Toward 6G distributed MIMO for indoor environments based on photonics-aided analog fronthaulShow others and affiliations
2026 (English)In: Optics Continuum, E-ISSN 2770-0208, Vol. 5, no 7, p. 2232-2248, article id 591808Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
To meet the demands of sixth-generation (6G) mobile networks, distributed multiple-input multiple-output (D-MIMO) systems employing geographically separated antenna units offer enhanced coverage, capacity, and efficiency. We present a practical and scalable four-transmitter D-MIMO proof-of-concept using coherent joint transmission (CJT) and analog radio-over-fiber (ARoF) fronthaul, achieving sub-nanosecond synchronization. Experiments with 50 MHz New Radio signals at 3.2 GHz validate CJT performance under line-of-sight (LOS) and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) conditions. Results show up to 10.42 dB EVM-derived gain in the near-balanced LOS case and up to 6.22 dB relative improvement over the best contributing single-Tx baseline in the investigated NLOS cases.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Optica Publishing Group , 2026. Vol. 5, no 7, p. 2232-2248, article id 591808
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Communication Systems Telecommunications
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-387200DOI: 10.1364/OPTCON.591808ISI: 001827976200017Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105046375083OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-387200DiVA, id: diva2:2093444
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QC 20260819
2026-08-192026-08-192026-08-19Bibliographically approved