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Example: Single mode cut-off wavelength
Calculate the cut-off wavelength for single mode operation for a fiber that has a core with diameter of 8.2 mm, a refractive index of 1.4532, and a cladding of refractive index of 1.4485. What is the V-number and the mode field diameter (MFD) for operation at l = 1.31 mm?
Solution
For single mode operation,
V = (2a/)(n12n2
2 )1/2 2.405
Substituting for a, n1 and n2 and rearranging we get,
l > [2(4.1 mm)(1.45322 - 1.44852)1/2]/2.405 = 1.251 mm
Wavelengths shorter than 1.251 m give multimode propagation.
At = 1.31 m,
V = 2p[(4.1 mm)/(1.31 mm)](1.45322 - 1.44852)1/2 = 2.30
Mode field diameter MFD
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Solution (continued)
Mode field diameter MFD from the Marcuse Equation is
])30.2(88.2)30.2(62.165.0)[1.4(2
)879.2619.165.0(2262/3
62/3
VVaw
2w = 9.30 mm
2w = (2a)(2.6/V) = 2(4.1)(2.6/2.30) = 9.28 mm
2w = 2a[(V+1)/V] = 11.8 mm This is for a planar waveguide, and the definition is different than that for an optical fiber
86% of total power is within this diameter
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Numerical Aperture NA
2/122
21NA nn
oo nn
nn NAsin
2/122
21
max
2max = total acceptance angle
NA is an important factor in light launching designs into the optical fiber.
Maximum acceptance angle amax is that which just gives total internal reflection at the core-cladding interface, i.e. when a = amax then q = qc. Rays with a > amax (e.g. ray B) become refracted and penetrate the cladding and are eventually lost.
NA2
a
V
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Example: A multimode fiber and total acceptance angle
A step index fiber has a core diameter of 100 m and a refractive index of 1.480. The cladding has a refractive index of 1.460. Calculate the numerical aperture of the fiber, acceptance angle from air, and the number of modes sustained when the source wavelength is 850 nm.
Solution
The numerical aperture is
NA = (n12n2
2)1/2 = (1.48021.4602)1/2 = 0.2425 or 25.3%
From, sinmax = NA/no = 0.2425/1
Acceptance angle max = 14
Total acceptance angle 2max = 28
V-number in terms of the numerical aperture can be written as,
V = (2a/)NA = [(250 mm)/(0.85 mm)](0.2425) = 89.62
The number of modes, M V2/2 = 4016
Normalized refractive indexD = (n1n2) / n1 = 0.0135 or 1.35%
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Example: A single mode fiber
A typical single mode optical fiber has a core of diameter 8 m and a refractive index of 1.460. The normalized index difference is 0.3%. The cladding diameter is 125 m. Calculate the numerical aperture and the total acceptance angle of the fiber. What is the single mode cut-off frequency c of the fiber?
Solution
The numerical aperture
NA = (n12n2
2)1/2 = [(n1 + n2)(n1n2)]1/2
Substituting (n1n2) = n1 and (n1 + n2) 2n1, we get
NA [(2n1)(n1)]1/2 = n1(2)1/2 = 1.46(20.003)1/2 = 0.113 or 11.3 %
The acceptance angle is given by
sinmax = NA/no = 0.113/1 or max = 6.5°, and 2max = 13°
The condition for single mode propagation is V 2.405 which corresponds to a minimum wavelength c is given by
c = [2aNA]/2.405 = [(2)(4 m)(0.113)]/2.405 = 1.18 m
Wavelengths shorter than 1.18 m will result in multimode operation.
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Dispersion = Spread of Information
• Intermode (Intermodal) Dispersion: Multimode fibers only
• Material DispersionGroup velocity depends on Ng and hence on l
• Waveguide DispersionGroup velocity depends on waveguide structure
• Chromatic DispersionMaterial dispersion + Waveguide Dispersion
• Polarization Dispersion
• Profile DispersionLike material and waveguide dispersion. Add all 3Material + Waveguide + Profile
• Self phase modulation dispersion
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Intermode Dispersion (MMF)
L
n1 n2
c
Group Delay = L / vg
(Since n1 and n2 are only slightly different)
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Intermode Dispersion (MMF)
maxmin gg vv
LL
L
n1 n2
cDt/L - 50 ns / km
Depends on length!
