Multi-objective Optimization of Amplifier Operating Point and Launch Signal Power Pre-emphasis in a Cascade of EDFAs

Abstract

The determination of the optical setup for the devices to maximize transmission quality is a challenging task. In this paper, we propose to jointly optimize the operating points of the optical amplifiers in the communication link and a linear pre-emphasis in the transmitters’ launch power. We deploy a multi-objective algorithm to maximize the performance of an optical link impaired by the amplified spontaneous emission noise (ASE) and gain distortions generated by a chain of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA), aiming to maximize the minimum OSNR in all transmitted channels and minimize the overall cascade tilt. We analyzed two scenarios with different characteristics, and the simulation results indicate that the proposed optimization scheme achieves better performance outcomes (considering OSNR and tilt).