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 Red Sea University Journal of Basic and Applied Science ISSN: 1858-7658 (Online)
Vol (2) Special Issue (3) May-2017 ISSN: 1858-7690 (Print)

Dispersion Symmetrical Compensation using DCF at Different Data

Rates
Eltahir Idris Eltahir*1, Yousif H. Alsheikh2,
1,2
Applied Physics & Mathematics, Omdurman Ahlia University, P.O.Box 768 Omdurman,
Khartoum, Sudan
eltahirelnayal@gmail.com1 & yousif.alsheikh @yahoo.com2

ABSTRACT

According to literature review the dispersion symmetrical compensation was better than the
other two compensating techniques. In this work we compared the dispersion symmetrical
compensation using DCF at (2.5, 5 and 10) Gbps for different values of input power using
120 Km of SMF and 24 Km of DCF with transmitting wavelength 1550 nm. The parameters
used in comparison of the performance for different data rates were BER, Q-factor and Eye
diagram. The Q-factor depends on the data rate and the input power. After analysis of the
three values of data rates (2.5, 5 and 10) Gbps we found that Q-factor depends on the data
rate and the input power and 2.5Gbps data rate is better than 5 and 10 Gbps to obtain better
signal at receiving end.

Keywords: Dispersion compensation fiber (DCF), Symmetrical dispersion compensation

scheme BER, Q-factor, Eye height.

I. INTRODUCTION bandwidth, large stability, less

sensitivity to temperature. It is
DCF is considered as one of the
widely used to compensate
most appropriate method to
dispersion in long- haul optical
compensate dispersion as it has
communication system these days.
numerous advantages such as wide
By connecting DCF to a standard

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SMF in optical communication post, pre, and symmetric
system the overall dispersion of compensation at a particular power
system can be reduced to zero [1]. level of transmitting laser using
Depending upon the position of different modulation formats such
DCF in fiber optic link there are as NRZ modulation format at 2.5
three schemes of dispersion Gbps data rate. He concluded that
compensation: that symmetric compensation
a)Pre-compensation showed best performance with the
b)Post-compensation highest value of Q-factor whereas
c) Symmetrical-compensation pre compensation showed worst
If the DCF is placed before the performance among the three
standard single mode fiber (SSMF) schemes with the lowest value of Q-
in order to compensate dispersion, it factor.
is pre-compensation technique and Ramesh Pawase, R.P. Labade
if the DCF is placed after the and .S.B. Deosarkar studied
standard single mode fiber (SSMF) Dispersion Post Compensation
it is post- compensation [2]. In Using DCF at 10 Gbps [3].The
symmetrical compensation the DCF DCF was tested on a single span ,
is placed both before and after the single channel system operating at a
SSMF in order to compensate speed of 10 Gbit/s with the
dispersion. transmitting wavelength of 1550 nm,
Mehtab Singh[2] in 2015 investigates over 120 km of convention single
the performance analysis of mode fibre. Furthermore, the
different schemes of dispersion performance of the system at 240
compensation using dispersion km,480km,720km,960km,1200km
compensating fiber (DCF) namely were also used to examine the

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results for the over- and under of four parameter, which are Q-
compensation links respectively. So factor, BER, Eye height and
far, most investigations for SMF threshold value, investigated at the
transmission at high amplifier receiver end. They analysed
spacing's in the order of 90 km to dispersion compensation with
120 km focused on conventional dispersion compensating fibers
NRZ - format. The Q-factor and (DCF) a t 10 G bits/sec for 250 km
BER was estimated. The results of SMF and 50 km of DCF. After
indicate performance for all the analysis, they found that the
configurations [3]. symmetrical/mix -dispersion
Tusarkant Panda et al. [4] compensation scheme is better than
compared all three compensation pre and post-compensation schemes
methods using optisytem V.14 and [5].
it was found that the symmetrical In this work we compare dispersion
compensation method was superior symmetrical compensation using
to pre- and post-compensation DCF at (2.5, 5 and 10) Gbps for
methods. Thus by using these different values of input power.
comparisons one can get a Using BER , Q-factor and Eye
promising system to the symmetric diagram as performance parameters
high capacity access network with in comparison. The simulation
high spectral efficiency, cost layout is shown in figure 1. Table 1
effective, good flexibility. shows the simulation parameters
Manpreet Kaur, Himali Sarangal used.
and Parveen Bagga[5] used the three II. Advantages of Symmetrical
dispersion compensation methods compensating technique:
their results were compared in terms

