Problem Solutions for Chapter 8
8-1. SYSTEM 1: From Eq. (8-2) the total optical power loss allowed between the light
source and the photodetector is
PT = PS - PR = 0 dBm - (-50 dBm) = 50 dB
= 2(lc) + αfL + system margin = 2(1 dB) + (3.5 dB/km)L + 6 dB
which gives L = 12 km for the maximum transmission distance.
SYSTEM 2: Similarly, from Eq. (8-2)
PT = -13 dBm - (-38 dBm) = 25 dB = 2(1 dB) + (1.5 dB/km)L + 6 dB
which gives L = 11.3 km for the maximum transmission distance.
8-2. (a) Use Eq. (8-2) to analyze the link power budget. (a) For the pin photodiode,
with 11 joints
PT = PS - PR = 11(lc) + αfL + system margin
= 0 dBm - (-45 dBm) = 11(2 dB) + (4 dB/km)L + 6 dB
which gives L = 4.25 km. The transmission distance cannot be met with these
components.
(b) For the APD
0 dBm - (-56 dBm) = 11(2 dB) + (4 dB/km)L + 6 dB
which gives L = 7.0 km. The transmission distance can be met with these
components.
8-3. From g(t) = ( 1 - e-2πBt) u(t) we have
-2πBt10 -2πBt90
1 - e = 0.1 and 1 - e = 0.9
so that
1
-2πBt10 -2πBt90
e = 0.9 and e = 0.1
Then
2πBtr 2πB(t90-t10) .9
e =e = .1 = 9
It follows that
ln 9 0.35
2πBtr = ln 9 or tr = = B
2πB
8-4. (a) From Eq. (8-11) we have
t2
1 1/2 1 1
exp- 2 = 2 which yields t1/2 = (2 ln 2)1/2 σ
2π σ 2σ 2π σ
(b) From Eq. (8-10), the 3-dB frequency is the point at which
1 (2πf3dB)2 σ2 1
G(ω) = 2 G(0), or exp - =
2 2
Using σ as defined in Eq. (8-13), we have
(2 ln 2)1/2 2 ln 2 0.44
f3dB = = =t
2πσ π tFWHM FWHM
8-5. From Eq. (8-9), the temporal response of the optical output from the fiber is
1 t2
g(t) = exp- 2
2π σ 2σ
If τe is the time required for g(t) to drop to g(0)/e, then
1 τe2 g(0) 1
g(τe) = exp- 2 = e =
2π σ 2σ 2π σe
2
from which we have that τe = 2 σ. Since te is the full width of the pulse at the
1/e points, then te = 2τe = 2 2 σ.
From Eq. (8-10), the 3-dB frequency is the point at which
1
G(f3dB) = 2 G(0). Therefore with σ = te/(2 2 )
1 1 1 1
G(f3dB) = exp - 2(2πf3dB σ)2 = 2
2π 2π
Solving for f3dB:
2 ln 2 2 ln 2 2 2 0.53
f3dB = = t = t
2πσ 2π e e
8-6. (a) We want to evaluate Eq. (8-17) for tsys.
Using Dmat = 0.07 ns/(nm-km), we have
440(7)0.7 350
2 2 1/2
tsys = (2) + (0.07) (1) (7) + 800 + 90
2 2 2 2
= 4.90 ns
1 1
The data pulse width is Tb = B = 90 Mb/s = 11.1 ns
Thus 0.7Tb = 7.8 ns > tsys, so that the rise time meets the NRZ data requirements.
(b) For q = 1.0,
2 21/2
440(7) 350
tsys = (2) + (0.49) + 800 + 90
2 2 = 5.85 ns
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8-7. We want to plot the following 4 curves of L vs B = T :
b
(a) Attenuation limit
PS - PR = 2(lc) + αfL + 6 dB, where PR = 9 log B - 68.5
so that L = (PS – 9 log B + 62.5 - 2lc)/αf
(b) Material dispersion
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tmat = Dmat σλ L = 0.7Tb or
0.7Tb 0.7 104
L= = = B (with B in Mb/s)
Dmat σλ BDmat σλ
(c) Modal dispersion (one curve for q = 0.5 and one for q = 1)
q 1/q
0.440L 0.7 800 0.7
tmod = 800 = B or L = 0.44 B
With B in Mb/s, L = 1273/B for q =1, and L = (1273/B)2 for q = .5.
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8-8. We want to plot the following 3 curves of L vs B = T :
b
(a) Attenuation limit
PS - PR = 2(lc) + αfL + 6 dB, where PR = 11.5 log B - 60.5, PS = -13 dBm, αf =
1.5 dB/km, and lc = 1 dB,
so that L = (39.5 - 11.5 log B)/1.5 with B in Mb/s.
(b) Modal dispersion (one curve for q = 0.5 and one for q = 1)
q 1/q
0.440L 0.7 800 0.7
tmod = 800 = B or L = 0.44 B
With B in Mb/s, L = 1273/B for q =1, and L = (1273/B)2 for q = .5.
8-9. The margin can be found from
PS - PR = lc + 49(lsp) + 50αf + noise penalty + system margin
-13 - (-39) = 0.5 + 49(.1) + 50(.35) + 1.5 + system margin
from which we have
system margin = 1.6 dB
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8-10. Signal bits
Signal bits 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
Baseband (NRZ-L) data
Clock signal
Optical Manchester
8-11. The simplest method is to use an exclusive-OR gate (EXOR), which can be
implemented using a single integrated circuit. The operation is as follows: when
the clock period is compared with the bit cell and the inputs are not identical, the
EXOR has a high output. When the two inputs are identical, the EXOR output is
low. Thus, for a binary zero, the EXOR produces a high during the last half of the
bit cell; for a binary one, the output is high during the first half of the bit cell.
A B C
L L L
L H H
H L H
H H L
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8-12.
NRZ data
Freq. A
Freq. B
PSK data
8-13.
Original 010 001 111 111 101 000 000 001 111 110
code
3B4B 0101 0011 1011 0100 1010 0010 1101 0011 1011 1100
encoded
8-14. (a) For x = 0.7 and with Q = 6 at a 10-9 BER,
Pmpn = -7.94 log (1 - 18k2π4h4) where for simplicity h = BZDσλ
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(b) With x = 0.7 and k = 0.3, for an 0.5-dB power penalty at
140 Mb/s = 1.4×10-4 b/ps [to give D in ps/([Link])]:
0.5 = -7.94 log {1 - 18(0.3)2[π(1.4×10-4)(100)(3.5)]4D4}
or
0.5 = -7.94 log {1 - 9.097×10-4D4} from which D = 2 ps/([Link])
B (Mb/s) D [ps/([Link])]
140 2
280 1
560 0.5
