Investigation on modified FWM suppression methods in DWDM optical communication system

The focus of this paper is to investigate the methods for Four Wave Mixing (FWM) suppression. Modified techniques equal and unequal-channel spacing with polarization, equal channel spacing with alternate channel delay, optical coupling and varied laser power have been proposed to reduce the impact of FWM on Dense Wave Length Division Multiplexing (DWDM) optical communication system. Further the comparison of reduction of FWM for existing and proposed techniques has been discussed by varying the dispersion of fiber from 0 to 16 ps/nm/km. It has been observed that the suggested techniques are simpler to design optical communication system and superior to the existing methods.     

Simulative investigations of power penalty for DWDM link in the presence of FWM

In this paper, the eight channels dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) optical communication system has been simulated, and power penalty introduced due to neighboring channels required to compensate the crosstalk has been calculated. It has been observed that the intermediate channels are more affected as compared to the boundary channels and more power is required to compensate the loss of information due to crosstalk.     

DWDM系统非简并四波混频串扰的分析

考虑到DWDM系统中的比特序列的随机性、信道间脉冲走离效应等多种因素的影响,完善了归零调制格式下的四波混频效率的计算方法,给出了相应的非简并四波混频噪声标准差的计算公式,并利用该公式进行实例分析,计算结果表明,当占空比和信道间隔变小时,不同信道内的随机比特序列的相对初始时延及光纤色散值的取值组合对四波混频效率的影响变得更大,为保证系统的低色散和低四波混频串扰特性,必须对这些量取值组合进行优化. 关键词： 非简并四波混频 脉冲走离 密集波分复用     

Simulation of high capacity 40 Gb/s long haul DWDM system using different modulation formats and dispersion compensation schemes in the presence of Kerr's effect

In this paper, simulative analysis of 40 Gb/s long haul (500-2000 km) DWDM system with ultra high capacity upto 1.28 Tb/s has been carried out for carrier-suppressed return-to-zero (CSRZ), duobinary return-to-zero (DRZ) and modified duobinary return-to-zero (MDRZ) modulation formats. The DWDM system has been analyzed for the pre, post and symmetrical dispersion compensation schemes for 16 Channels with 25 GHz channel spacing in order to find the optimum modulation format for a high bit rate optical transmission system. The effect of variation in input power and transmission distances is observed in terms of Q value and eye opening for various formats. It is found that symmetrical compensation is superior to pre and post dispersion compensation schemes. It has also been observed that the performance of DWDM system is severely limited by the four-wave mixing (FWM) effect and is determined that MDRZ format seems to be the best choice for the transmission distance beyond 1550 km despite slightly more complex transmitter and receiver configuration. Further, symmetrical compensation scheme has been investigated for 32×40 Gb/s MDRZ format for faithful transmission over 1450 km.     

DWDM混合光学系统中帧间和信道内四波混频效应的抑制

本文提出了光码多分址（CDMA）和光密集波分复用（DWDM）的混合系统,全面研究了四波混频（FWM）的影响。在这个系统中,主要存在两个四波混频问题：包括多址干扰（MAI）和码间干扰（ISI）的帧间四波混频和信道内四波混频。结果表明,综合考虑信道间和信道内四波混频的影响,最佳发射功率可选为18 dBm。当发射功率大于18 dBm时,混合系统的误码率（BER）将增加。基于此,本文提出了一种电光相位调制器（EOPM）模块,将其放置在波分复用器之后,通过抑制信道内四波混频的影响,同时调制所有波长信号的相位,从而增加混合系统的非线性容限,这极大地改善了基于OOK传输的光学CDMA-DWDM混合系统的性能。此外,由于多对角线（MD）结构具有零互相关特性,通过使用多对角线识别序列码可以减少多址干扰的影响。结果还表明,CDMA技术与色散相结合有助于降低信道间四波混频的影响。此外,识别序列码间隔在减轻码间干扰中起着至关重要的作用,如结果所示,当识别序列码间隔压缩至比特持续时间的25%时,可以避免码间干扰,此时所提出的混合系统的性能最佳。     

Effect of pulse walk off and data formats on stimulated Raman scattering in fiber optic communication systems

A novel numerical method has been presented here which is capable of taking into account pulse walk off effect and different data formats such as non return to zero (NRZ), return to zero (RZ) and optical Manchester while evaluating the effect of stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) in dense wavelength division multiplexed (DWDM)-based fiber optic communication systems. Power tilt because of SRS effect in the DWDM systems has been calculated at different data rates and data formats.     

微机械FP腔可调谐滤波器在WDM系统中的串扰分析

介绍了一种以FP谐振腔为基础,用于波分复用系统的MOEMS器件-电控可调谐FP光滤波器.器件采用微电子机械加工技术研制.研究了FP型解复用器在密集波分复用系统中引入的信道间串扰对系统的影响,并分别讨论了激光器线宽、滤波器带宽、信道间距对串扰的影响.在信道间隔为100GHz,激光器线宽为5GHz,串扰可达到-21dB左右.     

