Optical Transmission Basics
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Optical fiber transmission link
Drive circuit
Light source
O/E/O regenerator
Optical Amp. (EDFA)
Photo- detector
Signal restore
Electrical Input signal
Electrical Signal out
Amplifier
Receiver
Transmitter Fiber link
Fiber link
Optical coupler or Star coupler
To other node

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Optical Source Light Sources : LED, LASER (Laser Diode), etc. General Requirements
Pure Spectrum (narrow ∆λ) High freq. modulation response High output power & stability Low power consumption
Light Emitting Diodes (LED)
Forward biased PN junction semiconductor Spontaneous emission process ⇒ Broad spectrum & incoherent Output wavelength depends on Eg of semiconductor Surface emitting & edge emitting Usually, for short distance communication

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Laser Diodes (LD) Differences from LED
Two cleaved mirrors for optical feedback Need higher current injection (threshold current) Narrower linewidth (∆λ) Waveguide structure to confine photons in active region Optical gain by stimulated emission ⇒ Spontaneous Emission vs Stimulated Emission
LD Structure Double Hetero(DH) Junction (p-i-n) Broad strip LD, Ridge LD, Buried LD
Lasing Condition Total Gain ≥ Total Loss (mirror, absorption, scattering etc) In phase condition (round trip) ⇒ need Ith to start lasing

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LD P-I curve
Temperature Sensitivity of LD output
Digital modulation : high SE Analog modulation : high SE, linear P-I curve
Ith(T) = I0 exp(T/T0) T0 : characteristic temperature typical 50~70K for 1.55µm LD
CAdTd oo /2~1≅
λ
LD characteristics (1)
dIdP = Slope Efficiency (W/A)
P
I
High Tap
P
I Ith
LD

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LD characteristics (2) Spectral Characteristics (longitudinal mode)
Many longitudinal modes in FP-LD Single longitudinal mode LD needed = DFB-LD Linewidth (∆λ3dB)
FP-LD = 1~2Å (8Å ↔ 100GHz at 1.5µm) DFB = less than 1GHz
Far Field Pattern
Spot size converter to make θ⊥≈ θ||
λ
vertical
horizontal θ⊥ θll
Ridge LD 40~50˚ 10~20 ˚
Buriel LD 40~50˚ 30~40 ˚
Multi-mode spectrum of LD
p
n

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Distributed-Feedback LD (DFB-LD) Structure
Grating period
m=1 , neff≈3.4 ⇒ Λ ≅ 0.2µm for 1.55µm
Characteristics Narrow linewidth Single longitudinal mode Less temperature sensitivity (≤ 0.1nm/˚C) Linear P-I curve Fabrication difficulty Low yield
oλ
eff
o
nm2
λ=Λ
Λ
Loss profile

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p
i
n
cavity
n-doped Bragg
Reflector Substrate
Light
Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) Characteristics
Vertical resonance with wavelength selective mirrors Very low Ith possible Array structure preferred Circular beam pattern 0.85 µm (1.3 & 1.55µm under development)
Applications
Optical network interconnect Ethernet transceiver module CD / DVD Visible wavelength (plastic fiber, display etc.)
p-doped Bragg
Reflector
fiber Metal Contact

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Optical Modulation Optical transmitters
External Modulation : Optical source + modulator + driving circuit + coupler +etc Direct Modulation : Optical source + driving circuit + coupler +etc
Direct vs. External modulation Direct Modulation - Data rate limited by frequency chirping - Inexpensive
External Modulation - Up to 40Gb/s possible - Expensive - High power data needed
LD
IDC
data
Modulated Light LD Modulator
IDC data
Modulated Light CW Light

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Direct Modulation of LD LD direct modulation
Modulated currents is injected into LD Nonlinear P-I curve cause distortion of
modulated optical signal
Frequency chirping Caused by refractive index change
due to carrier variation Can increase chromatic dispersion
β(linewidth enhancement factor)
Parameter of frequency chirping
IIDC
P
λ
dNddNdn
//
αβ =
modulated
unmodulated
Modulated optical signal
Electrical signal

