Radio communication base state system including optical advanced base station

• US 6,980,831 B2
• Filed: 12/06/2001
• Issued: 12/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Adachi, Hisashi, Ishida, Kaoru, Matsuyoshi, Toshimitsu
• Primary Examiner(s): Appiah, Charles N.
• Assistant Examiner(s): AJIBADE AKONAI, OLUMIDE
• Application Number:
  US10/432,356
• Publication Number:
  US 20040053644A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,482 Days
• Field of Search: 455/296, 455/295, 455/114.1, 455/114.2, 455/114.3, 455/561, 455/278, 455/283, 455/500, 455/63.1, 455/67.13, 455/501, 455/68, 455/69, 455/302, 398/115, 398/116, 398/20, 398/23, 359/238, 359/248, 359/276, 359/278, 359/279, 359/299, 359/315, 330/151, 375/284, 375/285
• US Class Current: 455/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/25758 between a central unit and a single remote unit by means of an optical fibre
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/085 Access point devices with remote components
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A wireless communication base station system of the present invention includes a wireless key base station, an optical forward base station, and an optical transmitter which connects the wireless key base station and the optical forward base station to each other. An optical signal modulated by a signal component and that modulated by a distortion component are transmitted from the wireless key base station to the optical forward base station. In the optical forward base station, these optical signals are converted to high-frequency electrical signals, and the high-frequency signal consisting of the signal component is amplified. Thereafter, the amplified signal is combined with the high-frequency signal consisting of the distortion component with their phases opposite to each other, so that the distortion component include in the amplified signal is removed.

Claims

1. A wireless communication base station system comprising:

a wireless key base station;

an optical forward base station; and

an optical transmitter which connects said wireless key base station and said optical forward base station to each other;

wherein said wireless key base station comprises;

a modulator which modulates an input signal;

a first distributor which distributes an input signal received from said modulator to two output signals;

a first electrical to optical converter which converts a first output signal of the two output signals of said first distributor to an optical signal;

a distortion extracter which extracts a distortion component from a signal obtained by amplifying a second output signal of the two output signals of said first distributor; and

a second electrical to optical converter which converts an output signal of said distortion extracter to an optical signal;

wherein said optical forward base station comprises;

a first optical to electrical converter which converts the optical signal transmitted from said first electrical to optical converter through said optical transmitter to an electrical signal;

a second optical to electrical converter which converts the optical signal transmitted from said second electrical to optical converter through said optical transmitter to an electrical signal; and

a distortion remover which generates an amplified signal from which said distortion component is removed by using the output electrical signal of said first optical to electrical converter and the output electrical signal of said second optical to electrical converter.

2. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 1, wherein said distortion remover comprises:

a power amplifier which amplifies the output electrical signal of said first optical to electrical converter; and

a first combiner which combines an output signal of said power amplifier and the output electrical signal of said second optical to electrical converter.

3. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 2, further comprising a delay compensator;

wherein said delay compensator is arranged between said first distributor and said first electrical to optical converter or between said first optical to electrical converter and said power amplifier.

4. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 1, wherein said distortion remover comprises:

a first combiner which combines the output electrical signal of said first optical to electrical converter and the output electrical signal of said second optical to electrical converter; and

a power amplifier which amplifies an output signal of said first combiner.

5. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 4, further comprising a delay compensator;

wherein said delay compensator is arranged between said first distributor and said first electrical to optical converter or between said first optical to electrical converter and said first combiner.

6. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 1, wherein said distortion extracter comprises:

a first part which extracts a distortion signal from a signal obtained by amplifying an input signal; and

a second part which adjusts said distortion signal to output the adjusted signal as said distortion component.

7. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 6, wherein said second part is placed in an output circuit of said second optical to electrical converter.

8. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 1, wherein said optical forward base station further comprises:

a second distributor which distributes an input signal received from said distortion remover to two output signals; and

a third electrical to optical converter which converts a third output signal of the two output signals of said second distributor to an optical signal;

wherein said wireless key base station further comprises;

a third optical to electrical converter which converts the optical signal transmitted from said third electrical to optical converter through said optical transmitter to an electrical signal; and

a detection and control device which detects the output electrical signal of said third optical to electrical converter to control said distortion extracter.

9. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 8, wherein said wireless key base station further comprises:

a third distributor which distributes said first output signal of said first distributor to two output signals; and

a second combiner which combines the output electrical signal of said third optical to electrical converter and a fourth output signal of the two output signals of said third distributor;

wherein said first electrical to optical converter converts a fifth output signal of the two output signals of said third distributor to an optical signal; and

said detection and control device detects an output signal of said second combiner to control said distortion extracter.

10. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 8, wherein

said wireless key base station further comprises a second combiner;

said first distributor further comprises a first output terminal and distributes the input signal received from said modulator to three output signals to output one of the three output signals to said first output terminal;

said first output terminal is connected to said second combiner;

said second combiner combines the output electrical signal of said third optical to electrical converter and the output signal from said first output terminal; and

said detection and control device detects an output signal of said second combiner to control said distortion extracter.

11. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 1,

wherein said optical forward base station further comprises an antenna duplexer comprising:

a second terminal to which a signal to be transmitted from said optical forward base station is input;

a third terminal connected to an antenna;

a fourth terminal connected to a third low-noise amplifier which amplifies a signal received by said antenna; and

a fourth electrical to optical converter which is connected to an output terminal of said third low-noise amplifier and converts an output signal of said third low-noise amplifier to an optical signal;

wherein said wireless key base station further comprises;

a fourth optical to electrical converter which converts the optical signal transmitted from said fourth electrical to optical converter through said optical transmitter to an electrical signal; and

a demodulator which demodulates the output electrical signal of said fourth optical to electrical converter.

12. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 1, wherein said optical transmitter comprises a plurality of optical fibers, each of which directly connects one of the electrical to optical converters and one of the optical to electrical converters.

13. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 12, wherein at least one of said plurality of optical fibers has a length different from the length(s) of the other(s).

14. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 1, wherein said optical transmitter comprises:

a first optical multiplex and demultiplex device connected to said wireless key base station to multiplex a plurality of optical signals and demultiplex one optical signal;

a second optical multiplex and demultiplex device connected to said optical forward base station to multiplex a plurality of optical signals and demultiplex one optical signal; and

an optical fiber which connects said first and second optical multiplex and demultiplex devices to each other.

15. A wireless communication base station system comprising:

a wireless key base station;

an optical forward base station; and

an optical transmitter which connects said wireless key base station and said optical forward base station to each other;

wherein said wireless key base station comprises;

a modulator which modulates an input signal;

a first distributor which distributes an input signal received from said modulator to two output signals;

a first electrical to optical converter which converts a first output signal of the two output signals of said first distributor to an optical signal;

a first power amplifier which amplifies a second output signal of the two output signals of said first distributor;

a first adjuster which adjusts an output signal of said first power amplifier; and

a second electrical to optical converter which converts an output signal of said first adjuster to an optical signal;

wherein said optical forward base station comprises;

a first optical to electrical converter which converts the optical signal transmitted from said first electrical to optical converter through said optical transmitter to an electrical signal;

a second optical to electrical converter which converts the optical signal transmitted from said second electrical to optical converter through said optical transmitter to an electrical signal;

a second distributor which distributes the electrical signal received from said first optical to electrical converter to two output signals;

a first combiner which combines a third output signal of the two output signals of said second distributor and the output electrical signal of said second optical to electrical converter;

a second adjuster which adjusts an output signal of said first combiner to output the adjusted signal as a distortion component; and

a distortion remover which generates an amplified signal from which said distortion component is removed by using a fourth output signal of the two output signals of said second distributor and an output signal of said second adjuster.

16. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 15, wherein said distortion remover comprises:

a second power amplifier which amplifies said fourth output signal of said second distributor; and

a second combiner which combines an output signal of said second power amplifier and the output signal of said second adjuster.

17. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 15, wherein said distortion remover comprises:

a second combiner which combines said fourth output signal of said second distributor and the output signal of said second adjuster; and

a second power amplifier which amplifies an output signal of said second combiner.

18. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 15,

wherein said optical forward base station further comprises:

a third distributor which distributes an input signal received from said distortion remover to two output signals; and

a third electrical to optical converter which converts a fifth output signal of the two output signals of said third distributor to an optical signal;

wherein said wireless key base station further comprises;

a third optical to electrical converter which converts the optical signal transmitted from said third electrical to optical converter through said optical transmitter to an electrical signal; and

a detection and control device which detects the output electrical signal of said third optical to electrical converter to control said first adjuster.

19. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 18,

wherein said wireless key base station further comprises:

a fourth distributor which distributes said first output signal of said first distributor to two output signals; and

a third combiner which combines the output electrical signal of said third optical to electrical converter and a sixth output signal of the two output signals of said fourth distributor;

wherein said first electrical to optical converter converts a seventh output signal of the two output signals of said fourth distributor to an optical signal; and

said detection and control device detects an output signal of said third combiner to control said first adjuster.

20. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 18, wherein

said wireless key base station further comprises a third combiner;

said first distributor further comprises a first output terminal and distributes the input signal received from said modulator to three output signals to output one of the three output signals to said first output terminal;

said first output terminal is connected to said third combiner;

said third combiner combines the output electrical signal of said third optical to electrical converter and the output signal from said first output terminal; and

said detection and control device detects an output signal of said third combiner to control said first adjuster.

21. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 15, wherein said optical forward base station further comprises:

an antenna duplexer comprising;

a second terminal to which a signal to be transmitted from said optical forward base station is input;

a third terminal connected to an antenna;

a fourth terminal connected to a third low-noise amplifier which amplifies a signal received by said antenna; and

a fourth electrical to optical converter which is connected to an output terminal of said third low-noise amplifier and converts an output signal of said third low-noise amplifier to an optical signal;

wherein said wireless key base station further comprises;

a fourth optical to electrical converter which converts the optical signal transmitted from said fourth electrical to optical converter through said optical transmitter to an electrical signal; and

a demodulator which demodulates the output electrical signal of said fourth optical to electrical converter.

22. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 15, wherein said optical transmitter comprises a plurality of optical fibers, each of which connects one of the electrical to optical converters and one of the optical to electrical converters.

23. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 22, wherein at least one of said plurality of optical fibers has a length different from a length of another of the plurality of optical fibers.

24. A wireless communication base station system comprising:

one wireless key base station;

N optical forward base stations where N is a positive integer of 2 or more; and

an optical transmitter which connects said wireless key base station and said optical forward base stations;

wherein said wireless key base station comprises;

a modulator which modulates an input signal;

a first distributor which distributes an input signal received from said modulator to two output signals;

a second distributor which distributes a first output signal of the two output signals of said first distributor to N output signals;

a distortion extracter which extracts a distortion component from a signal obtained by amplifying a second output signal of the two output signals of said first distributor;

a third distributor which distributes an output signal of said distortion extracter to N output signals;

N first electrical to optical converters each of which converts one of said N output signals of said second distributor to an optical signal; and

N second electrical to optical converters each of which converts one of said N output signals of said third distributor to an optical signals; and

each of said N optical forward base stations comprises;

a first optical to electrical converter which converts the optical signal transmitted from one of said N first electrical to optical converters through said optical transmitter to an electrical signal;

a second optical to electrical converter which converts the optical signal transmitted from one of said N second electrical to optical converters through said optical transmitter to an electrical signal; and

a distortion remover which generates an amplified signal from which said distortion component is removed by using the output electrical signal of said first optical to electrical converter and the output electrical signal of said second optical to electrical converter.

25. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 24, wherein said distortion remover comprises:

a power amplifier which amplifies the output electrical signal of said first optical to electrical converter; and

a combiner which combines an output signal of said power amplifier and the output electrical signal of said second optical to electrical converter.

26. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 24, wherein said distortion remover comprises:

a combiner which combines the output electrical signal of said first optical to electrical converter and the output electrical signal of said second optical to electrical converter; and

a power amplifier which amplifies an output signal of said combiner.

27. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 24, wherein said optical transmitter comprises a plurality of optical fibers, each of which connects one of the electrical to optical converters and one of the optical to electrical converters.

28. The wireless communication base station system according to claim 27, wherein at least one of said plurality of optical fibers has a length different from a length of another of the plurality of optical fibers.