EEE 435 Lecture 6
EEE 435 Lecture 6
Optical Communications
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Coherent System
Improvements in receiver sensitivity may be obtained using the
well-known coherent detection techniques
increased repeater spacings for both inland and undersea
transmission systems;
higher transmission rates over existing routes without reducing
repeater spacings;
increased power budgets to compensate for losses associated with
couplers and optical multiplexer/demultiplexer devices in
distribution networks;
improved sensitivity to optical test equipment such as optical time
domain reflectometers
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Generalized coherent optical fiber
system
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Modulation
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Modulation
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Coherent Receiver: ASK
Coherent Receiver: ASK
Removing the higher frequencies
Es2 EL2
I p Es EL cos( ws t wL t )
2 2
Since the optical power contained within a signal is proportional
to the square of its electrical field strength
If PL>Ps
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BER: ASK Heterodyne
Shot noise
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BER: ASK Heterodyne
IF amplifier bandwidth BIF is assumed to be equal to 2B assuming
transmission at a rate equivalent to twice the base band bandwidth
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BER:FSK Homodyne
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BER:FSK Homodyne
FSK heterodyne synchronous detection has a receiver sensitivity which in the shot
noise limit is 3 dB higher than that of ASK heterodyne synchronous detection.
A similar BER is obtained with the two modulation schemes when the same
average power is transmitted
There are advantages associated with the use of FSK over ASK. In particular, the
optimization of the decision level proves easier and the spectrum broadening as a
result of switching between a one and a zero state in practice is much reduced on that
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obtained with ASK
BER:PSK Heterodyne
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BER: PSK Heterodyne
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ASK and PSK homodyne detection
FSK – no heterodyne
For ASK homodyne
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Comparison
BER Np (BER=10-9)
ASK Heterodyne 36
ASK Homodyne 18
FSK Heterodyne 36
PSK Heterodyne 18
PSK Homodyne 9
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