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External Modulation Mach-Zehnder Modulator
Use phase variation of passing LiNbO3 with controlled electrode Single arm type vs. dual arm type
Modulation Transfer function Mach-Zehnder Modulator
DC bias
AC signal

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Modulated Signals
Power spectrum of 193THz (1554.4nm) optical carrier being intensity modulated at 1GHz
Received Spectrum (after PD)

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Optical Amplification – EDFA (1)
Coupler Filter
Input light (1.55µm)
Pump light (0.98µm or 1.48 µm)
EDF
Amplified output light (1.55µm)
Pump light (0.98µm or 1.48 µm)
Fiber Amplifier : EDFA (erbium-doped fiber amplifier) Wideband amplification : C-band & L-band Stimulated emission by optical pumping High gain(20~30dB), large gain bandwidth Low noise, small ASE, Polarization insensitive

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Optical Amplification – EDFA (2) Characteristics of EDFA
Gain saturation : by increasing input power, gain is decreased wavelength dependent gain @ low input power : flattening tech. required
signal-controlled automatic gain control (AGC) long-period fiber Bragg grating as gain equalizer
Example : Mitsubishi EDFA FA155D-1875

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Optical Amplification – Applications (1) In-line optical amplifier
Optical repeater to compensate for transmission loss and increase the distance between regenerative repeaters
Preamplifier Front-end preamplifier for optical receiver
Optical Tx G Optical
Rx
Fiber lines
Optical Tx G Optical
Rx
In-line amplifier
Preamplifier

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Optical Amplification – Applications (2) Power (booster) amplifier
Placing the device immediately after optical transmitter to booster the transmitted power
LAN booster amplifier boosting optical signal in front of star coupler
Optical Tx G Optical
Rx
Optical Tx G
Long fiber link
LAN booster amplifier
Power (booster) amplifier
Receiver stations
Star coupler

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Optical Amplification – Applications (3) Optical Amplifier in WDM system
Simultaneous amplification of several channels in optical domain Need no O/E/O conversion : Simple !!
WDM Mux
λ1 λ2
λ1
λ2
λ n
λ n . . . WDM
Demux
λ1
λ2
Rx
Rx
Rx
λ1 λ2 λ n . . .
λ n
Tx
Tx
Tx
. . .
λ1 λ2 λ n . . . λ1 λ2 λ n
. . . Optical Amp (EDFA, etc.)

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Optical Fiber – SI fiber & GRIN fiber Step-index (SI) fiber vs. Graded-index (GRIN) fiber
Refractive index profile – step & graded index
Comparison between SI & GAIN fiber Size Function Difficulty in usage
[SI Fiber] • Small ∆n for single-mode operation • Small NA, difficult coupling
[GRIN Fiber] • Mostly multi-mode operation • Small mode dispersion
n 2
n 1 n1
n2 n 2
n 1 n1
n2

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Optical Fiber – other types Dispersion-Shifted (DS) & Dispersion-Flattened (DF) fibers
Standard fiber : low dispersion @1.3um, low loss @1.5um DSF : low dispersion & loss @1.5um long haul transmission DFF : low dispersion @1.3 & 1.5um 1.3/1.5um CWDM
Polarization-Maintaining (PM) & Single-Polarization (SP) fibers Single-mode fiber support 2 modes with orthogonal state of polarization PMF & SPF control the state of polarization (SOP) using fiber core structure
Disp
ersio
n [p
s/nm
·km
]
Wavelength [μm]
Conventional Single-Mode Dispersion Flattened
Dispersion Shifted
Representative designs of polarization-sensitive fibers

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Optical Fiber - Materials Glass fibers
GeO2-SiO2 core, SiO2 cladding P2O5-SiO2 core, SiO2 cladding SiO2 core, B2O3-SiO2 cladding GeO2-B2O3-SiO2 core, B2O3-SiO2 cladding
Active glass fibers Rare-earth element (atomic # 57~71) doped fiber Amplification, attenuation, phase retardation
Plastic optical fibers For optical LAN, optical interconnection of servers High-bandwidth graded-index polymer(plastic) optical fiber(POF) Core : polymethylmethacrylate or perfluorinted polymer
core
cladding

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Optical Fiber - Attenuation Attenuation of a silica glass fiber
Minimum loss for silica fiber : 1.55µm @ third window 1.3µm and 1.55µm region are most practical

