Patent ID: 8111998

Claim:
A transponder system with enhanced antenna directivity, for use in a radio-over-fiber (RoF) wireless picocellular system, comprising: a transponder having a converter pair unit adapted to convert radio-frequency (RF) electrical signals into optical signals and vice versa, and an antenna system having at least one antenna element operably coupled to the converter pair unit; and at least one radiation-reflecting member arranged relative to the at least one antenna element so as to provide enhanced antenna directivity as compared to not having the at least one radiation-reflecting member, wherein each radiation-reflecting member is part of a radiation-reflector assembly having a support member that supports the radiation-reflecting member, and a mounting member that operably engages the support member, and wherein the at least one antenna element is incorporated into an optical fiber cable, and wherein the at least one radiation-reflector assembly is attached to the optical fiber cable relative to the at least one antenna element.