rf phase noise in wdm fiber optic links mehdi shadaram, cecil thomas *, john summerfield, and...
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RF Phase Noise in WDM Fiber Optic Links
Mehdi Shadaram, Cecil Thomas*, John Summerfield, and Pushkar ChennuDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249* Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968
Abstract
A WDM fiber optic link is considered for transmitting the reference signals for distances of less than 10 km. The quantification and analysis of phase noise caused by the link is the main objective of this work. The RF phase noise is investigated under different experimental setups so that the additive effect of different components in the link can be examined. Moreover, the influence of wavelength selection and power on the noise is also studied.
RF Transmission via Optical Fibers
Phased Array Antenna Reference Signals for Timing and
Synchronization Doppler Radar CATV Passband Signal Transmission
RF Phase Noise
P o w e r S p e c t r a l D e n s i t y
f c f c + f m
F r e q u e n c y
C
SSBm P
PfS log10)(
d B c / H z
P C ( W )
P S S B ( W / H z )
What Causes Phase Noise?
Temperature fluctuation of the link Fluctuation of longitudinally applied stress Relative intensity noise of the laser Back reflections in the cable Bias fluctuations of the photodiode Bias fluctuations of either directly
modulated laser or the external modulator Amplified spontaneous emission noise Etc.
Analysis(additive phase noise by the optical amplifier)
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M
MiASEASE tfifStE
2cos2)(
hfnGS SPASE )1(
Analysis (continued)
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212
2
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NN
NSPn
)(1)/(1 0
PmPinGoo G
PsatPin
GG
Analysis (continued)
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M
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2cos2)(2
tPP coin cos1
..}..........coscoscos{
)2cos(2)cos(
348
38
22
000
32
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ftifSGPtGPGPI
ccc
i
M
MiASEct
Analysis (continued)
A s s u m e < < 1
M
MiicASEocot tfifSGPtGPi 2cos)cos(
Hz
GP
SfS
o
ASE /dB log10)( c
Saturated gain and corresponding noise figure with respect to input signal power at wavelength of 1550 nm.
05
10152025303540
-35 -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15Input Power (dBm)
dB
Gain
Noise Figure
Small signal gain (GodB)=40
dB
-160
-155
-150
-145
-140
-135
-130
-125
-120
-35 -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15
Input Power (dBm)
Pha
se N
oise
(dB
c/H
z)
Experimental Setup
Modulator
O-Scope
RF Amplifier
WDM Laser Source
Phase-Detector
RF SignalGenerator
Fiber EDFA Photo-Detector
RF phase noise for different output
powers of source
-88
-86
-84
-82
-80
-78
-76
-74
-72
-70
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
Output Power of Laser (dBm)
Ph
as
e N
ois
e (
dB
c/H
z)
1530nm 1535nm 1540nm 1545nm 1550nm 1555nm 1560nm 1565nm
RF Phase noise against EDFA’s input
power
-75
-74
-73
-72
-71
-70
-18 -15 -12 -9 -6 -3
EDFA Input Power (dBm)
Phas
e N
oise
(dB
c/H
z)
1530 nm
1535 nm
1540 nm
1545 nm
1550 nm
1555 nm
1560nm
1565 nm
Conclusion
In conclusion, the 1550 - 1555 nm wavelength range is the optimum range for analog signal transmission through fiber, since it offers lowest values for phase noise. It is a matter of fact that the light signal also has the lowest attenuation in this range. The RF phase noise exhibits significant variations (>10dB) as the output power of the laser source is varied. The reason for this trend is that these variations in power increase thermal and shot noise in the photo-receiver which in turn causes an increase in the average RF phase noise of the system. In addition, including the EDFA in the link increases the average phase noise in the system by 2 to 3 dB.
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