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Optical Fiber - Dispersion Dispersion
Material dispersion : pulse at difference wavelength have different velocities
Waveguide dispersion : pulse at difference wavelength(but propagating in the same mode) travel at slightly different angles
Modal distortion : different axial velocities because of the path difference
PMD (polarization-mode dispersion) : the two orthogonally polarized waves do not travel at the same speed because of the birefringence (It will be explained again in WDM section)

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Photo-Detector – PIN PD PIN PD
Use photo-absorption in semiconductor Advantage : high speed operation Disadvantage : low sensitivity
i
n+
hf
Anti-reflection coating
p+ Metal contact
SiO2
Depletion layer
Light
Band gap Eg
Photo-generated electron
Conduction band
Valence band Depletion region
Photon hν≫Eg
p
i
n

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Photo-Detector - APD APD (avalanche PD)
Use avalanche effect (multiplication of photocurrent) Advantage : high sensitivity Disadvantage : low speed operation
Electric field
Avalanche region
Minimum field required for impact ionization
Depletion region
WM
n+
p
i(π)
p+

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Optical Receiver (1) Structure of Optical Receiver
Photodetection + Signal (E) shaping + Data & Clock recovery
Photodiode
Voltage supply Automatic
gain control Clock
recovery
Decision circuit Filter
Preamplifier Optical signal
Amplifier
Linear channel Data recovery
Data
Front end
Photodectection Signal shaping Data & Clock recovery

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Optical Receiver (2) Front end
Optical coupling – butt coupling into AR PD window Preamplifier – Large amplification & small impedance
High impedance front end Low impedance front end Trans impedance front end : high amp & small impedance
Linear Channel
Main Amplifier : Automatic gain control (AGC) Low pass filter : voltage pulse shaping by reduce the noise
Reduce Rx noise ∝ Rx BW Since filter ∆f < B ⇒ ISI reduced LPF design needed

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Optical Receiver (3) Data recovery
Clock recovery f(=B) component separation out of the received signal Synchronization of decision circuit by TB= 1/B (bit slot) different circuit for RZ & NRZ codes
Decision circuit Decide ‘0’ or ‘1’ data using a proper threshold level Sampling time determined by clock recovery Extinction ratio (ER) of the signal becomes important
Bit Error Rate (BER) : normally set < 10-9

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Optical Receiver Performance (1) BER (Bit Error Rate)
Depend on the decision threshold ID
BER minimum @
( )[ ]
−+
−=+=
2241)0/1(1/0
21
0
1
1
1
σσIIerfcIIerfcPPBER DD
0011 /)(/)( σσ IIIIQ DD −=−≡

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Optical Receiver Performance (2) Eye pattern (for NRZ)
Eye closing (vs. Eye opening) Vertical axis : intensity noise Horizontal axis : time jitter
Ideal eye pattern
Bit slot Degraded eye pattern

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Optical Receiver Performance (3) Receiver sensitivity
The minimum average received power Prec required by the receiver to operate at a BER of 10-9
Receiver sensitivity degradation : ER (extinction ratio), RIN (relative intensity noise), timing jitter

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Receiver Noise (1) Receiver noise
Current fluctuations add the noise over the input optical power intensity noise
Shot noise (white noise) current fluctuation by random electron generation and flow I(t) = IP + is(t) where, is(t)=stationary random process
Thermal noise (Nyquist noise)
Temperature dependent random electron motion in conductor Random thermal motion of electron in RL of front end I(t) = IP + is(t) + iT(t)

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fFR
TkfIIq nL
BTdPS ∆=∆+=
2,)(2 22 σσ
fFR
TkfIRPq
PRIpowernoise
powersignalAveSNRn
L
Bdin
inP
∆+∆+===
4)(2
. 22
2
2
σ
inPfTFk
RRSNRnB
L 22
4 ∆=
Receiver Noise (2) σ (rms of noise currents) → variance
where, Id = dark current, Fn = Amplifier Noise Figure (NF)
Pin Receiver SNR
In practice, σT ≫σS

