DESIGN ANALYSIS OF DISPERSION COMPENSATION

16BIS0055

ROHAN SAHAY

Objective (s):

2.a. Study of chromatic dispersion effects in various fiber links

2.b. Chromatic dispersion compensation in single channel link using

Dispersion Compensation Fiber (DCF)

2.c. Chromatic dispersion compensation in 4 channel WDM link using

Dispersion Compensation Fiber (DCF)

Theory:

The broadening of light pulses, called dispersion, is a critical factor limiting the
quality of signal transmission over optical links. Dispersion is a consequence of
the physical properties of the transmission medium. Single-mode fibers, used in
high-speed optical networks, are subject to Chromatic Dispersion (CD) that
causes pulse broadening depending on wavelength, and to Polarization Mode
Dispersion (PMD) that causes pulse broadening depending on polarization.
Excessive spreading will cause bits to “overflow” their intended time slots and
overlap adjacent bits. The receiver may then have difficulty discerning and
properly interpreting adjacent bits, increasing the Bit Error Rate. To preserve
the transmission quality, the maximum amount of time dispersion must be
limited to a small proportion of the signal bit rate, typically 10% of the bit time.

Design:

Dispersion Compensation:

S0L0+S1L1=0

S1= S0L0 / L1
S0= 90s/m3 is the dispersion slope and L0 is the length of the SMF.

S1= 90s/m3 is the dispersion slope and L1 is the length of the DCF

Block Diagram:
Software/Components Required:

Optsim

Procedure:

1. Create a new project in block mode simulation and save it.

2. Drag and drop the components into the GUI from the use library as shown in
the block

diagram.

3. Edit the parameters according to the design specifications.

4. Run the schematic and analyze the BER and eye pattern.

5. Add on DCF fiber of length L1 before the SMF for precompensation.

Analyze the BER performance and the dispersion map.

6. Repeat the same with post compensation and hybrid compensation schemes.
Analyze the BER performance and the dispersion map.

Observation:
a) Study of chromatic dispersion effects in various fiber links
Sr. No BER average
1 1.5484 e-17
2 1.2430 e-14
3 2.7017 e-6
4 4.3792e-4
 b. Chromatic dispersion compensation in single channel link using
Dispersion Compensation Fiber (DCF)

Post Compensation:-

BER:- 6.6431e-23

Pre Compensation:-

BER:- 1.1486e-008

Hybrid:-

BER:- 1.7707 e-74

c. Chromatic dispersion compensation in 4 channel WDM link using Dispersion
Compensation Fiber (DCF)

Pre Compensation

Sr.No Wavelength BER

1 1.5488 4.164 * 10^(-1)
2 1.5456 4.151 * 10^(-2)
3 1.5464 4.65 * 10^(-2)
4 1.5472 5.2617 * 10^(-2)
Result: