Analysis of performance limits in optical communications due to fiber nonlinearity and third order dispersion

Abstract

In this study, an analysis is conducted to treasure the expressions of the pulsation expansion factor, in addition to the standardized output, and solve the nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSE), reflecting the impact of XPM on third order dispersion. Using large effective area fiber (LEAF) and standard single-mode fiber (SSMF), the effects of transmission distances and varying input powers are assessed at various transmission speeds. The first and second order GVD XPM effects are the only factors influencing the pulse’s propagation. The second-order effects of GVD are not noticeable at short distances and low bit rates, but they become noticeable and impact system performance as the bit rate increases. The study discovered that input dominance has less of an impact on pulse width than data rate and fiber length. Methodical derivation and numerical simulation using the split-phase Fourier method at the same data rate and input power yield the SSMF and LEAF consequences. In comparison to LEAF fibers, XPM has a greater beneficial impact on second and third order dispersion in SSMF fibers.