1
2
11min sin
n
n
n
c
n
ccgv
2
121 )(
n
n
c
nn
L
qc
qcTE0
TEhighest
1max n
cgv
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Intramode Dispersion (SMF)
Group Delay = L / vg
Group velocity vg depends on
Refractive index = n(l) Material Dispersion
V-number = V(l) Waveguide Dispersion
= (n1 n2)/n1 = (l) Profile Dispersion
Dispersion in the fundamental mode
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Intramode Dispersion (SMF)
Chromatic dispersion in the fundamental mode
l1
vg1vg2
D l = l2 - l1
l2 tg1 tg2
t
Dl
d(t)
Dt
D t = tg1 - tg2
Ld
dD
DispersionChromatic spread
Definition of Dispersion Coefficient
L
D
OR
DLOutput pulse
dispersed
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Material Dispersion
Emitter emits a spectrum ∆l of wavelengths.
Waves in the guide with different free space wavelengths travel at different group velocities due to the wavelength dependence of n1. The waves arrive at the end of the fiber at different times and hence result in a broadened output pulse.
L
Dm Dm = Material dispersion coefficient, ps nm-1 km-1
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Material Dispersion
L
Dm
Dm = Material dispersion coefficient, ps nm-1 km-1
Cladding
CoreEmitter
Very shortlight pulse
vg(1)Input
Outputvg(2)
vg = c / Ng
Depends on the wavelengthGroup velocity
2
2
d
nd
cDm
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b ( /k)2 n2
2
n12 n2
2
Wave guide dispersion
b hence b depend on V and hence on l
Normalized propagation constant
k = 2p/l
2996.0
1428.1
Vb 2/12
221
2nn
aV
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Waveguide Dispersion
Waveguide dispersion The group velocity vg(01) of the fundamental mode depends on the V-number, which itself depends on the source wavelength even if n1 and n2 were constant. Even if n1 and n2 were wavelength independent (no material dispersion), we will still have waveguide dispersion by virtue of vg(01) depending on V and V depending inversely on . Waveguide dispersion arises as a result of the guiding properties of the waveguide which imposes a nonlinear vs. lm relationship.
L
DwDw = waveguide dispersion coefficient
Dw depends on the waveguide structure, ps nm-1 km-1
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Chromatic Dispersion
Material dispersion coefficient (Dm) for the core material (taken as SiO2), waveguide dispersion coefficient (Dw) (a = 4.2 m m) and the total or chromatic dispersion coefficient Dch (= Dm + Dw) as a function of free space wavelength, l
L
(Dm Dw)
Chromatic = Material + Waveguide
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What do Negative and Positive Dm mean?
l1
12
l2
t
l1 vg1
vg2l2
t
D l = l2 - l1
1 2
l1 l2
Positive Dm
Ng2 > Ng1
t Positive
t
l1 vg1
vg2l2t
Negative Dm
Ng2 < Ng1
t Negative
Negative Dm
Positive Dm
Dm
L
Dm
Silica glass Dt
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2
22 )(
dV
bVdV
c
nDw
Waveguide Dimension and Chromatic Dispersion
22
025.0
cnaDw
22
11
)]μm([
)μm(76.83)kmnmps(
naDw
Waveguide dispersion depends on the guide properties
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Profile Dispersion
Group velocity vg(01) of the fundamental mode depends on D, refractive index difference.
D may not be constant over a range of wavelengths: D = D()
L
Dp Dp = Profile dispersion coefficient
Dp < 0.1 ps nm-1 km-1
Can generally be ignored
NOTE
Total intramode (chromatic) dispersion coefficient Dch
Dch = Dm + Dw + Dp
where Dm, Dw, Dp are material, waveguide and profile dispersion coefficients respectively
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Chromatic Dispersion
chD
L
4
00 14
SDch
Dch = Dm + Dw + Dp
S0 = Chromatic dispersion slope at l0
Chromatic dispersion is zero at l = l0
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2
2
2
0 )(!2
1)()()(
00
d
d
d
d
Is dispersion really zero at l0?The cause of Dt is the wavelength
spread Dl at the input
Dt = f(Dl)
chDLd
d
ps01.1nm2kmnmps090.02
km1)(
221-2-2
0 SL
0Sd
dDch
20 )(
2
1)]([
0
d
d
d
dLDch
= 0
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Polarization Dispersion
n different in different directions due to induced strains in fiber in manufacturing, handling and cabling. n/n < 10-6
LDPMDDPMD = Polarization dispersion coefficient
Typically DPMD = 0.1 - 0.5 ps nm-1 km-1/2
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Self-Phase Modulation Dispersion : Nonlinear Effect
At sufficiently high light intensities, the refractive index of glass n is
n = n + CI
where C is a constant and I is the light intensity. The intensity of light modulates its own phase.
