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Parametric effects of fiber nonlinearity impairment in WDM-based PON networks

YAN XU1, ASAD SALEEM2, ZHEN LI1,* , SHUAI WANG1

Affiliation

  1. Zaozhuang University, School of Opto-Electronic Engineering, Zaozhuang 277100, China
  2. Zhejiang University-University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Institute (ZJU-UIUC), Hangzhou 314400, China

Abstract

In recent years, with the rise of the emerging services such as 4K or 8K ultra-high-definition television, high-definition video games, cloud computing, etc., the users' demands for bandwidth have continued to increase. In order to solve this problem, the wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) based passive optical network (PON) is employed. However, when multiple wavelengths are transmitted simultaneously in the optical fiber, fiber nonlinearity issues would occur, reducing the system's capacity and transmission range. In this paper, different parametric effects on the fiber nonlinearity impairments, including four-wave mixing (FWM), cross-phase modulation (XPM), and stimulated Raman scattering (SRS), are adequately investigated by theoretical analysis and simulations. In addition, the fiber nonlinearity impairments induced sensitivity penalty and optical power changes in WDM-based PON are discussed in detail. Given that the constructed simulation systems incorporate modular design, advanced WDM techniques, and ensure compatibility and interoperability for upcoming network technologies and escalating bandwidth requirements, the results yielded offer in-depth insights into the nonlinear effects within WDM-based PON networks, along with comprehensive details for developing WDM-based PON networks of enhanced performance.

Keywords

Wavelength division multiplexing, Passive optical network, Four-wave mixing, Cross-phase modulation, Stimulated Raman scattering.

Citation

YAN XU, ASAD SALEEM, ZHEN LI, SHUAI WANG, Parametric effects of fiber nonlinearity impairment in WDM-based PON networks, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 18, 5-6, May-June 2024, pp.223-238 (2024).

Submitted at: Oct. 30, 2023

Accepted at: June 5, 2024