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Signal Degradation In Optical Fiber
Losses in an optical fibre:-
The types of losses in a optical fibre are
Attenuation loss
Absorption
Scattering
Bending loss
Dispersion loss
Coupling loss
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Transmission Characteristics of optical fiber
1. TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS
OF OPTICAL FIBER
BY
KAVITHA DEVI CS
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPT. OF ECE
DR.AMBEDKAR INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY, BANGALORE-56
OPTICAL FIBER
COMMUNICATION
2. Introduction:
One of the important property of optical fiber is signal
attenuation.
It is also known as fiber loss or signal loss.
The signal attenuation of fiber determines the maximum distance
between transmitter and receiver.
And attenuation also determines the number of repeaters
required.
Another important property of optical fiber is distortion
mechanism.
As the signal pulse travels along the fiber length it becomes more
broader. After sufficient length the broad pulses starts
overlapping with adjacent pulses. This creates error at receiver.
Hence the distortion limits the information carrying capacity of
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3. Attenuation:
Attenuation is a measure of decay of signal strength or loss of light power
that occurs as light pulses propagates through the length of the fiber.
In optical fibers the attenuation is mainly caused by two physical factors
absorption and scattering losses.
Absorption is because of fiber material and scattering due to structural
imperfection within the fiber.
Micro bending of optical fiber also contributes to the attenuation of signal.
The rate at which light is absorbed is dependent on the wavelength of the
light and the characteristics of particular glass.
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4. Attenuation:……………….
Glass is a silicon compound, by adding different
additional chemicals to the basic silicon dioxide the
optical properties of the glass can be changed.
The attenuation of fiber is governed by the materials from
which it is fabricated, the manufacturing process and the
refractive index profile chosen.
Attenuation loss is measured in dB/km.
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5. Attenuation Units
Attenuation Units : As attenuation leads to a loss of power along the fiber, the output power is significantly less
than the coupled power. Let the coupled optical power is p(0) i.e. at origin (z = 0). Then the power at distance z is
given by,
where, αp is fiber attenuation constant (per km).
This parameter is known as fiber loss or fiber attenuation.
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6. Numerical Examples:
Example 1 : A low loss fiber has average loss of 3 dB/km at 900nm. Compute the length over which –
a) Power decreases by 50 % b) Power decreases by 75 %.
Solution : α = 3 dB/km
Power decreases by 50 %.
is given by,
=
z = 1 km
b) Since power decrease by 75%
z = 2 km
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7. Numerical Examples:
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Example 2: For a 30 km long fiber attenuation 0.8
dB/km at 1300nm. If a 200 µwatt power is launched into
the fiber, find the output power.
Solution : z = 30 km
α= 0.8 dB/km
P(0) = 200µW
Attenuation in optical fiber is given by,
P(Z)= -----
8. Numerical Examples:
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Example 3 : When mean optical power launched into
an 8 km length of fiber is 120 µW, the mean optical
power at the fiber output is 3 µW.
Determine –a) Overall signal attenuation in dB.
b) The overall signal attenuation for a 10 km optical
link using the same fiber with splices at 1 km intervals,
each giving an attenuation of 1 dB.
9. Numerical Examples:
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Solution: Given : z = 8 km
P(0) = 120 µW
P(z) = 3 µW
a) Overall attenuation is given by,
10. Numerical Examples:
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b) Overall attenuation for 10 km, Attenuation per km
Attenuation in 10 km link = 2.00 x 10 = 20 dB
In 10 km link there will be 9 splices at 1 km interval. Each splice
introducing attenuation of 1 dB.
Total attenuation = 20 dB + 9 dB = 29 dB
11. Numerical Examples:
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Example 4 : A continuous 12 km long optical fiber link has a loss of 1.5 dB/km.