What is the optical power that will give Dt/L 0.1 ps km-1?
Take C = 10-14 cm2 W-1
I (c/C)(Dt/L) = 36 W cm-2
or Dn 310-6
Given 2a 10 m, A 7.8510-7 cm2 \ Optical power 2.35 W in the core
c
IC
L
In many cases, this dispersion will be less than other dispersion mechanisms
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Nonzero Dispersion Shifted Fiber
For Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) avoid 4 wave mixing: cross talk.
We need dispersion not zero but very small in Er-amplifer band (1525-1620 nm)
Dch = 0.1 - 6 ps nm-1 km-1.
Nonzero dispersion shifted fibers
Various fibers named after their dispersion characteristics. The range 1500 - 1600 nm is only approximate and depends on the particular application of the fiber.
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Dispersion Flattened Fiber
Dispersion flattened fiber example. The material dispersion coefficient (Dm) for the core material and waveguide dispersion coefficient (Dw) for the doubly clad fiber result in a flattened small chromatic dispersion between l1 and l2.
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Nonzero Dispersion Shifted Fiber: More Examples
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.1-25 -15 -5 15 2550
Radius ( m)
Refractive Index change (%)
Nonzero dispersion shifted fiber (Corning)
Fiber with flattened dispersion slope
(schematic)
0.6%
0.4%
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Commercial Fibers for Optical Communications
Fiber Dch
ps nm-1 km-1
S0
ps nm-2 km-1
DPMD
ps km-1/2
Some attributes
Standard single mode, ITU-T G.652
17
(1550 nm)
≤ 0.093 < 0.5
(cabled)
Dch = 0 at l0 1312 nm, MFD = 8.6 - 9.5 mm at 1310 nm. lc ≤1260 nm.
Non-zero dispersion shifted fiber, ITU-T G.655
0.1 - 6
(1530 nm)
< 0.05 at 1550 nm
< 0.5
(cabled)
For 1500 - 1600 nm range. WDM application
MFD = 8 - 11 mm.
Non-zero dispersion shifted fiber, ITU-T G.656
2 - 14 < 0.045 at 1550 nm
< 0.20
(cabled)
For 1460 - 1625 nm range. DWDM application. MFD = 7 - 11 mm (at 1550 nm). Positive Dch. lc <1310 nm
Corning SMF28e+
(Standard SMF)
18
(1550 nm)
0.088 < 0.1 Satisfies G.652. l0 1317 nm, MFD = 9.2 mm (at 1310 nm), 10.4 mm (at 1550 nm); lc ≤ 1260 nm.
OFS TrueWave RS Fiber 2.6 - 8.9
0.045 0.02 Satisfies G.655. Optimized for 1530 nm - 1625nm. MFD = 8.4 mm (at 1550 nm); lc ≤1260 nm.
OFS REACH Fiber 5.5 -8.9 0.045 0.02 Higher performance than G.655 specification. Satisfies G.656. For DWDM from 1460 to 1625 nm. l0 ≤ 1405 nm. MFD = 8.6 mm (at 1550 nm)
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Single Mode Fibers: Selected Examples
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Dispersion Compensation
Total dispersion = DtLt + DcLc = (10 ps nm-1 km-1)(1000 km) +
(100 ps nm-1 km-1)(80 km)
= 2000 ps/nm for 1080 km
Deffective = 1.9 ps nm-1 km-1
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Dispersion Compensation
Dispersion D vs. wavelength characteristics involved in dispersion compensation. Inverse dispersion fiber enables the dispersion to be reduced and maintained flat over the communication wavelengths.
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Dispersion Compensation and Management
Compensating fiber has higher attenuation. Doped core. Need shorter length
More susceptible to nonlinear effects.Use at the receiver end.
Different cross sections. Splicing/coupling losses.
Compensation depends on the temperature.