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WDM definition WDM(Wavelength Division Multiplexing)
Fiber-optic transmission techniques that employs different light wavelength to transmit data parallel-by-bit
Modulation format independent Increasing capacity using existing fiber Enhance network flexibility
Classification of WDM CWDM(Coarse WDM) : 20nm(or 10nm) channel spacing @1.5um DWDM(Dense WDM) : 0.2, 0.4, 0.8nm channel spacing @1.5um
WDM Mux . . .
λ1 λ2
λ1
λ2
λ n
λ n . . .
Client
Client
Client

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WDM transmission System WDM(wavelength division multiplexing)
Carry several optical signal of different wavelength in single fiber
Tx
Tx
Tx
Tx
Rx
Rx
Rx
Rx
Source1
Source2
Source3
Source4
fiber1
fiber2
fiber3
fiber4
Tx
Tx
Tx
Rx
Rx
Rx
Rx
Source2
Source3
Source4
fiber Mux Demux
Different wavelength
<Traditional optical transmission system>
<WDM transmission system>
Source1
Optical amp, regenerator etc.
Tx
Can use Same wavelength

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Necessity of WDM (1) TDM(Time Division Multiplexing)
Combines traffics from multiple inputs onto one common high capacity output Allows high flexibility in managing traffic : fixed bandwidth Data format dependent : only for Digital Requires electrical Mux/Demux function
Problems of TDM system High speed electric devices needed 10Gbps system available, 40Gbps thought to be Max
Scheme of TDM Mux/Demux

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Necessity of WDM (2) Advantage of WDM
Overcome the constrains of TDM Independence of input data bit rate and format Merges optical flexibility in expanding bandwidth Reduce costly Mux/Demux function, reuse existing optical signal
Scheme of WDM Mux/Demux

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WDM wavelength Expending the optical spectrum
wavelength allocation for more bandwidth and enhanced flexibility
196.0 195.0 194.0 193.0 192.0 191.0 190.0 186.0 199.0
f(THz)
l (nm) 1510 1530 1535 1540 1545 1550 1555 1560 1565 1570
C-Band OA Flat Gain Region
1610
L-Band OA Flat Gain Region

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WDM transmission link
Multichannel point-to-point fiber link
Tx
Tx
Tx
Rx
Rx
Rx
• • • • • •
MUX DEMUX
λ1
λ2
λN
λ1
λ2
λN •••
Switching Matrix
High bandwidth
λ1, λ2, •••, λN

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Evolution of WDM network
λ1
λ2
λN
λ1
λ2
λN
• • • •
λ4 λ4 λk λk
oxc • • • • • •
WDM/Pt-to-Pt Optical Transport
Fixed WDM/ Multipoint Network
Optical XC Reconfigurable WDM
Multipoint Network
Capacity Expansion
Bandwidth Management
∆f(100GHz) 0.8nm
∆f(50, 25GHz) DWDM

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WDM devices - LD Laser diode for WDM
DFB-LD : single-mode Tunable LD : tuning output
wavelength MFL(multi-frequency laser) Accurate frequency locking required
Frequency locking technology
Need electrical and optical loop-back circuits
Feedback control scheme: ±0.5GHz accuracy (J.of lightwave technology, Vol.18, No.8 August, 2000)

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1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
FSR
WDM devices - AWG Arrayed Waveguide Grating (AWG)
Provides a fixed routing of an optical signal from a given input port to a given output port based on the wavelength of the signal
Wavelength Grating Router (WGR)

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WDM devices – Thin film filter Thin film filter
Thin film select wanted wavelength, others reflected
Thin film WDM Mux/Demux Array of thin film filter 1x16 Mux/Demux commercially
available Cheaper than AWG
Reflecting Wavelength
Transmitting Wavelength
Thin film filter
WDM Mux/Demux using Thin film filter array

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WDM transmitter Multi-wavelength source : N×LD, Tunable LD or MFL Wavelength multiplexer, modulator and driving circuit
••• λ1, λ2, •••, λN
WL MUX
λ1
λ2
λN
• • • • • •
LD
MOD
MOD
MOD
MOD
DATA

