ETM 7112 System Design
Tutorial -1
Q. 1 An optical link consists carrying NRZ unipolar signals is used for local area
network application. The specifications of the link are shown below :
LED : Light source
PT=0.01 mW
=0.82 m
ttr = 10 to 50 ns
Fiber :
Coupling/connector losses =1 dB
Splicing losses = 1 dB
Fiber length 50 km
Attenuation coefficient =0.2 dB/km
Total fiber rise time = 20 ns
PIN photodiode :
Load resistance = 50 ohm
Temperature = 27C
Rise time =10 ns
Bandwidth = 10 MHz
Determine :
(i) the minimum /maximum speed
(ii) receiver sensitivity requirement
(iii) the probability of bit error
Solution :
To determine the minimum/maximum speed , find out the rise time budget :
Assuming ttr=50ns for the light source, total system rise time is given by
t s ttr2 t 2f t 2pd 50 2 20 2 10 2 54.77 ns
Rnrz 0.7 / t s 0.7 / 54.77 ns 12.78 Mbps
If transmitter rise time ttr =10 ns, then the system rise time is
t s ttr2 t 2f t 2pd 10 2 20 2 10 2 30 ns
Rnrz 0.7 / t s 0.7 / 30ns 23.33 Mbps
So the minimum / maximum speeds are 12.78 Mbps and 23.33 Mbps.
2. Receiver sensitivity requirement is given by
Pr =PT -total loss = -20 dBm - 12 dbm = -32 dBm
3. BER Calculation:
Pr = 0.01 mW x 10 -12/10 = 6.3096 x 10-7 watt
Is=RdPr = 0.8 x 6.3096 x 10-7 = 5.0476 x10-7 A
Signal power = (Is)2 =(5.0476 x10-7)2 =
Thermal Noise power = 4kTB/Rl =4x(1.38x10-23)x(27+273)x10x106/50
S/N = 76.93 or 18.9 dB
BER = 0.5 erfc [0.354x(76.93)] =5.9x 10-6
Tutorial -2
System specifications for an optical link are given below :
Light source :
PT = 5 dBm
400 Mbps NRZ
Fiber :
L=100 km
Coupling/connector losses = 3+2 dB
Splicing losses = 5 dB
Loss coeff=0.25 dB/km
System loss margin = 3 to 6 dB
Photodetector :
Bandwidth = 400 MHz
Temp = 27 deg Celcius
BER < 10-6
Id << is
Characteristics of some available components :
Components Characteristics (value range)
LEDs Rise time 2 - 50 ns Spectral width 10 - 100
nm
Lasers Rise time 0.1 - 10 ns Spectral width 0.1 - 1 nm
Fibers Rise time 0.1 - 10 ns Losses 0.2 - 4 dB/km
M=-20 ps/km-nm W= 4.5 ps/km-nm
APDs Rise time 0.1 - 1 ns Sensitivity -25 to -45 dBm
Transit time 0.1 - 1 ns Junction capacity 1 pf
PINs Rise time =0.5 - 10 ns Sensitivity -20 to -32 dBm
Transit time=0.1 - 1 ns Junction capacity 1pf
1. Starting with rise time Budget :
Rnrz 0.7 / t s
t s 0.7 / Rnrz 0.7 /( 400 x106 ) 1.75ns
t s2 ttr2 t 2f t 2pd (1.75ns ) 2
Select two values of the three unknown parameters and find out the third one .
Let us specify the light source and fiber first :
Choosing :
(i) SM laser at 1.55 m with rise time of 1 ns and spectral width of 0.15 nm
(ii) SM fiber with M=-20 ps/km-nm , W=4.5 ps/km-nm with nominal wavelength
of 1.55 m
Fiber rise time is given by , tf =(M+W)xxL = (-20+4.5)x0.15nm x 100km =0.23 ns
Using above values of rise times, we get tpd =1.4 ns
Substituting tf=0.23 ns and ttr=1 ns in the equation above :
t 2pd tt2 tc2 tt2 (2.19 RLCd )
sing tpd=1.4 ns, , Cd=1 pf, tt=0.5 ns, we get tc = 1.3 ns and RL=600 ohms.
Power Budget :
Total loss = 3+2+5+100x0.25 =35 dB
PT = 5 dBm
Using system margin 3 dB to 6 dB , we get
Pr = 5 dBm-35 dB-( 3 to 6 dB) = -33 to -36 dBm
So the receiver selected earlier must have a sensitivity between -33 dBm to -36 dBm.
The above condition is not satisfied because the PD selected has a sensitivity of -20
to -32 dBm. So another type of photodiode should be selected. The APD photodiode
which has sensitivity of -25 to -42 dBm can be used instead of the PIN PD.
BER Calculation :
S/N is found to be 88.8 or 19.5 dB for the PIN PD.
BER = 1.24 x10-6
Tutorial-3
A 20 km optical fiber link consists of multi-mode step index fiber with a core
refractive index of 1.5 and a relative index difference of 1%. Estimate :
(i) delay difference between the fastest and slowest modes at the fiber output;
(ii) the rms pulse broadening due to intermodal dispersion on the link;
(iii) the maximum bit rate that may be obtained without substantial errors on the
link
(iv) the bandwidth -length product of the fiber.
Solution :
(i) Delay difference is given by
Ln1 20 x1000 x1.5 x0.01
Ts 8
1 s
c 2.998 x10
(iii) Pulse broadening due to inter-modal dispersion is given by
Ln1 20 x1000 x1.5 x0.01
s 289 ns
2 3c 2 3x 2.998 x108
(iii) Maximum Bit rate :
0.2 0.2
BT (max) 9
0.692 Mb / s
s 289 x10
(iv) Bandwidth - length product :
Bopt xL 0.692 x 20km 13.94 MHz km
Tutorial -4 :
The material dispersion in an optical link is defined by
d 2 n1
0.04 m 2
d2
Estimate the pulse broadening per km due to material dispersion within the fiber
when it is illuminated with an LED source with a peak wavelength of 0.9 m and
rms spectral width of 45 nm.
Solution :
Pulse broadening per km of fiber
d 2 n1
s ( L / c) 45 x10 9 x1000 /(2.998 x108) [0.9 x10 6 x0.04 x1012 ]
d2
5.40 ns
Assignment :
Design an optical fiber digital link for NRZ signalling at a bit rate of 560 Mbps
using a laser source and a PIN photodetector. The device specifications are given as
follows:
Light source :
PT = 0 dBm
560 Mbps NRZ
Fiber :
MM Step index : M=16 ps/km-nm, W=-2.5 ps/km-nm
Fiber length =250 km with 10 segments each of length 25 km.
Splicing loss=0.15 dB/splice
Connector loss=3 dB
Fiber attenuation coefficient =0.15 dB/km
Detector :
PIN : Bandwidth 560 MHz, responsivity =0.8.
BER< 10-7
Use the suitable components from the table.