Optical Network Link Budgets EE 548 Spring 2005
Reference Model
Link types
Link budget considerations Laser power Laser line width Link losses Bit rate Detector sensitivity
Impairments Connector and splice losses Fiber attenuation Polarization mode dispersion (PMD) Chromatic dispersion Filter losses Splitter losses Isolator losses
Short haul link
100 km, 8 wavelength WDM channels, 2.5 Gb/s
Long haul network case study
Long haul versus ultra long haul WDM systems Long haul (LH) Amplifier spacing: km Regenerator spacing: km Capacity: 80x10Gb/s Cost: $$ Ultra long haul (ULH) Amplifier spacing: km Regenerator spacing: km Capacity: 56x10Gb/s Cost: $$$