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Chenbo ZHANG1, Yixiao ZHU2, *, Weisheng HU2
Science & Technology Review | 2025, 43(12) : 153 - 160
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Research on a remote true-time-delay multi-beamforming system based on multicore fibers
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Chenbo ZHANG1, Yixiao ZHU2, *, Weisheng HU2
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  • 1. School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • 2. Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Published: 2025-06-28 doi: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2025.05.00016
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In 5G/6G radio-over-fiber (RoF) networks, remote radio units (RUs) require multi-beamforming functionality to ensure reliable access for ubiquitous mobile terminals. To meet this requirement, multi-core fibers (MCFs) have emerged as a promising solution for RoF links due to their advantages of supporting multiple channels and maintaining excellent inter-channel delay consistency. Here, we proposes a remote optical true-time-delay multi-beamforming architecture based on MCFs, which is suitable for 5G RoF networks. The architecture utilizes MCFs as the link, while deploying chirped fiber Bragg gratings with equal dispersion spacing to provide equal-space time delays at the centralized unit. By independently tuning the wavelengths of each optical carriers, the corresponding beam direction can be continuously adjusted, enabling centralized multi-beam control. To validate the feasibility of this architecture, we use a 2-km 7-core fiber as the RoF link for experiment and build a 2×2 remote beamforming system. Experimental results demonstrate that by tuning the wavelength of each optical carrier, independent control of each beam direction can be achieved. Compared to single-mode fibers, MCF reduces inter-channel delay jitter by more than an order of magnitude, with a maximum delay jitter of 1.7 ps, ensuring long-term stability of the beam direction. Furthermore, the inter-core crosstalk of MCF has a negligible impact on both the preset delays and the signal-to-noise ratio of broadband wireless signals. This architecture provides a feasible and stable solution for realizing remote beamforming, offering significant application value for 5G/6G mobile access networks.

radio-over-fiber  /  remote beamforming  /  optical true time delay  /  multicore fiber
Chenbo ZHANG, Yixiao ZHU, Weisheng HU. Research on a remote true-time-delay multi-beamforming system based on multicore fibers[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2025 , 43 (12) : 153 -160 . DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2025.05.00016
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doi: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2025.05.00016
  • Receive Date:2025-05-06
  • Online Date:2025-12-16
  • Published:2025-06-28
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  • Received:2025-05-06
  • Revised:2025-05-22
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    1. School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
    2. Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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