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| Author(s): |
Pedro Luiz Lima Bertarini
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Carlos. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos (EESC/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2012-12-11 |
| Examining board members: |
Ben Hur Viana Borges;
Marcelo Luís Francisco Abbade;
Amílcar Careli César;
Gustavo Fraidenraich;
Cleber Renato Mendonça
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| Advisor: | Ben Hur Viana Borges |
| Abstract | |
In this work we perform a comprehensive analysis of a spectral phase-encoded time spreading optical code division multiple access (SPECTS-OCDMA) system. Despite being a numerical study, efforts were concentrated on the investigation of more realistic scenarios using as much information as possible from implemented test-beds in laboratories. In this context, after take into account the impact of dispersive and nonlinear effects of optical fiber in SPECTS-OCDMA systems, some devices of the optical signal reception subsystem are modeled (nonlinear optical loop mirror and nonlinear thresholder), and their influences on system performance are shown. This allowed for the first time in the OCDMA literature the identification of the exact degree of interference that each code of a particular family of codes causes on other codes of the same family. This analysis considerably advances the common sense adopted in the literature in which all codes of the same family perform equally. It is demonstrated that an adequate (optimal) choice of codes can reduce considerably the bit error rate (BER). The optimal code-sets are obtained in terms of the interference pattern caused by every code on the code of interest. Furthermore, it is shown that the use of optimal code-sets not only improves the overall system performance in terms of BER, but also eliminates the orthogonality failure (never accounted for in previous OCDMA analysis) due to crosstalk. This issue is also addressed in details in this work since it seriously compromises the security of the system against (intentional or unintentional) eavesdroppers. Still aiming at modeling devices for coherent optical systems, it is investigated the evolution of ultrashort high-power pulses (spectrally phase modulated) in high nonlinear fibers. This phenomenon known as supercontinuum generation is characterized by strong spectral broadening induced by nonlinear effects in optical medium, and finds a wide range of applications such as optical coherence tomography, spectroscopy and frequency metrology. However, tailoring the supercontinuum (SC) spectra to a specific application requires the correct choice of the optical fiber and the ultrashort pulse source. Once these parameters are defined, it becomes very difficult to achieve a fine tune of the generated spectra. Therefore, an alternative is to phase modulate the input pulse to adjust the generated spectra to a specific application. Also, we show that this technique allow us to generate tunable optical frequency combs simply by adjusting the modulation parameters. (AU) | |