A comparative study of chromatic dispersion compensation in 10 Gbps SMF and 40 Gbps OTDM systems using a cascaded Gaussian linear apodized chirped fibre Bragg grating design

Abstract

Optical time domain multiplexed (OTDM) technology helps to respond to the need for increased capacity and demand in internet traffic using optical transmissions. High-speed optical networks are highly affected by chromatic dispersion (CD) that causes pulse broadening and intersymbol interference (ISI) at the light detector. This paper presents a comparative analysis of chromatic dispersion compensation on 10 Gbps single mode fibre (SMF) and 40 Gbps OTDM operating at C-band using Gaussian apodized linear chirped fibre Bragg grating, Erbium Doped Fibre Amplifier (EDFA) and uniform fibre Bragg grating (UFBG) hybrid approach in OptiSystem 18. A cascade of four UFBG and chirped Bragg gratings design approach presents minimal improvement in the quality factor and achievable single mode fibre length. Quality factor results at a reference wavelength of 1550 nm were obtained for respective chirped Bragg grating lengths of 8 mm, 20 mm, 50 mm, 87 mm, and 90 mm using linear Gaussian apodization. The Q-factor results obtained using the proposed simulation model for single 10 Gb/s channel were respectively 51.14 dBm over 30 km at a grating length of 20 mm and 15.64 dBm over 150 km at 45 mm of grating length. Different eye-diagrams corresponding to varying grating lengths have also been presented for 10 Gb/s and 40 Gb/s at corresponding SMF lengths.