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Different methods generate different
non-linear effects. In this, mix-
compensation method largely
reduces the non-linear effects as
compared to pre-compensation and
post-compensation method. As the
bit error rate increases, output of the
optical fiber also increases.
Symmetrical/mix compensation has
minimum bit error rate indicating
best performance in comparison to
pre and post compensation.
Similarly when the length of the
fiber is increased, (by keeping
EDFA constant) bit error rate also
increases. This shows that
symmetrical/ mix compensation is
best among the pre-, post- and mix-
compensation [6].
III- METHODOLOGY:
We used the Optisytem 7.0 for
simulation and designing. It is an
innovative, rapid developing and
powerful software design tool. It
enables the users to test and
simulate almost all kinds of optical
fiber links.
The Simulation of symmetrical
dispersion compensation scheme is
shown in Fig.1. We use the
parameters in Table 1. In these
simulations, the transmitter section
consists of data source, modulator
driver (NRZ driver), laser source
and Mach-Zehnder modulator. Data
source produces a pseudo-random
sequence of bits at a rate of (2.5, 5
and 10) Gbit/s. The output of data
source is given to modulator driver
which produces NRZ format pulse.
The output of laser source is CW
type at frequency 193.1 THz and
output power from 10 to -10 dBm.
The modulator is of Mach-Zehnder
modulators have the Excitation ratio
30 dB. The loop control system has
one loop. Each span consists of 120
km of transmission fiber (SMF) and
24 km DCF in order to fully
compensate for the dispersion slope
and accumulated dispersion in the
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transmission fiber. The total length
of fiber channel remains same i.e.
144 km; however it is segmented in
the ratio of 1:5 i.e. 24 km DCF and
120 km SMF. Two EDFAs in front
of transmission fiber and DCF with
20 dB, 12.8 dB gain and 4 dB noise
figures each are used to adjust input
power levels. At the receiver side,
Fig.1: symmetrical dispersion compensation scheme
the optical signal is transformed into
an electrical signal by a PIN
photodiode The PIN photo detector
have the responsivity 1A/W and
Dark current 10 nA. The electrical
signal is filtered by a low pass
Bessel filter with cut-off frequency
of 0.7 bit rate.
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 Table 1 Simulation parameters:
SMF Parameters Reference wavelength 1550 nm
Value
Length 120 km Attenuation 0.25 db/km
Dispersion 16.25 Dispersion slope 0.08 ps/𝑛𝑚2/km
ps/nm/km
PMD coefficient 0.5 Differential group delay 3 ps/km
ps/km
DCF Parameters Reference wavelength 1550 nm
Value
Length 24 km Attenuation 0.6 db/km
Dispersion -80 Dispersion slope 0.08 ps/𝑛𝑚2/km
ps/nm/km
PMD coefficient 0.5 Differential group delay 3 ps/km
ps/km

IV. RESULTS AND rates shows that increasing data rate

DISCUSSION: results in low efficiency, this is
The results of Simulation of clear from the Eye diagrams of the
symmetrical dispersion three data rates (2.5, 5 and 10)Gbps
compensation scheme with DCF shown in figures 2, 3 and 4
using (2.5, 5 and 10) Gbps data respectively.

Table 1:Performance parameters for (2.5,5 and 10) Gbps for symmetrical compensation
technique at a power 5 dBm :

Performance parameter 2.5 Gbps 5 Gbps 10 Gbps

(Data rate)

Q-factor 62.0717 39.799 25.8758

BER 0 0 4.56*10-148

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 Eye height 0.000228 0.00022 0.00021252
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The simulations shows that The value of the input power for the
increasing the data rate decrease the three data rates after which the
quality factor, and also the results quality factor return to decrease
showed that increasing the input after continuous increase with
power to a specific value for the increasing the input power was
given data rate increase the quality equal to 5 dBm. The above
factor. Figures 3, 4 and 5 support mentioned arguments were in good
this. agreement with theoretical concept.
Eye diagrams for (2.5, 5 and 10)
Input power vs Q-factor at different data rates
at 2.5 Gbps Gbps at 5dBm were shown in
70 at 5 Gbps
at 10 Gbps
figures 3, 4 and 5 respectively.
60

50

40
Q-factor

30

20

10

0
-10 -5 0 5 10
Input Power/ dBm

Fig.2: Q-factor vs input power at (2.5, Fig.3: Eye diagram of 2.5 Gbps data
5 and 10) Gbps rate at 5 dBm

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 IV CONCLUSION:
We have analysed dispersion
compensation (symmetrical
technique) with dispersion
compensation fiber (DCF) at
different data rates for 120 Km SMF
and 24 Km of DCF with 1550 nm
transmitting wavelength. After
analysis of the three values of data
rates (2.5, 5 and 10) Gbps we found
Fig.4: Eye diagram of 5 Gbps data
that 2.5Gbps is better than 5 and 10
rate at 5 dBm
Gbps to obtain better signal at
receiving end.

Fig.5: Eye diagram of 10 Gbps data

rate at 5 dBm

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