79e,
title = "Demonstration of Flexible mmWave Digital Beamforming Transmitter using Sigma-Delta Radio-Over-Fiber Link",
abstract = "This work demonstrates a millimeter-wave digital beamforming transmitter based on a sigma-delta radio-over-fiber link. The digital beamforming is controlled from a central unit and distributed to a remote radio unit using a standardized quad small form-factor pluggable 28 (QSFP28) fiber connection. The experimental results demonstrate 26.2 GHz transmission with high-quality beamforming functionality up to 130 MHz effective radio bandwidth at 2.2 m wireless distance. The solution offers a flexible transmitter solution suitable for millimeter-wave distributed active antenna systems.",
keywords = "beamforming, central unit, mm Wave, radio-over-fiber, sigma-delta modulation",
author = "Husileng Bao and He, \{Zhongxia Simon\} and Filippo Ponzini and Christian Fager",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 European Microwave Association (EuMA).; 52nd European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2022 ; Conference date: 27-09-2022 Through 29-09-2022",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.23919/EuMC54642.2022.9924386",
language = "English",
series = "2022 52nd European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2022",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "692--695",
booktitle = "2022 52nd European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2022",
address = "United States",
}