What is the minimum optical power level that must be launched into the fiber to
maintain as optical power level of 0.3 µW at the receiving end
What is the required input power if the fiber has a loss of 2.5 dB/km
Solution : Given data : z = 12 km, α= 1.5 dB/km, P(0) = 0.3 µW
Attenuation in optical fiber is given by,
= 1.80
12. Numerical Examples: Example 4 ..........
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Optical power output = 4.76 x 10-9 W
13. Numerical Examples:
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ii) Input power =P(0)=? When α = 2.5 dB/km
P(0) = 4.76 µW
Input power= 4.76 µW
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Example5 : Optical power launched into fiber at
transmitter end is 150 µW. The power at the end of 10
km length of the link working in first windows is –
38.2 dBm. Another system of same length working in
second window is 47.5 µW. Same length system
working in third window has 50 % launched power.
Calculate fiber attenuation for each case and mention
wavelength of operation.
Solution : Given data: P(0) = 150 µW, z= 10 km
15. Numerical Examples:
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Attenuation in 1st window:
Attenuation in 2nd window:
Attenuation in 3rd window:
Wavelength in 1st window is 850 nm.
Wavelength in 2nd window is 1300 nm.
Wavelength in 3rd window is 1550 nm.
16. Numerical Examples:
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Example 6 : The input power to an optical fiber is 2
mW while the power measured at the output end is 2
µW. If the fiber attenuation is 0.5 dB/km, calculate the
length of the fiber.
Solution: Given : P(0) = 2 mwatt = 2 x 10-3 watt
P(z) = 2 µwatt = 2 x 10-6 watt, α = 0.5 dB/km
17. Absorption
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Absorption loss is related to the material composition and fabrication
process of fiber. Absorption loss results in dissipation of some
optical power in the fiber cable.
Although glass fibers are extremely pure, some impurities still remain
as residue after purification. The amount of absorption by these
impurities depends on their concentration and light wavelength.
Absorption in optical fiber is caused by these three mechanisms:
1. Absorption by atomic defects in the glass composition
2. Extrinsic absorption by impurity atoms in the glass material
3. Intrinsic absorption by the basic constituent atoms of the fiber
material.
18. Absorption by atomic defects in the glass
composition:
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Absorption by Atomic Defects:
Atomic defects are imperfections in the atomic structure of the fiber
materials such as missing molecules, high density clusters of atom
groups. These absorption losses are negligible compared with intrinsic
and extrinsic losses.
The absorption effect is most significant when fiber is exposed to ionizing
radiation in nuclear reactor, medical therapies, space missions etc. The
radiation dames the internal structure of fiber. The damages are
proportional to the intensity of ionizing particles. This results in
increasing attenuation due to atomic defects and absorbing optical
energy. The total dose a material receives is expressed in rad (Si), this
is the unit for measuring radiation absorbed in bulk silicon.
1 rad (Si) = 0.01 J/kg
19. Absorption by atomic defects in the glass
composition:
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The higher the radiation intensity more the attenuation as
shown in Figure below
20. Extrinsic Absorption :
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Extrinsic Absorption :
Extrinsic absorption occurs due to electronic transitions between the
energy level and because of charge transitions from one ion to another.
A major source of attenuation is from transition of metal impurity ions
such as iron, chromium, cobalt and copper. These losses can be up to 1
to 10 dB/km. The effect of metallic impurities can be reduce
Another major extrinsic loss is caused by absorption due to OH
(Hydroxil) ions impurities dissolved in glass. Vibrations occur
at wavelengths between 2.7 and 4.2 μm. The absorption peaks
occurs at 1400, 950 and 750 nm. These are first, second and third
overtones respectively.
21. Extrinsic Absorption :
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Figure shown below shows absorption spectrum for
OH group in silica. Between these absorption peaks
there are regions of low attenuation.
22. Intrinsic Absorption:
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Intrinsic Absorption:
Intrinsic absorption occurs when material is in absolutely pure state, no
density variation and inhomogenities. Thus intrinsic absorption sets the
fundamental lower limit on absorption for any particular material.
Intrinsic absorption results from electronic absorption bands in UV
region and from atomic vibration bands in the near infrared
region.
The electronic absorption bands are associated with the band gaps
of amorphous glass materials. Absorption occurs when a photon
interacts with an electron in the valance band and excites it to a
higher energy level. UV absorption decays exponentially with
increasing wavelength (λ).