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WDM receiver Wavelength demultiplexer N×PD, decision circuit
••• λ1, λ2, •••, λN
WL D E M U X
λ1
λ2
λN
• • • • • •
Decision Circuit
Decision Circuit
Decision Circuit
Decision Circuit
• • •
PD
DATA
DATA
DATA
DATA

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Polarization Mode Dispersion Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD)
Caused by slight fiber asymmetry Different polarization propagates at different speeds Critical limitation at high speed rate (~OC-192) Current fiber : PMD < 0.5 ps/km1/2
Many installed spans : PMD > 10 ps/km1/2

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PMD effect on OC-192 Data PMD changes randomly with environment effects (e.g. temperature) Requires adaptive compensation

Analog Optical Modulation (Radio over fiber system)

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Radio-over-Fiber System
cloud
Switching Node
Building System
Fiber-optic micro/pico-cell radio system
ITS System
Satellite Comm. System
BWLL System

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Center Station
Department store or Hall
Tunnel or Underground street
Buildings
Optical Fibers
・ Cellular/PCS ・ W-CDMA ・ ITS ・ Satellite Comm.
Optical Network for Mobile Systems Optical network has
great potential for mobile systems

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LD : Laser Diode PD : Photo-Diode
E/O LD
PD
RF signal f1GHz
O/E
Antenna Unit
RF modulator
Base Station
f1 Frequency [GHz]
Mag.
Optical Fiber
Mobile Communications Network
Optical Fiber RF- mod LD
Base Station
Antenna Unit
PD
PD
PD
Advantages of RF optical transmission It is very easy to add to or drop services for various RF modulations No frequency difference is caused in each antenna unit. Configuration in antenna unit is radically simplified

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Analog SCM Optical link
Wide bandwidth Simple and Cost effective
Power Combiner
modulator
modulator
modulator
channel 1
channel 2
channel n
f s1
f s2
f sn
Optical Source
SMF Photo Diode
Channel Filter
demod.
demod
demod.
local osc. 1
local osc. 2
local osc. n
f s1
f s2
f sn
Optical Link

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Modulated Optical Signal
DSB (Double Side Band) Optical Signal
Optical Intensity Modulation
Modulation
Modulation
fs1
fs2
Channel 1
Channel 2
fs1 fs2
0
0
Power Combiner
Optical Source
SMF
f 0 -fs2 f 0 -fs1 f 0 f 0 +fs1 f 0 +fs2

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I
P
Digital vs. Analog Modulation Digital Modulation
High Extinction Ratio is required
Analog Modulation High Linearity is required
I
P

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SSMF
Electric Signal Electric Signal
Rx (Photodiode)
Optical Modulator
Tx (Laser)
Electric Signal
Rx (Photodiode)
Tx (Laser) SSMF
Electric Signal
Direct & External Modulation Direct Modulation
External Modulation

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Optical Modulation Technique Size Power Consumption Frequency Bandwidth
Direct Modulation (DFB-LD)
Small Little ≤ 10GHz
External Modulation
Electro absorption Small Intermediate > 60 GHz
Mach-Zehnder (LiNbO3)
Large Much > 60GHz
Comparison of modulation Methods

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Electric Modulation Index
Ppeak
Bias Current of LD [mA]
Optic
al Po
wer P
o [m
W]
Ith Ib
Optical Signal
Ps
A
B
I vs. L characteristic in LD Optical modulation index is very important parameter to design an optical link.
thb
ace II
Im
−=
Optical Modulation Index
A
B
p
ppm
s
speako =
−=
Iac
Modulation Index

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I
P P
f
P
f I
P
Carrier Signal
Carrier Signal
Nonlinear Signal
Two tone RF signal
Nonlinear effects Linear Case (Ideal LD)
Nonlinear Case (Practical LD)

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Nonlinear Distortion
f(RF)
p
RF Carrier[dBm]
p IMD3[dBm] CNR[dB]
Noise floor
p Optical Carrier
Input RF Signal
SSMF Rx (PD)
Tx (LD)
Modulated Optical Signal
Detected RF Signal
f(opt)
f(RF)