Manufacturers provide transmission fiber spliced to inverse dispersion fiber for a well defined D vs. l
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Dispersion and Maximum Bit Rate
B 0.5 1/ 2
Return-to-zero (RTZ) bit rate or data rate.
Nonreturn to zero (NRZ) bit rate = 2 RTZ bitrate
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NRZ and RTZ
1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
NRZ
RZ
Information
T
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Maximum Bit Rate B
A Gaussian output light pulse and some tolerable intersymbol interference between two consecutive output light pulses (y-axis in relative units). At time t = s from the pulse center, the relative magnitude is e-1/2 = 0.607 and full width
root mean square (rms) spread is Dtrms = 2s. (The RTZ case)
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Dispersion and Maximum Bit Rate
2/1
59.025.0
B 2/1
2/1
chD
L
Maximum Bit Rate Dispersion
2/12/1
59.059.0
chDBL
Bit Rate × Distance is
inversely proportional to dispersion
inversely proportional to line width of laser
(so, we need single frequency lasers!)
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Dispersion and Maximum Bit Rate
B 0.25
0.591/2
Maximum Bit Rate
2intramodal
2intermodal 2
2intramodal2/1
2intermodal2/1
22/1 )()()(
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Optical Bandwidth
An optical fiber link for transmitting analog signals and the effect of dispersion in the fiber on the bandwidth, fop.
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Pulse Shape and Maximum Bit Rate
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Example: Bit rate and dispersion
Consider an optical fiber with a chromatic dispersion coefficient 8 ps km-1 nm-1 at an operating wavelength of 1.5 m. Calculate the bit rate distance product (BL), and the optical and electrical bandwidths for a 10 km fiber if a laser diode source with a FWHP linewidth 1/2 of 2 nm is used.
Solution
For FWHP dispersion,
1/2/L = |Dch|1/2 = (8 ps nm-1 km-1)(2 nm) = 16 ps km-1
Assuming a Gaussian light pulse shape, the RTZ bit rate distance product (BL) is
BL = 0.59L/t1/2 = 0.59/(16 ps km-1) = 36.9 Gb s-1 km
The optical and electrical bandwidths for a 10 km fiber are
fop = 0.75B = 0.75(36.9 Gb s-1 km) / (10 km) = 2.8 GHz
fel = 0.70fop = 1.9 GHz
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Graded Index (GRIN) Fiber
(a) Multimode step index fiber. Ray paths are different so that rays arrive at different times.
(b) Graded index fiber. Ray paths are different but so are the velocities along the paths so that all the rays arrive at the same time.
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(a) A ray in thinly stratifed medium becomes refracted as it passes from one layer to the next upper layer with lower n and eventually its angle satisfies TIR.
(b) In a medium where n decreases continuously the path of the ray bends continuously.
Graded Index (GRIN) Fiber
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Graded Index (GRIN) Fiber
The refractive index profile can generally be described by a power law with an index called the profile index (or the coefficient of index grating) so that,
n = n1[12(r/a)]1/2 ; r < a,
n = n2 ; r ≥ a
intermode
L
n1
20 3c 2
Minimum intermodal dispersion
Minimum intermodal dispersion
225
)3)(4(2
o
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Graded Index (GRIN) Fiber
intermode
L
n1
20 3c2
Minimum intermodal dispersion
Minimum intermodal dispersion
225
)3)(4(2
o
d
d
N
n
1
1
g
Profile dispersion parameter
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Graded Index (GRIN) Fiber
2/122
2 ])([)(NANA nrnr
2/122
21
2/1GRIN ))(2/1(NA nn
Effective numerical aperture for GRIN fibers
22
2VM
Number of modes in a graded index fiber
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Table 2.5Graded index multimode fibers
d = core diameter (mm), D = cladding diameter (mm). Typical properties at 850 nm. VCSEL is a vertical cavity surface emitting laser. a is attenuation along the fiber. OM1, OM3 and OM4 are fiber standards for LAN data links (ethernet). a are reported typical attenuation values. 10G and 40G networks represent data rates of 10 Gb s-1 and 40 Gb s-1 and correspond to 10 GbE (Gigabit Ethernet) and 40 GbE systems.
