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Long haul transmission link using a optimized circulating loop for optical wavelength division multiplexing signals

최적화된 반복루프를 이용한 파장분할다중화 광신호 장거리 전송

  • Choi, Bo-Hun (Department of Materials Physics, Dong-A University)
  • Received : 2014.01.13
  • Accepted : 2014.02.17
  • Published : 2014.07.31
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Abstract

Optical wavelength division multiplexing signals of eight non-return-to-zero 10 Gb/s channels were transmitted on the long-haul link up to 720 km. The link span was composed of 80 km single mode fiber, dispersion compensation fiber for complete compensation, and EDFAs. A circulating loop method was applied to the link experiment and the loop was optimized for the transmission link. Wavelength-dependent gain variation of EDFA was compensated using EDFAs of opposite gain slopes without expensive gain flattening filters. Average OSNR was aggravated to 22 dB and the worst OSNR channel variation was 9.7 dB after the transmission. It was confirmed by analyzing optical spectra that this OSNR variation was mainly caused by the hole burning effect of EDFA.

채널당 속도 10 Gb/s 인 8개의 NRZ 포맷을 가지는 파장다중화 광신호를 장거리 전송 링크에 적용시켜 720 km 를 전송하였다. 반복되는 링크구간은 80 km 단일모드광섬유, 완전 구간보상을 위한 분산보상광섬유, 어븀첨가 광섬유 증폭기들로 구성되었다. 전송 링크 구현을 위해 반복루프 실험 방법이 적용되었고 반복루프의 구조에 따른 신호 성능 차이가 조사되었다. 파장별 이득 평탄화는 고가의 평탄화 필터를 사용하지 않고 증폭기들의 이득 기울기를 서로 역으로 배치하여 구현하였다. 720 km 전송 후에 평균적인 OSNR 값은 22 dB 였고, 채널별로 OSNR 값의 최고 편차는 9.7 dB 였다. 이득 편차의 주원인은 Hole burning 효과에 의한 것임을 광스펙트럼 조사를 통해 확인했으며, 이득평탄화 필터 없이도 560 km 전송이 가능함을 확인했다.

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