Fractal immittance, expressed by an admittance sa (0<|a|<1), is simulated by the analog circuits composed of finite numbers of conventional elements, resistance R, capacitance C and inductance L, based on the distributed-relaxation-time models. The correlation between the number of R-C or R-L pairs and the optimum pole interval to give the widest bandwidth is estimated for each a-value by the numerical calculation for each circuit against a given criterion with respect to the phase angle. It is found that the bandwidth of 5 decades with a phase-angle error of 1 can be composed for |a|=0.1-0.9 using eighteen pairs or less of the elements.

WDM transmission experiments over cascaded sections of optical links including wavelength converting 2R-transponders have been carried out in a loop testbed. Using dispersion compensated links and simple direct modulated transponder lasers, up to 11 cascaded crossconnects and 1750 km trunk lines have been bridged with 2.5 Gbit/s NRZ signals. The limitations are given mainly due to the accumulated jitter as it is shown by numerical simulations. The results indicate, that 2R-transponders are a useful approach to a flexible WDM network design using bitrate-transparent wavelength conversion.

This paper proposes adaptive line enhancers with new coefficient update algorithms on the basis of least-square-error criteria. Adaptive algorithms by least-squares are known to converge faster than stochastic-gradient ones. However they have high computational complexity due to matrix inversion. To avoid matrix inversion the proposed algorithms adapt only one coefficient to detect one sinusoid. Both FIR and IIR types of adaptive algorithm are presented, and the techniques to reduce the influence of additive noise is described in this paper. The proposed adaptive line enhancers have simple structures and show excellent convergence characteristics. While the convergence of gradient-based algorithms largely depend on their stepsize parameters, the proposed ones are free from them.

Minimizing the guard time, Tguard, in the TCM-TDMA PDS scheme is essential in maximizing TCM transmission efficiency. As a replacement for the commonly adopted worst-case approach to TCM-TDMA PDS system estimation, this paper proposes a statistical approach. The level distributions of losses and n-th order Fresnel reflections are determined from published measurements. The proposed approach estimates the reflection of the optical access network.

A nonlinear time series predictor was proposed, in which a nonlinear sub-predictor (NSP) and a linear sub-predictor (LSP) are combined in a cascade form. This model is called "hybrid predictor" here. The nonlinearity analysis method of the input time series was also proposed to estimate the network size. We have considered the nonlinear prediction problem as a pattern mapping one. A multi-layer neural network, which consists of sigmoidal hidden neurons and a single linear output neuron, has been employed as a nonlinear sub-predictor. Since the NSP includes nonlinear functions, it can predict the nonlinearity of the input time series. However, the prediction is not complete in some cases. Therefore, the NSP prediction error is further compensated for by employing a linear sub-predictor after the NSP. In this paper, the prediction mechanism and a role of the NSP and the LSP are theoretically and experimentally analyzed. The role of the NSP is to predict the nonlinear and some part of the linear property of the time series. The LSP works to predict the NSP prediction error. Furthermore, predictability of the hybrid predictor for noisy time series is investigated. The sigmoidal functions used in the NSP can suppress the noise effects by using their saturation regions. Computer simulations, using several kinds of nonlinear time series and other conventional predictor models, are demonstrated. The theoretical analysis of the predictor mechanism is confirmed through these simulations. Furthermore, predictability is improved by slightly expanding or shifting the input potential of the hidden neurons toward the saturation regions in the learning process.

We successfully fabricated plastic ferrules and split alignment sleeves for single-mode fiber-optic connectors by the injection molding process. Liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) was used as the molding material for the ferrule. We introduced an eccentricity control mechanism into the ferrule mold and realized an eccentricity of less than 1 µm. As the molding material for the sleeve, thermosetting epoxy resin was used. Suitable mechanical properties were realized by employing appropriate dimensional design and the molding process. The optical characteristics of a system combining these plastic components are compatible with single-mode SC-type connectors and are also stable under hot and humid conditions.

A novel 10-Gb/s fast acquisition bit-synchronization circuit for use in a Tb/s throughput optical packet switch has been developed. The circuit is a best-sampled-data-select type based on multiple phase-clocks, and it processes the asynchronous input packets into a synchronous data stream in a serial manner, which is advantageous in terms of circuit scale and consumption power compared with the parallel processing type. The circuit was developed using Si-bipolar ultrahigh-speed gate arrays and it was used to develop a 10-Gb/s optical asynchronous packet receiver module. The core logic of this circuit module required about 100 gates, consume 6 W, and the size of the module was reduced to only 170 mm (W)130 mm (D) 10 mm (H). Using the receiver module, a fast acquisition time of 9 bits and receiver sensitivity penalty of less than 1.5 dB due to re-synchronization were measured.

In this paper, we propose a new algorithm of enhancing covariance matrix estimate to be used for estimating the directions-of-arrival (DOAs) of multiple incoherent signals incident on a uniform circular array. The underlying covariance matrix possesses a special theoretical property such as having spatial stationarity. The proposed enhancement approach based on the use of this property is found to provide improved DOA estimates in comparison to the unenhanced MUSIC for narrowband incoherent signals.

In 2001, the DEMETER micro-satellite will be launched to perform Detection of Electro-Magnetic Emissions Transmitted from Earthquake Regions. Its main scientific objective is related to the investigation of the ionospheric perturbations due to the seismic and volcanic activity. A system allowing an onboard identification and characterization of spatially and temporally coherent structures associated with the measurement of one or several electromagnetic wave field components is used. It is based on neural networks. The choice and training of the neural network are done on the ground from available waveforms. The parameters of the neural network system are then transmitted to the satellite. This reconfiguration process can be repeated whenever necessary during the space mission. Details about the functioning and coding optimization for DSP implementation is presented. The first function of this system which will be performed on the satellite DEMETER is the real-time identification and characterization of whistler phenomena. An application to the analysis of such phenomena observed in data from the AUREOL-3 satellite is exposed.

This paper describes design techniques for suppressing crosstalk in an optical transceiver module using PLC-hybrid-integration technologies and for achieving burst-mode operation with high sensitivity and wide dynamic range using CMOS-IC technologies. An arrangement that reduces the electrical crosstalk to less than -100 dB was designed using three-dimensional electromagnetic field analysis. The configurations of a newly developed instantaneous-response CMOS LD driver circuit is also described and instantaneous-response CMOS receiver circuit techniques are reviewed. With these techniques, we have succeeded in building optical transceiver modules for ATM-PON systems using PLC-hybrid-integration and inexpensive standard CMOS-IC fabrication processes. Under full-duplex operation at 156 Mb/s, fabricated transceiver modules showed receiver sensitivity of better than -34 dBm and dynamic range of over 28 dB, which satisfy both the class-B and class-C specifications recommended by ITU-T (International Telecommunication Union-Telecommunication standardization sector) G983.1 for the optical transceiver module for an ONU (optical network unit).

In this letter, the novel mapping network named self-organizing relationship (SOR) network, which can approximate the desired I/O relationship by employing the modified Kohonen's learning law, is proposed. In the modified Kohonen's learning law, the weight vectors are updated to be attracted to or repulsed from the input vector.

Waveguide photodiodes (WGPDs) are key devices for high-speed optical receivers in trunk lines because of their potential ability to provide both high efficiency and a high-speed response. We have designed a waveguide photodiode for 40-Gb/s-range optical receivers. The optical coupling characteristics were simulated in detail to optimize the waveguide structure, and the electrodes of the photodiode were designed to form a coplanar transmission line to match the system impedance, which minimized frequency-response degradation. A highly beryllium-doped, low-temperature-grown InGaAs contact layer grown by gas source molecular beam epitaxy was used to reduce the series resistance, and approximately 40% reduction of series resistance was achieved. The fabricated device exhibited both a very high external quantum efficiency of 81% for 1.55-µm light and a sufficient bandwidth of more than 40 GHz. Though we used a simple conventional fabrication process, excellent characteristics were achieved due to the optimized optical design and well suppressed parasitic parameters.

As a means of CDMA network evolution toward future wireless services, a spectral overlay of narrowband CDMA (N-CDMA) and wideband CDMA (W-CDMA) systems is proposed in [8]. In order to justify the overlaying strategy, the reverse link capacity is examined in the same work. Although the capacity of conventional CDMA cellular systems is usually limited by the reverse link, the limit could occur at the forward link depending on the transmission technologies adopted by specific CDMA proposals. Especially, the number of users that can be simultaneously accommodated in the system would be limited by the forward link in future mobile service environments where unequal traffic is offered between two links. In this paper, we first examine the forward link capacity of the spectrally overlaid narrowband and wideband CDMA (N/W CDMA) system. And we compare it with the reverse link capacity to obtain the overall performance. The effects of various parameters on the capacity of N/W CDMA system are numerically evaluated for different mobile environments.

In this paper, comparison of various orthogonal transforms in Wiener filtering is discussed. The study involves the family of discrete orthogonal transforms called Complex Hadamard Transform, which has been recently introduced by the same authors. Basic definitions, properties and transformation kernel of Complex Hadamard Transform are also shown.

