Abstract
In this paper, the performance of 10 Tb/s LP-MDM-WDM (Linearly Polarized-Mode Division Multiplexed-Wavelength Division Multiplexing) multimode fiber link has been investigated. The effect of channel index spacing is observed in terms of bit error rate at different lengths of multimode fiber. The parameters like different data rates, input power, length of MMF and number of users are varied to examine the system in form of Q-factor. It is reported that moderate channel index spacing (where x-index=2; varying y-index=1,2,3,4 and 5) of LP modes provide best results for 10 Tb/s LP-MDM-WDM system with 15 km transmission distance over MMF with acceptable BER (<10−8) and Quality-factor (>9.8 dB) to enhance the system performance. The designed hybrid LP-WDM-MDM transmission link can be used in optical network interconnects at data centers to fulfill the demand of higher internet capacity for short reach applications..
Keywords
LP modes, MMF, MDM and WDM.
Citation
R. GUPTA, R. S. KALER, Performance investigation of high capacity 10 Tb/s LP-MDM-WDM over multimode fiber link for short reach applications, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 12, 7-8, July-August 2018, pp.441-446 (2018).
Submitted at: Oct. 27, 2017
Accepted at: Aug. 9, 2018