Study of the Different Optical Filters in SAC-OCDMA System

Abstract

Abstract Spectral amplitude coding for optical code division multiple access (SAC-OCDMA) networks has received much attention over the last two decades. This article aims to explore the impact of encoder change on different types of optical filters, such as the Gaussian optical filter and the Bessel optical filter, for high data rates and to give an overview on importance of choosing the optimal type of optical filter according to the frequency range selected by the user is 25 and 50 GHz. SAC-OCDMA transmitter utilizes Wavelength Division Multiplexing multiplexer (WDM MUX) as an encoder, to generate a code having low cross-correlation called Random Diagonal code, and spectral direct detection as a detection technique. The change of optical filter, in WDM MUX, directly affects the performance of the system. The results show that the system for 50 GHz, with a WDM MUX, using a Gaussian optical filter has better performance compared to the optical Bessel filter and can reach a bit error rate (BER) of 10−25. SAC-OCDMA system, using a WDM MUX based on Bessel filters with a bit rate of 300Mb/s, achieves a BER of 10−28 which leads us to recommend it for second norm 25 GHz. Moreover, the power received increases by 4 dBm every 20 Km with the increase in the length of the fibre for both filters Bessel and Gaussian. Our work focuses on the two 25 and 50 GHz bands, after a study on the impact of the change of the bandwidth and the order of the different optical filters used according to the BER applied to the different networks of access, such as local area network (LAN).