A clock recovery circuit is a key component in optical communication systems. In this paper, an optoelectronic clock recovery circuit is reported that monolithically integrates a resonant tunneling diode (RTD) and a uni-traveling-carrier photodiode (UTC-PD). The circuit is an injection-locked-type RTD oscillator that uses the photo-current generated by the UTC-PD. Fundamental and sub-harmonic clock extraction is confirmed for the first time with good clock recovery circuit characteristics. The IC extracts an electrical 11.55-GHz clock signal from 11.55-Gbit/s RZ optical data streams with the wide locking range of 450 MHz and low power dissipation of 1.3 mW. Furthermore, the extraction of a sub-harmonic clock from 23.1-Gbit/s and 46.2-Gbit/s input data streams is also confirmed in the wider locking range of 600 MHz. The RMS jitter as determined from a single sideband phase noise measurement is extremely low at less than 200 fs in both cases of clock and sub-harmonic clock extraction. To our knowledge, the product of the output power and operating frequency of the circuit is the highest ever reported for injection-locked-type RTD oscillators. These characteristics indicate the feasibility of the optoelectronic clock recovery circuit for use in future ultra-high-speed fully monolithic receivers.

We have proposed and demonstrated a novel optical regenerator architecture employing electroabsorption modulators as wavelength converters. The employment of EA modulators is advantageous for high-speed operation and flexibility in the bit-rate for the pulse regeneration. In addition, the EA modulator-wavelength-converter acts also as a photo diode for clock extraction. Compensation of the optical SNR and Q-factor has been demonstrated, even in cascaded noise load. Furthermore, against dispersion loading, we have confirmed that waveform recovery and Q-factor improvement is obtained by midway insertion of the optical regenerator. The proposed architecture will offer a wide-band-electronics-free optical regenerator in multi-tens of gigabit per second WDM networks.

This paper clarifies the appropriate traffic domains for combination between two database schemes (i. e. , HLR database scheme and VLR database scheme) and two call routing schemes (i. e. , Redirection Routing scheme and Look-a-head Routing scheme) in the Global Mobility Network (GLOMONET), which is able to provide global roaming service for the personal telecommunication user. The appropriate domains for combination between each scheme are shown to depend on user's mobility (i. e. the frequency of a user's access to a network where the user stays, the length of the period during which the user stays in the same network). Whether the appropriate domains for the HLR database scheme exist depends only on the frequency of the user's access to the network. When there are appropriate domains for the HLR database scheme, increasing the frequency of the user's access to the network, decreasing the length of the period the user stays in the user's home network, or increasing the length of the period the user stays in a network that isn't the user's home network widens the domains where the VLR database scheme is appropriate.

In the conventional antenna system for the handset, some gain degradation has been observed when an operator holds the handset. This is caused by the variation of the current on the conducting box used in the handset due to the body effect. This paper presents (1) design concept of antenna for the handset and (2) analysis of a newly proposed loop antenna system, which has the balance structure for the antenna feed to reduce the effect of currents on the conducting box. In order to confirm the effectiveness of using the balance-fed loop antenna, a simple model using a small loop antenna mounted on a ground plane is analyzed. The current distribution for the balance-fed loop antenna system is obtained calculatedly and also experimentally and is compared with that for the unbalance-fed loop antenna system. In a result, remarkable decrease in the current distribution on the ground plane for the case of the balance-fed antennas system is shown. Calculated results are in good agreement with measured results.

Multi-ary Trellis-Coded Modulation (TCM) schemes have been studied for use with digital radio communication systems. Among these TCM schemes, we have already reported the optimum signal constellation of a rate-3/4 trellis-coded (TC) 16-ary Amplitude and Phase Shift Keying (APSK) scheme and computed the minimum Euclidean distance: dfree. In this paper, we evaluate other performance parameters: Nfree and bit error rate (BER) over an additive white Gaussian noise channel, and further investigate the various signal constellations of rate-4/5 TC 32-APSK schemes. It is found that the BER performances of circular-type signal constellations are superior to that of rectangular-type in the TC 16-APSK, and a (24,8) circular type signal constellation is superior to other constellations in the TC 32-APSK.

This paper presents a prediction of the millimeter-wave multipath propagation characteristics in the typical urban environment. To analyze the propagation in an outdoor environment, the three dimensional model based on the geometrical optics and the uniform geometrical theory of diffraction is employed. Prediction by the three dimensional ray tracing method needs a detailed map, which records locations and shapes of obstacles surrounding a transmitter and a receiver. It is usually difficult to create a complete map because tremendous data is necessary to describe the area structure. We propose, in this report, a three dimensional propagation model to predict the millimeter wave propagation characteristics by using the information available from only a map on the market. This approach gives us much convenience in the actual design. The modeled results are demonstrated and furthermore comparison are made between the simulated results and the experimental data.