MMF d/D
Compliance standard
Source Typical Dch
ps nm-1 km-1
Bandwidth
MHzkm
dB km-1
Reach in 10G and 40G networks
50/125 OM4 VCSEL 100 4700 (EMB)
3500 (OFLBW)
0.200 < 3 550 m (10G)
150 m (40G)
50/125 OM3 VCSEL 100 2000 (EMB)
500 (OFLBW)
0.200 < 3 300 m (10G)
62.5/125 OM1 LED 11 200 (OFLBW) 0.275 < 3 33 m (10G)
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Example: Dispersion in a GRIN Fiber and Bit RateGraded index fiber. Diameter of 50 mm and a refractive index of n1 = 1.4750, D = 0.010. The fiber is used in LANs at 850 nm with a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) that has very a narrow linewidth that is about 0.4 nm (FWHM). Assume that the chromatic dispersion at 850 nm is -100 ps nm-1 km-1 as shown in Table 2.5. Assume the fiber has been optimized at 850 nm, and find the minimum rms dispersion. How many modes are there? What would be the upper limit on its bandwidth? What would be the bandwidth in practice?
Solution
Given D and n1, we can find n2 from D = 0.01 = (n1 - n2)/n1 = (1.4750 - n2)/1.4750. \ n2 = 1.4603. The V-number is then V = [(2p)(25 mm)/(0.850 mm)(1.47502-1.46032)1/2 = 38.39For the number of modes we can simply take g = 2 and use
M = (V2/4) = (38.392/4) = 368 modes
The lowest intermodal dispersion for a profile optimized graded index fiber for a 1 km of fiber, L = 1 km, is
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Example: Dispersion in a GRIN Fiber and Bit Rate
Solution continued
2
8
21intermode )010.0()103(320
4750.1
320
c
n
L
= 14.20×10-15 s m-1 or 14.20 ps km-1
Assuming a triangular output light pulse and the relationship between s and t1/2 given in Table 2.4, the intermodal spread tintermode (FWHM) in the group delay over 1 km is
tintermode = (61/2)sintermode = (2.45)(14.20 ps) = 34.8 ps
We also need the material dispersion at the operating wavelength over 1 km, which makes up the intramodal dispersion tintramode (FWHM)
tintramode = L|Dch| l1/2 = (1 km)(-100 ps nm-1 km-1)(0.40 nm) = 40.0 ps
222intramode
2intermode
2 )0.40()8.34( t = 53.0 ps
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Example: Dispersion in a GRIN Fiber and Bit Rate
Solution continued
)s100.53(
61.061.0
408.0
25.025.012
B = 11.5 Gb s-1
Optical bandwidth fop = 0.99B = 11.4 GHz
This is the upper limit since we assumed that the graded index fiber is perfectly optimized with sintermode being minimum. Small deviations around the optimum g cause large increases in sintermode, which would sharply reduce the bandwidth.
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Example: Dispersion in a GRIN Fiber and Bit Rate
Solution continued
If this were a multimode step-index fiber with the same n1 and n2, then the full dispersion (total spread) would roughly be
8121
103
)01.0)(475.1(
c
n
c
nn
L
= 4.92×10-11 s m-1 or 49.2 ns km-1
To calculate the BL we use sintermode 0.29Dt
)km s 102.49)(29.0(
25.0
)/(29.0
25.025.019
intermode
L
LBL
= 17.5 Mb s-1 km
LANs now use graded index MMFs, and the step index MMFs are used mainly in low speed instrumentation
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Example: Dispersion in a graded-index fiber and bit rate
Consider a graded index fiber whose core has a diameter of 50 m and a refractive index of n1 = 1.480. The cladding has n2 = 1.460. If this fiber is used at 1.30 m with a laser diode that has very a narrow linewidth what will be the bit rate distance product? Evaluate the BL product if this were a multimode step index fiber.
Solution The normalized refractive index difference = (n1n2)/n1 = (1.481.46)/1.48 = 0.0135. Dispersion for 1 km of fiber is
intermode/L = n1D2/[(20)(31/2)c] = 2.610-14 s m-1 or 0.026 ns km-1.
BL = 0.25/sintermode = 9.6 Gb s-1 km
We have ignored any material dispersion and, further, we assumed the index variation to perfectly follow the optimal profile which means that in practice BL will be worse. (For example, a 15% variation in from the optimal value can result in intermode and hence BL that are more than 10 times worse.)