23. Intrinsic Absorption:
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In the IR (infrared) region above 1.2 μm the optical waveguide
loss is determined by presence of the OH ions and inherent
IR absorption of the constituent materials. The inherent IR
absorption is due to interaction between the vibrating band
and the electromagnetic field of optical signal this results in
transfer of energy from field to the band, thereby giving rise
to absorption, this absorption is strong because of many
bonds present in the fiber.
The ultraviolet loss at any wavelength is expressed as,
24. Intrinsic Absorption:
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where, x is mole fraction of GeO2. λ is operating
wavelength. αuv is in dB/km.
The loss in infrared (IR) region (above 1.2 μm) is given
by expression :
The expression is derived for GeO2-SiO2 glass fiber
25. Scattering Losses
Scattering of light is the phenomenon in
which light rays get deviated from its straight
path on striking an obstacle like dust or gas
molecules, water vapours etc. Example:The
colors we see in the sky are due to scattering
of light.
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26. Classifications of scattering:
Linear scattering mechanisms cause the transfer of some or all of
the optical power contained within one propagating mode to be
transferred linearly (proportionally to the mode power) into a
different mode. Linear scattering may be categorized into two
major types: Rayleigh and Mie scattering
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27. Rayleigh Scattering Losses
Scattering losses exists in optical fibers because of microscopic
variations in the material density and composition. As glass is
composed by randomly connected network of molecules and
several oxides (e.g. SiO2, GeO2), these are the major cause of
compositional structure fluctuation. These two effects results to
variation in refractive index and Rayleigh type scattering of light.
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28. Rayleigh Scattering Losses
Rayleigh scattering of light is due to small localized changes
in the refractive index of the core and cladding material.
There are two causes during the manufacturing of fiber.
1. The first is due to slight fluctuation in mixing of ingredients.
The random changes because of this are impossible to eliminate
completely.
2. The other cause is slight change in density as the silica cools
and solidifies. When light ray strikes such zones it gets
scattered in all directions. The amount of scatter depends on the
size of the discontinuity compared with the wavelength of the
light, so the shortest wavelength (highest frequency) suffers
most scattering.
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29. Rayleigh Scattering Losses
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The Figure below shows graphically the relationship between wavelength
and Rayleigh scattering loss.
Scattering loss for single component glass is given by
Alternate expression
31. Mie Scattering :
Multimode fibers have higher dopant concentrations and greater
compositional fluctuations. The overall losses in this fibers are
more as compared to single mode fibers.
Mie Scattering :
Mie scattering is named after German physicist Gustav Mie. ... For glass fibers, Mie
scattering occurs in inhomogeneities such as core-cladding refractive index variations
over the length of the fiber, impurities at the core-cladding interface, strains or bubbles
in the fiber, or diameter fluctuations.
Linear scattering also occurs at inhomogenities and these arise from imperfections
in the fiber’s geometry, irregularities in the refractive index and the presence of
bubbles etc. caused during manufacture. Careful control of manufacturing
process can reduce Mie scattering to insignificant levels.
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32. Dispersion:
Dispersion is the spreading out of a light pulse in time as it
propagates down the fiber.
Dispersion and attenuation of pulse travelling along the fiber is
shown in Fig. below
Fig. shows, after travelling some distance, pulse starts broadening and overlap
with the neighbouring pulses. At certain distance the pulses are not even
distinguishable and error will occur at receiver. Therefore the information
capacity is specified by bandwidth- distance product (MHz . km).
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33. Material Dispersion
Material dispersion is also called as chromatic dispersion. Material dispersion is
due to change in index of refraction for different wavelengths.
A light ray contains components of various wavelengths centered at wavelength
λ10.
The time delay is different for different wavelength components. This results in
time dispersion of pulse at the receiving end of fiber.
Fig. shows index of refraction as a function of optical wavelength.
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The material dispersion for unit length (L = 1) is given by
34. Material Dispersion
where, c = Light velocity
λ = Center wavelength
= Second derivative of index of refraction w.r.t wavelength
Negative sign shows that the upper sideband signal (lowest wavelength) arrives
before the lower sideband (highest wavelength).
The amount of material dispersion depends upon the chemical composition of
glass.