Data-dependent system approach for strain measurement in interferometric fiber optic sensor

A fiber optic interferometric sensor (Mach–Zehnder type) based on data-dependent system is presented for strain measurement. The interferogram recorded from the interferometer has been digitized and characterized by means of an autoregressive model. The phase change due to the measurand has been obtained from the self coherence function of the interferogram. The modulation of group delay and dispersion are obtained from the phase curve. Results for applied strain in the range of 5–10 μ strain are presented.     

Brillouin fiber optic current sensor

A novel reciprocal Brillouin fiber optic current sensor has been developed and tested. The sensor is based on two counter-propagating Brillouin lasers circulating in a fiber ring cavity. It shows a sensitivity of 126 Hz/A that is very close to the maximum sensitivity obtained by using fibers without linear birefringence. The limitations due to the Kerr effect and optical feedbacks in the system are also investigated.     

All-optical SBS reduction in fiber optic parametric amplifiers

We experimentally demonstrate an original way based on cross-phase modulation process to suppress stimulated Brillouin scattering in a fiber optical parametric amplifier (FOPA). The setup is potentially less expensive than conventional electrical modulation schemes, and good performances are reported in terms of amplification quality and high gain value.     

密集波分复用条件下的光轨网络串扰分析与仿真

光轨网络是一种能够利用成熟的光学器件实现带宽灵活分配和信息交换的新型网络.串扰是限制光轨网络的物理层性能及其扩展性的重要因素.本文讨论了典型的光轨网络节点中异频串扰和同频串扰的产生原因,理论分析了两者对光轨网络的物理层传输性能的影响.给出了3种串扰性能的评价方法.以密集波分复用技术为应用背景,分别搭建了器件隔离度为20dB和30dB的、具有3个节点5个波长且单波长速率为2.5Gbps的光轨网络,仿真了串扰在光轨网络中的传播过程,并计算了光轨网络的误码率、功率代价和相对串扰.理论分析和仿真结果表明:光滤波器、解复用器和复用器是光轨网络中串扰产生的关键器件,且提高器件的隔离度等性能对于提高光轨网络的传输性能会有较显著的效果;在密集波分复用条件下,串扰对单波长速率为2.5Gbps的光轨网络的误码率和功率代价具有显著的影响,从而限制了光轨网络实际可用的节点数目.     

密集波分复用条件下的光轨网络串扰分析与仿真

光轨网络是一种能够利用成熟的光学器件实现带宽灵活分配和信息交换的新型网络.串扰是限制光轨网络的物理层性能及其扩展性的重要因素.本文讨论了典型的光轨网络节点中异频串扰和同频串扰的产生原因,理论分析了两者对光轨网络的物理层传输性能的影响.给出了3种串扰性能的评价方法.以密集波分复用技术为应用背景,分别搭建了器件隔离度为20 dB和30 dB的、具有3个节点5个波长且单波长速率为2.5 Gbps的光轨网络,仿真了串扰在光轨网络中的传播过程,并计算了光轨网络的误码率、功率代价和相对串扰.理论分析和仿真结果表明:光滤波器、解复用器和复用器是光轨网络中串扰产生的关键器件,且提高器件的隔离度等性能对于提高光轨网络的传输性能会有较显著的效果;在密集波分复用条件下,串扰对单波长速率为2.5 Gbps的光轨网络的误码率和功率代价具有显著的影响,从而限制了光轨网络实际可用的节点数目.     

Narrowband optical filter design for DWDM communication applications based on Generalized Aperiodic Thue-Morse structures

We present here a novel proposal for multichannel narrowband DWDM filter design, based on Generalized Aperiodic Thue-Morse (GATM) multilayer structures. Transmission spectra of light propagation through these structures are studied in this article. Numerical simulations in this research show an ultra high efficiency and a very low crosstalk for this filter so that the total transmission of filter output channels is up to 100% and the range of output wavelength is 1550 nm which is suitable for DWDM communication systems. By studying the effects of parameters of GATM structure, we realized that by varying parameters such as number of layers, distance between layers, refractive index of layers, etc., a suitable DWDM filter can be accomplished, which is in accordance with the communication ITU-T standard. This narrowband DWDM filter has capability of changing the number of channels and the bandwidth of each channel, at the special wavelength. By changing the thickness of each layer, the transmittance wavelength of the filter will change. The main advantage of the Thue-Morse structure is the numbers of selective layers, which in our designed structure, we choose GATM(3,2) where m = 3 and n = 2 in B^mAⁿ, and for the first time we change both m and n simultaneously in the proposed structure to control optical properties of the introduced filter.     

