Digital filters for optical signal coherent reception at 112 Gbit /s by using QPSK modulation and polarization division multiplexing

Orientadores: Aldário Chrestani Bordonalli, Júlio César Rodrigues Fernandes de OliveiraDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de ComputaçãoResumo: As mudanças nos padrões de tráfego na internet forçam a constante evolução das redes ópticas, que, por serem sistemas com grande capacidade e se estenderam por milhares de quilômetros, são a principal aposta para suprir a demanda por banda. A solução adotada foi aumentar a eficiência espectral da transmissão, por meio do uso de formatos de modulação de alta ordem, como o PSK e o QAM, da detecção coerente e da multiplexação em polarização. Nessa dissertação, os conceitos de uma transmissão coerente digital e os principais algoritmos para a recepção e recuperação de sinal são apresentados, considerando o formato de modulação DP-QPSK com taxa agregada de 112 Gb/s. É proposto, também, um método de adaptação de ganho para o algoritmo de módulo constante (CMA), que acelera a convergência e torna a rotina que rastreia as mudanças no estado de polarização do sinal óptico mais rápido e robusto. Os algoritmos para cada funcionalidade foram testados individualmente em simulação. O melhor conjunto de algoritmos é analisado e configurações experimentais em back-to-back com carregamento de ruído ASE, em anel de recirculação óptico de 225 km com 80 canais DWDM e, também, em transmissão pela Rede Experimental de Alta Velocidade GIGA no trecho Campinas - São Paulo - Campinas. Para a configuração em back-to-back, o limite do sistema foi de 10,5 dB de OSNR. No anel de recirculação, foi possível a transmissão de 80 canais a 112 Gb/s, totalizando 8,96 Tbit/s por 2925 km e ocupando 50 GHz de banda, ou por 2475 km e ocupando 25 GHz. Na rede GIGA, o sistema se mostrou estável, com taxa de erro de bits bem inferior ao limite por mais de 3 horas de análise. O método de adaptação de ganho proposto conseguiu acompanhar mais de 20 Mrad/s e 3 Mrad/s de variação angular no estado de polarização para 34 dB e 15 dB de OSNR, respectivamente, enquanto o CMA sem adaptação de ganho falha a 10 Mrad/s e 1,5 Mrad/s nas mesmas condições. Os resultados demonstram a eficácia e a estabilidade dos algoritmos e a capacidade de recuperação do sinal em simulação, em experimentos laboratoriais ou em campoAbstract: The changes in traffic patterns due to the Internet force the constant evolution of optical networks. These systems, designed to deliver high transmission capacity over thousands of kilometers, are the key solution to meet the demand for bandwidth. The recent tendency to provide wider bandwidth without changing the infrastructure already deployed has been to increase the spectral efficiency of transmission by using high order modulation formats, such as PSK and QAM, and employment coherent detection along with polarization multiplexing. In this work the concepts of optical digital coherent systems and the main algorithms for signal reception and recovery are presented, considering QPSK modulation format and polarization multiplexing (DP-QPSK) at 112 Gb/s. It is also proposed a method for adaptive adjustment of the constant modulus algorithm (CMA) gain, which accelerates the convergence and makes the algorithm faster and more robust to changes in the state of polarization of the optical signal. The algorithms for each function were tested individually in a simulation setup. The best set of algorithms were then obtained and applied in the receiver end of different experimental setups: back-to-back with ASE noise loading; 225-km optical recirculation loop with 80 DWDM channels; and a field transmission over part of the high-capacity experimental network GIGA (Campinas - São Paulo - Campinas). For the back-to-back setup, the system limit was achieved at 10.5 dB of OSNR. For the recirculation loop, it was possible to transmit up to 80 channels at 112 Gb/s, or 8.96 Tbit/s for overall system capacity, over 2925 km, considering 50-GHz bandwidth signal, or 2475 km for 25-GHz bandwidth signal. For the GIGA network, the system was stable with bit error rate well below the FEC threshold during the 3-hour analysis. The gain adaptation method proposed was able to track over 20 Mrad/s and 3 Mrad/s of angular rotation rate in the state of polarization for OSNRs of 34 dB and 15 dB, respectively, while the CMA without gain adaptation fails to track frequencies above 10 Mrad/s and 1.5 Mrad/s in the same conditions. The results show that the set of algorithms is effective, stable and capable of recovering the signal during simulation, laboratory experiments or field trialsMestradoTelecomunicações e TelemáticaMestre em Engenharia Elétric

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