KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Optical communications, Data centers, Beam propagation method, Single mode fibers, Fiber to the x, Glasses, Cladding, Tolerancing, Refractive index
In this work, we propose and demonstrate a single-mode square-core optical fiber for optical communications. In the proposed square-core single-mode-fiber (SC-SMF), high bandwidth-distance product and low bending loss can be achieved. In this paper, first of all, we discuss the single mode condition of the SC-SMF theoretically and numerically. Then, we discuss the fabrication of the SC-SMF. We also characterize the performances of the proposed SC-SMF, such as the bending loss, and compare it with the standard single mode fiber (SSMF). A 10 Gb/s transmission experiment using 200 m, 500 m and 1 km SC-SMFs are performed. Negligible power penalty is observed.
KEYWORDS: Light emitting diodes, Telecommunications, Strontium, Signal to noise ratio, Visible radiation, Data communications, Modulation, Lamps, Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, Time division multiplexing
Light-emitting diode (LED) is gradually replacing the fluorescent lamp for lighting. Higher modulation bandwidth of LEDs makes the additional application of visible light communication (VLC) possible. Every location of a VLC system should be provided by equal data rate for smooth communication. However, locations away from the LED lamp have less power. These low-power locations have lower signal-to-noise ratio (SNR); and hence lower data rate can be achieved. For achieving high capacity VLC, strategies should be adequately provided to mitigate this problem. Moreover, for some real-time continuous applications, such as video and voice, latency reduction plan should also be considered. In this paper, an orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing access (OFDMA) based system was proposed to solve the above problem. Because we do not use time-division multiplexing access (TDMA) based system, the latency issue can be reduced. The OFDMA based system is also beneficial for large scale operation because the user bandwidth is not reduced by TDM mechanism. Signal-to-noise-plus-interference ratio (SNIR) distribution of the VLC system is designed to ensure uniform and optimal system capacity. Discrete multi-tone (DMT) is used for this VLC system. The DMT subcarriers are bit-loaded depending on the LED frequency response. More subcarriers are allocated for communication at low SNIR locations. Hence, nearly equal data rate can be provided everywhere. Demonstration of 17 Mb/s/LED data rate was provided.
In this paper, we propose and demonstrate a self-seeding 1.2 GHz RSOA-based laser by employing 3.5 Gbit/s
orthogonal-frequency-division-multiplexing quadrature-amplitude-modulation (OFDM-QAM) with bit-loading
algorithm for upstream traffic in a colorless WDM-PON access. To achieve 3.5 Gbit/s traffic data rate and accomplish
the forward error correction (FEC) threshold [bit error rate (BER) = 3.8 x 10-3], a Faraday rotator mirror (FRM) is used to
perform self-seeding operation in this experiment. Here, the power penalty is about 2.59 dB at the wavelength of 1550.0
nm wavelength in a 20 km single mode fiber (SMF) transmission. Moreover, the measured BER performances of
proposed laser are also discussed and analyzed, while the fiber mirror (FM) is used to replace the FRM in this
experiment.
Bandwidth demand for transferring data among different consumer electronic products is increasing rapidly. Due to issues of high propagation loss, electromagnetic interference, and limited bandwidth-distance product of the present copper-based electrical cables, consumer electronic devices may not provide the bandwidth required for future high-capacity applications. The Intel Corporation has proposed Light Peak technology, allowing data transfer between electronic devices at 10 Gb/s in optical domain. To establish a reliable Light Peak connection, robust optical fiber is highly required. In this paper, we discuss the fabrication and characterization of a new type of 80-μm large-core optical fiber. We perform 10 Gb/s bit-error-rate measurements using 850 and 1550-nm transceivers. The results show that even though we have enlarged the fiber core diameter by 60% (from 50 to 80 μm) in order to increase the laser-to-fiber alignment tolerance, transmission bandwidth and distance required by Light Peak can still be achieved in this new type of large-core optical fiber.
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