Performance evaluation of 16 channel DWDM radio-over-fiber link

In this article, generation of DWDM-RoF signal utilizing an SOA-MZI multichannel frequency up-conversion is demonstrated. The simulation results of a 16 channel, 10 km DWDM-RoF link at baseband signal of 500 Mbps, over the wavelength range 1545.80–1552.20 nm are reported. BER of the order of e⁻¹⁸ and Q factor above 18 dB over the entire bandwidth signify negligible crosstalk and error free transmission of radio signal.     

Characterization of phase modulated non-return-to-zero (PM-NRZ) format for DWDM long reach PONs

A technique which has been shown to be effective to mitigate the Rayleigh backscattering (RB) noise and potentially suited for use in the carrier distributed passive optical networks (PONs), uses a phase modulator (PM) at the reflective optical networking unit (RONU) to reshape the spectrum of the upstream non-return-to-zero (NRZ) signal, named PM-NRZ. Since the PM-NRZ signal has a much wider spectrum than the conventional NRZ signal, it would be very interesting to know its performance when applied to the multiple channels, or dense wavelength division multiplexed (DWDM) environment. Here, we, for the first time, show how close the neighboring channels can be located in the network by means of numerical simulations. We also provide solutions to reduce the crosstalk produced by neighboring PM-NRZ channels. Since in the WDM-PON system the distances between different ONUs and the head-end office vary, we also analyze the network performance when the powers of adjacent PM-NRZ signals change.     

The effect of phase mismatch on two-pump fiber optical parametrical amplifier

In the paper, the effect of phase mismatch on two-pump fiber optical parametric amplifier is investigate based on analytic solutions of parametric gain. The phase mismatch is mainly induced by the fiber losses, the fourth-order dispersion and zero-dispersion wavelength fluctuations. The fiber losses reduce the pump powers resulting in a fall of the parametric gain, and make the phase mismatch vary with propagation distance leading to an obvious gain ripple. When the fiber losses are taken into account, the fourth-order dispersion produces a deeper ripple on the parametric gain and deteriorates the gain flatness. Zero-dispersion wavelength fluctuations result in variations of gain spectrum, and the long-scale fluctuations are more devastating than the short-scale ones.     

Tunable Filters with Narrow-Band in Bulk SLA for DWDM Networks

The filter mechanism of a tunable filter with narrow-band in bulk semiconductor laser amplifier (SLA) is analyzed, which is suitable for dense wavelength division multiplexed (DWDM) optical fiber networks. The wavelength selectivity of the filter is derived from nondegenerate four-wave mixing (NDFWM) in semiconductor gain medium. It uses the direction of propagation to separate the desired wave-mixing product from the other light beams. The filters are shown to have very narrow passbands (subangstrom bandwidth) tunable over the entire semiconductor gain bandwidth. We gave the theoretical analysis of NDFWM effect in semiconductor gain medium is given and a set of nonlinear coupled wave equations is deduced, which are processed efficiently by Runge-Kutta method in numerical simulation. The influences of various structural parameters of the filter on the output bandwidth and efficiency were also discussed.     

DWDM self-healing access ring network with cost-saving, crosstalk-free and bidirectional OADM in single fiber

A cost-saving, crosstalk-free and bidirectional optical add-drop multiplexer (B-OADM) based on cascaded thin-film optical add-drop filters (TFOADFs) with optical circulators as well as the optical protection function promptly restored at the access node for a single-fiber self-healing access ring network are proposed and demonstrated. Using this B-TFOADM configuration, no crosstalk appears on the dropped and added channels, respectively. The bit-error rate performances in this B-OADM are investigated in a 2.5-Gb/s DWDM system, showing no intraband and interband crosstalk-induced power penalties. Such crosstalk-free and bidirectional architecture greatly simplifies the hub complexity as well as the low-cost components at each node are employed.     

Full investigation of the backscattering in resonator fiber optic gyro

Resonator Fiber optic gyro (RFOG) is a high accuracy inertial rotation sensor based on the Sagnac effect. The optical fiber ring resonator (OFRR) is the key rotation sensing element. The backscattering characteristics of the OFRR are fully investigated. The Rayleigh backscattering dominates the backscattering spectrum with the input power below the threshold. High carrier suppression is crucial to reduce this Rayleigh backscattering error. Being different from the intrinsic Rayleigh scattering of the fiber, the stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) in the OFRR should be avoided. This is because the finesse and the resonance notch depth of the OFRR decrease for the pump depletion through the SBS process. The shot noise limited sensitivity (SLS) of the RFOG is improved by increasing the input power. Through analysis, it is found that the threshold input power is improved after phase modulation. The SLS of the RFOG is analyzed at different modulation parameters and its relevant SBS threshold. Accordingly, the optimized modulation frequency and the corresponding maximum input power are all obtained. A simple method of testing the frequency shift in the SBS is also proposed. In this method, the central frequency of the laser source is locked to the resonance frequency of the OFRR in one direction. A steady SBS light is observed and its frequency shift is measured together.     

Tunable Filters with Narrow Band in Bulk SLA for DWDM Networks

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