If this were a multimode step-index fiber with the same n1 and n2, then the full dispersion (total spread) would roughly be 6.6710-11 s m-1 or 66.7 ns km-1 and BL = 12.9 Mb s-1 km
Note: Over long distances, the bit rate distance product is not constant for multimode fibers and typically B L where is an index between 0.5 and 1. The reason is that, due to various fiber imperfections, there is mode mixing which reduces the extent of spreading.
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Example: Combining intermodal and intramodal dispersionsConsider a graded index fiber with a core diameter of 30 mm and a refractive index of 1.474 at the center of the core and a cladding refractive index of 1.453. Suppose that we use a laser diode emitter with a spectral linewidth of 3 nm to transmit along this fiber at a wavelength of 1300 nm. Calculate, the total dispersion and estimate the bit-rate distance product of the fiber. The material dispersion coefficient Dm at 1300 nm is 7.5 ps nm-1 km-1.
Solution
The normalized refractive index difference = (n1n2)/n1 = (1.4741.453)/1.474 = 0.01425. Modal dispersion for 1 km is
intermode = Ln1D2/[(20)(31/2)c] = 2.910-11 s 1 or 0.029 ns.
The material dispersion is
Dt1/2 = LDm D1/2 = (1 km)(7.5 ps nm-1 km-1)(3 nm) = 0.0225 ns
Assuming a Gaussian output light pulse shape,
intramode = 0.4251/2 = (0.425)(0.0225 ns) = 0.0096 ns
Total dispersion is
rms intermode2 intramode
2 0.0292 0.00962 0.030 ns
B = 0.25/rms = 8.2 Gb
Assume L = 1 km
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GRIN Rod Lenses
Point O is on the rod face center and the lens focuses the rays
onto O' on to the center of the opposite face.
One pitch (P) is a full one period variation in the ray trajectory along the rod axis.
The rays from O on the rod face
center are collimated out.
O is slightly away from the rod face and the
rays are collimated out.
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Attenuation
Attenuation = Absorption + Scattering
Attenuation coefficient is defined as the fractional decrease in the optical power per unit distance. a is in m-1.
Pout = Pinexp(L)
out
indB log10
1
P
P
L 34.4
)10ln(
10dB
The attenuation of light in a medium
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Attenuation in Optical Fibers
Attenuation vs. wavelength for a standard silica based fiber.
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Lattice Absorption (Reststrahlen Absorption)
EM Wave oscillations are coupled to lattice vibrations (phonons), vibrations of the ions in the lattice. Energy is transferred from the EM wave to these lattice vibrations.
This corresponds to “Fundamental Infrared Absorption” in glasses
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Rayleigh Scattering
Rayleigh scattering involves the polarization of a small dielectric particle or a region that is much smaller than the light wavelength. The field forces dipole oscillations in the particle (by polarizing it) which leads to the emission of EM waves in "many" directions so that a portion of the light energy is directed away from the incident beam.
R 8 3
34 n2 1 2TkBTf
= isothermal compressibility (at Tf)
Tf = fictive temperature (roughly the softening temperature of glass) where the liquid structure during the cooling of the fiber is frozen to become the glass structure
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Example: Rayleigh scattering limit
What is the attenuation due to Rayleigh scattering at around the = 1.55 m window given that pure silica (SiO2) has the following properties: Tf = 1730°C (softening temperature); T = 710-11 m2 N-1 (at high temperatures); n = 1.4446 at 1.5 m.
Solution
We simply calculate the Rayleigh scattering attenuation using
R 8 3
34 (n2 1)2TkBTf
R 8 3
3(1.5510 6)4 (1.44462 1)2(710 11)(1.3810 23)(1730 273)
aR = 3.27610-5 m-1 or 3.27610-2 km-1
Attenuation in dB per km is
dB = 4.34R = (4.34)(3.73510-2 km-1) = 0.142 dB km-1
This represents the lowest possible attenuation for a silica glass core fiber at 1.55 m.
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Attenuation in Optical Fibers
Attenuation vs. wavelength for a standard silica based fiber.
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Low-water-peak fiber has no OH- peak
E-band is available for communications with this fiber
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/expFIR BA 4
RR
A
Attenuation in Optical Fibers
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Attenuation
/expFIR BA
4 R
R
A
AR in dB km-1 m4
l in m
aR in dB km-1