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35. Example 1 : An LED operating at 850 nm has a spectral width of 45 nm. What is
the pulse spreading in ns/km due to material dispersion
Solution : Given : λ = 850 nm
σ = 45 nm
pulse broadening due to material dispersion is given by, σm = σ LM
Considering length L = 1 metre
For LED source operating at 850 nm, =0.025
M = 9.8 ps/nm/km
σm = 441 ns/km …
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36. Waveguide Dispersion
Waveguide dispersion is caused by the difference in the index of refraction
between the core and cladding, resulting in a ‘drag’ effect between the core and
cladding portions of the power.
Waveguide dispersion is significant only in fibers carrying fewer than 5-10
modes. Since multimode optical fibers carry hundreds of modes, they will not
have observable waveguide dispersion.
The group delay is arising due to waveguide dispersion.
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37. Waveguide Dispersion
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Where, b = Normalized propagation constant k =
2π / λ (group velocity)
Normalized frequency V,
The second term is waveguide dispersion and is mode dependent term..
As frequency is a function of wavelength, the group velocity of the
energy varies with frequency. The produces additional losses
(waveguide dispersion). The propagation constant (b) varies with
wavelength, the causes of which are independent of material
dispersion.
38. Chromatic Dispersion
The combination of material dispersion and waveguide dispersion is called
chromatic dispersion. These losses primarily concern the spectral width of
transmitter and choice of correct wavelength.
A graph of effective refractive index against wavelength illustrates the effects of
material, chromatic and waveguide dispersion.
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39. Material dispersion and waveguide dispersion effects vary in opposite senses as
the wavelength increased, but at an optimum wavelength around 1300 nm, two
effects almost cancel each other and chromatic dispersion is at minimum.
Attenuation is therefore also at minimum and makes 1300 nm a highly attractive
operating wavelength.
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40. Bending Loss
Radiative losses occur whenever an optical fiber undergoes a bend of finite radius
of curvature. Fibers can be subjected to two types of bends:
a)Macroscopic bends (having radii that are large as compared with the fiber
diameter)
b) Random microscopic bends of fiber axis
Losses due to curvature and losses caused by an abrupt change in radius of
curvature are referred to as ‘bending losses.’
The sharp bend of a fiber causes significant Radiative losses and there is also
possibility of mechanical failure. This is shown in Fig.
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41. As the core bends the normal will follow it and the ray will now find itself on
the wrong side of critical angle and will escape. The sharp bends are therefore
avoided.
The radiation loss from a bent fiber depends on –Field strength of certain
critical distance xc from fiber axis where power is lost through radiation.
The radius of curvature R.
The higher order modes are less tightly bound to the fiber core, the higher
order modes radiate out of fiber firstly.
For multimode fiber, the effective number of modes that can be guided by
curved fiber is where, α is graded index profile.
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42. Delta is core – cladding index difference. n2 is refractive index of cladding. k is
wave propagation constant .
N∞ is total number of modes in a straight fiber.
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43. Microbending
Micro bending Loss
Another form of radiation loss in optical waveguide results from mode
coupling caused by random micro bends of the optical fiber.
Micro bends are repetitive small scale fluctuations in the radius of curvature
of the fiber axis.
They are caused either by non uniformities in the manufacturing of the fiber or
by non uniform lateral pressures created during the cabling of the fiber.
An increase in attenuation results from micro bending because the fiber
curvature causes repetitive coupling of energy between the guided modes and
the leaky or non guided modes in the fiber.
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44. Microbending
Micro bending losses can be minimized by placing a compressible jacket over the
fiber. When external forces are applied to this configuration, the jacket will be
deformed but the fiber will tend to stay relatively straight.
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Microbending is a loss due to small bending or distortions. This small
microbending is not visible. The losses due to this are temperature related,
tensile related or crush related
45. The effects of microbending on multimode fiber can result in increasing
attenuation (depending on wavelength) to a series of periodic peaks and troughs
on the spectral attenuation curve. These effects can be minimized during
installation and testing. Fig.2.4.2 illustrates
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46. Macro bending
The macro bending losses are cause by large scale bending of fiber. The losses
are eliminated when the bends are straightened. The losses can be minimized by
not exceeding the long term bend radii. Fig. below illustrates macro bending
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