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Nonlinear component
HMD (Harmonic Distortion) IMD (Intermodulation Distortion)
Frequency [Hz]
RF Carrier ω1, ω2
2nd HMD 2ω1, 2ω2
2nd IMD ω1± ω2
3rd HMD 3ω1, 3ω2
3rd IMD 2ω1± ω2, 2ω2± ω1
5th HMD 5ω1, 5ω2
5th IMD1 4ω1± ω2, 4ω2± ω1
5th IMD2 3ω1± 2ω2, 3ω2± 2ω1

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CSO & CTB Re
ceive
d RF
Pow
er [d
Bm]
Frequency [Hz]
f1 f2
2f2-f1 2f1-f2
3f2-2f1
2f2
f1+f2
3f1-2f2
2f1
3f2
2f1+f2 2f2+f1
3f1
frequency CSO at the rmsproduct te todue distortion Total
PowerCarrier RF=CSO
frequency CTB at the rmsproduct te todue distortion Total
PowerCarrier RF=CTB

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Outp
ut R
F Po
wer [
dBm
]
Input RF Power [dBm]
Noise floor
IMD3 (2f1-f2 or 2f2-f1 ) RF Carrier (f1 or f2 )
SFDR [dB]
LDR [dB]
SFDR
SFDR (Spurious Free Dynamic Range) LDR (Linear Dynamic Range) Noise – shot noise, thermal noise, relative intensity noise (RIN) etc.

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Narrow- & Broad- Band
In narrow band : IMD3 acts as a dominant noise In broad band : IMD2 acts as a dominant noise So, reduction of these components increases CNR
p
f(RF)
1 octave
IMD5
IMD3 IMD2
Carrier dominant noise
Broad Band Narrow Band

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Fiber-induced Distortion
Chromatic Dispersion due to group velocity distortion (GVD) Dispersion Induced Distortion (DID)
LO
LO
RF OUT
LD Modulator PD
RF Signal

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Chromatic Dispersion Effects Chromatic dispersion
Including both Material and Waveguide dispersion Double sidebands progress with different velocity in dispersive media
Following effects (in analog optical link)
Dispersion induced carrier suppression : Refractive index change induced phase difference : Periodic decrease of the received RF carrier power Dispersion induced distortion : Phase distortion : Nonlinear components power increase

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Dispersion induced Carrier Suppression
Dispersion induced carrier suppression (DICS) Intensity modulation generates two optical sidebands (DSB) A phase difference between the two sidebands
Periodic reduction of the received RF carrier power
Network Analyzer Optical Modulator (f0)
f m
SSMF transmission PD
f o f o +f m f o -f m

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Dispersion induced Distortion
Dispersion induced Distortion (DID) Periodic decrease of RF carrier power by dispersion Increase of IMDs component power due to nonlinear phase shift by dispersion
Deterioration of CTB for transmission length
Transmission
Fundamentals
Intrinsic distortions
Fundamentals DIDs

Passive Optical Network (introduction)

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Motivation Optical access network for multimedia information era.
Requires high speed, wide-band, high capacity, convenient multimedia service

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Optical Access Network
PON : OLT, ONU, passive optical splitter Improved transmission reliability, easy of maintenance Easy to upgrade without changing the infrastructure Transparent to bit rates and modulation format
FTTH: all optical fiber to the home FTTB: optical fiber to the building FTTC: optical fiber to the ONU & coaxial cable to the curb/cab

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TPON (Passive Optical Network) TPON (PON for telephony)
Downstream : broadcast (TDM) From CO to ONU Upstream : combine ONU’s fixed multiplexed time slot Number of ONU : limits splitting loss by star coupler Low cost optical component System performance were up to sum of bit rate of total ONU
Laser
Receiver
CO
Splitter/ combiner
RN
Laser
Receiver ONU
Laser
Receiver ONU
Laser
Receiver ONU
••• ••• ••• •••
CO: central office RN: remote mode

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WDM PON – Basic concepts Broadcast & Select Networks based on :
Wavelength routing Networks based on :

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PSPON vs. WDM-PON PSPON vs. WDM-PON
PSPON WDM-PON Bandwidth Share-dynamic BW allocation Higher BW per ONU
Power budget Large splitting loss High Sensitivity
Low insertion loss
Upgrade Flexibility Easy Hard
Privacy Need encryption Reduce crosstalk
Diagnosis Difficult OTDR-good