Optical Fiber Communication (TE-440) LAB NO#02
LABORATORY EXERCISE 2
Objective
Investigate the effect of link losses on optical system performance indicators in BER. Use Opti System to
simulate send-to end optical fiber transmission communication system.
LAB EXERCISES:
Task1
Convert 0 dBm to Watts.
Calculation:
0= 10log10(POUT/1mW)
Antilog (0/10) = POUT /1mW
1 = POUT/1mW
POUT = 1mw
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A 5 dBm signal is sent through a component and detected at its output as 0.5 mW, what is the
loss of the component in dB?
Calculation:
dBm= 10log10(0.5x10-3/1x10-3W)
dBm=10log10(0.5)
dBm=-3.01
LdB = 5-(-3.01)
LdB = 8.01dBm
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Determine the maximum length of optical fiber that should be used in the 1 Gb/s system in Figure
1 below, to obtain a 6 dB power margin. Assume a -30 dBm receiver sensitivity
Note:
Refer to the system task 1Figure and build it in OptiSystem. Correctly set the power and bit rate of
the optical transmitter to 2 dBm and 1 Gb/s respectively. To simulate a receiver with a -30 dBm
sensitivity set the PIN photodiode Thermal noise to 15e-24 W/Hz. You will need to place the
following components:
Optical Transmitter Transmitters Library/Optical Transmitters
Optical Fiber Optical Fibers Library
Connector Passives Library/Optical/Connectors
Gaussian Optical Filter Filters Library/Optical
Low Pass Gaussian Filter Filters Library/Electrical
PIN Photodiode Receivers Library/Photodetectors
3R Regenerator Receivers Library/Regenerators
BER Analyzer Visualizer Library/Electrical
Set the optical fiber length to the value calculated in task 1 and simulate the project. You should be
achieving a BER less than 1e-5.
Calculation :
Lc =0.5+0.5+0.5=1.5
Attenuator=1.2Lf=1.2(Length fiber)
Pt – Sr = A*Lf + Lc + La + M
2 + 30 = 1.2 Lf + 1.5 + 0.5+6
24=1.2Lf
Lf= 20Km
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Solution:
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Task 2
Calculate the effect of loss on system performance. A more accurate calculation of the bit error rate can be
performed if a larger sequence length is used for the simulation. In the layout properties, change the
sequence length from 128 to 1024.
Create a parameter sweep of the optical fiber length and vary it from 18 km to 25 km with 10
total steps.
Plot the minimum BER as a function of fiber length.
Discuss the trend of the bit error rate.
Solution:
Optical fiber length = 18km
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Optical fiber length = 19km
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Optical fiber length = 20km
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Optical fiber length = 21km
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Optical fiber length = 22km
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Fiber Optic Length 23 Km:
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Fiber Optic Length 24 Km:
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Fiber Optic Length 25 Km:
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Observation Table:
S.No Fiber Length Q Factor
1 18 Km 4.65191
2 19 Km 3.75599
3 20 Km 2.97267
4 21 Km 2.6
5 22 Km 0
6 23 Km 0
7 24 Km 0
8 25 Km 0
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TASK # 3
Optimize the power through Optical Power Meter at each connectors in the circuit.
Task Experiment Using Opti System:
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