Cable capacity and cost/bit modeling of submarine MCF systems with MC-EDFA alternatives
Cable capacity and cost/bit modeling of submarine MCF systems with MC-EDFA alternatives
We model and examine various amplification options for trans-oceanic repeatered submarine systems using multicore fiber (MCF) transmission in the context of relative cable capacity and relative system cost/bit. First, we compare the optical performance of various configurations of parallel standard single-core erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (SC-EDFAs) and multicore erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (MC-EDFAs), including both the C/L-bands and core/cladding pump designs. Key amplifier parameters governing expected capacity and cost/bit performance include noise figure, amplifier bandwidth, relative electrical-to-optical conversion efficiency, and relative amplifier cost. We make our best estimates of these parameters through modeling, analysis, and component cost estimates and assess the sensitivity of the results to the nominal values. We find that MC-EDFAs using either core- or cladding-pumping might offer lower cost/bit than parallel SC-EDFAs but cladding-pumping may reduce cable capacities due to the higher noise figure and potentially smaller amplifier bandwidth.
Costs, Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers, Optical fiber amplifiers, Optical fiber cables, Optical fiber devices, Repeaters, Underwater cables, cable capacity, multicore fiber, optical fiber amplifiers, submarine cables, Cable capacity, optical fiber cables
3559-3566
Downie, John D.
89e8cbc6-e375-4c75-a77f-2c0c8386591a
Jung, Yongmin
6685e51e-be47-4c96-8c4b-65aee3b5126d
Makovejs, Sergejs
fa122ed2-d847-46af-96ed-fa147ed073b0
Edwards, Merrion
9e360cf7-2ba4-4db8-9873-928d9be59415
Richardson, David J.
ebfe1ff9-d0c2-4e52-b7ae-c1b13bccdef3
1 June 2023
Downie, John D.
89e8cbc6-e375-4c75-a77f-2c0c8386591a
Jung, Yongmin
6685e51e-be47-4c96-8c4b-65aee3b5126d
Makovejs, Sergejs
fa122ed2-d847-46af-96ed-fa147ed073b0
Edwards, Merrion
9e360cf7-2ba4-4db8-9873-928d9be59415
Richardson, David J.
ebfe1ff9-d0c2-4e52-b7ae-c1b13bccdef3
Downie, John D., Jung, Yongmin, Makovejs, Sergejs, Edwards, Merrion and Richardson, David J.
(2023)
Cable capacity and cost/bit modeling of submarine MCF systems with MC-EDFA alternatives.
IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, 41 (11), .
(doi:10.1109/JLT.2023.3253259).
Abstract
We model and examine various amplification options for trans-oceanic repeatered submarine systems using multicore fiber (MCF) transmission in the context of relative cable capacity and relative system cost/bit. First, we compare the optical performance of various configurations of parallel standard single-core erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (SC-EDFAs) and multicore erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (MC-EDFAs), including both the C/L-bands and core/cladding pump designs. Key amplifier parameters governing expected capacity and cost/bit performance include noise figure, amplifier bandwidth, relative electrical-to-optical conversion efficiency, and relative amplifier cost. We make our best estimates of these parameters through modeling, analysis, and component cost estimates and assess the sensitivity of the results to the nominal values. We find that MC-EDFAs using either core- or cladding-pumping might offer lower cost/bit than parallel SC-EDFAs but cladding-pumping may reduce cable capacities due to the higher noise figure and potentially smaller amplifier bandwidth.
Text
JLT_ECOC2022_MC_EDFA
- Accepted Manuscript
More information
Accepted/In Press date: 3 March 2023
Published date: 1 June 2023
Additional Information:
Funding Information:
The work of Yongmin Jung and David J. Richardson was supported by Engineering and Physical Science Research Council under Grant EP/N00762X/1.
Publisher Copyright:
© 1983-2012 IEEE.
Keywords:
Costs, Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers, Optical fiber amplifiers, Optical fiber cables, Optical fiber devices, Repeaters, Underwater cables, cable capacity, multicore fiber, optical fiber amplifiers, submarine cables, Cable capacity, optical fiber cables
Identifiers
Local EPrints ID: 477307
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/477307
ISSN: 0733-8724
PURE UUID: 83fe3412-f913-4cc3-aa9c-2d80ee1f27fd
Catalogue record
Date deposited: 02 Jun 2023 16:45
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 03:15
Export record
Altmetrics
Contributors
Author:
John D. Downie
Author:
Sergejs Makovejs
Author:
Merrion Edwards
Download statistics
Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.
View more statistics
