Desain Dan Performansi WDM 8 Kanal: Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (WDM)
Desain Dan Performansi WDM 8 Kanal: Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (WDM)
TUJUAN
• Mahasiswa memapu mendesain dan WDM 8 kanal
• Mahasiswa mampu menganalisa performansi WDM berupa OSNR, BER minimum dan Q
factor sebagai fungsi panjang link komunikasi
TEORI
WDM is an abbreviation for Wavelength-Division Multiplexing, and is now one of the most widely used
technology for high-capacity optical communication systems. Figure 1 schematically shows a typical WDM
transmission system. At the transmitter side, multiple optical transmitters – each emitting at a different
wavelength – individually send signals and these signals are multiplexed by a wavelength multiplexer
(MUX). The multiplexed signals are then transmitted over one main transmission line (optical fiber cable).
At the receiver side, the signals are de-multiplexed by a wavelength de-multiplexer (DEMUX) and sent to
multiple receivers.
One primary advantage of using WDM technology is in reducing the number of fibers used in the main
transmission line. The distance of an optical transmission line sometimes exceeds 1,000 km, and the cost
of fiber cable manufacturing/deployment would become a serious issue if we need to install a high-fiber-
count cable over a very long distance. Using WDM technology, (1) the number of fibers in an optical cable
is reduced, and (2) the number of wavelength multiplexer/de-multiplexer basically remains the same no
matter how long the transmission distance is. For that reason, WDM generally becomes advantageous as
the transmission distance becomes longer.
In order to transmit optical signals over a long distance (> 100 km), optical fiber amplifiers are needed to
compensate the loss of an optical fiber. As the gain bandwidth of an optical fiber amplifier is rather limited,
a tight wavelength spacing is needed to put a large number of channels into the gain bandwidth. The
dense WDM (DWDM) technology has been developed for a long distance transmission systems, fully
utilizing the gain bandwidth of erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA). EDFA has optical gain in the C-
band and L-band, and for example, a total of 115 wavelength channels are transmitted in one fiber with
100-GHz (~0.8 nm) frequency spacing, as shown in Figure 2. Several different frequency spacings for
DWDM applications are defined in ITU-T G.694.1, and an appropriate spacing is chosen depending on
system requirements (total capacity, bit rate per channel, distance, etc.).
The need for a tight channel spacing in DWDM technology mainly arises from the relatively narrow gain
bandwidth of EDFA (compared to the entire optical telecommunication bands). On the other hand, if the
transmission distance is less than 100 km and no amplifiers are needed, a wider channel spacing can be
an option. A wider channel spacing allows the use of inexpensive components such as:
and as a result, the total cost for installation and operation becomes less expensive. Such WDM systems
are called coarse WDM (CWDM), and ITU-T G.694.2 defines one wavelengths allocation for CWDM
systems, as shown in Figure 3. There are 18 center wavelengths with 20 nm spacing from 1271 nm to 1611
nm, covering the O-, E-, S-, C- and L-bands. All the 18 wavelengths are not necessarily be used, and in fact,
it is very common to use:
This is mainly because many optical components (e.g. MUX/DEMUX and CWDM add-drop filters) are mass
produced and widely available in the above wavelength ranges.
Use of WDM technology in telecom network
Telecom networks are roughly classified into three categories, the core, metro, and access networks (see
Figure 4). The core network connects major cities (>100 km) and DWDM technology is often used. The
metro network is used inside a metropolitan area, typically 50~80 km, and CWDM may be used. The access
network rarely uses WDM technology at present, as the requirement for transmission capacity is much
less than the core and metro networks.
LANGKAH PERCOBAAN
4. Aktifkan value ➔ klik spread. Masukkan start value 193.1 dengan kenaikan 0,1 dan klik OK. Dan
klik close.
5. Hubungkan WDM dengan 8x1 dengan optical power meter dan WDM analyzer.
6. Cek semua rangkaian transmitter dengan calculated.
16. Tulis hasil BER analyzer untuk parameter min BER pada panjang link komunikasi 20 km seperti
pada Tabel 4.
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2
3
4
5 100
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7
8
17. Ulangi Langkah 8-16 dengan panjang kabel 40, 60, 80 dan 100 km. Buat tabel seperti Tabel 1 -4
sebagai fungsi panjang kabel.
18. Analisa WDM yang sudah didesain dengan parameter WDM analyzer, BER analyzer