WDM transmission system performance: influence of non-Gaussian detected ASE noise and periodic DEMUX characteristic

Author

Jacobsen, G. ; Bertilsson, K. ; Xiaopin, Z.

Author_Institution

Ericsson Telecom AB, Stockholm, Sweden

Volume

16

Issue

10

fYear

1998

fDate

10/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1804

Lastpage

1812

Abstract

This paper presents the first unified wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) transmission model for systems incorporating cascaded optical amplifiers and a realistic demultiplexing (DEMUX) characteristic with periodic transfer function. The bit error ratio (BER) is evaluated accounting in rigorous form for the influence of non-Gaussian detected amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) noise, noise correlation between stochastic noise samples in the receiver, the bandwidth of the electrical receiver noise filter, the gain tilt and effective noise figure of optical amplifiers (with as well as without optical ASE noise filtering), channel crosstalk, signal extinction ratio and a one-or two-stage DEMUX implementation. The model is compared to the Gaussian receiver model in realistic design cases providing important information as to the validity of the Gaussian model. Practical design results indicate the link budget dependence on the DEMUX design and the ASE noise filtering

Keywords

demultiplexing; optical correlation; optical crosstalk; optical fibre communication; optical noise; optical receivers; superradiance; wavelength division multiplexing; ASE noise filtering; Gaussian model; Gaussian receiver model; WDM transmission system performance; bit error ratio; cascaded optical amplifier; channel crosstalk; effective noise figure; electrical receiver noise filter bandwidth; gain tilt; link budget dependence; noise correlation; non-Gaussian detected amplified spontaneous emission noise; nonGaussian detected ASE noise; optical ASE noise filtering; optical amplifiers; periodic DEMUX characteristic; periodic transfer function; realistic demultiplexing; receiver; signal extinction ratio; stochastic noise samples; unified wavelength division multiplexing transmission model; Noise figure; Optical crosstalk; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission; System performance; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.721067

Filename

721067