Assignment 3 - ECPE31 - 2023
Assignment 3 - ECPE31 - 2023
Assignment 3 - ECPE31 - 2023
1. A Ge photodiode incorporated into an optical fiber receiver working at a wavelength of 1.55 μm has a
dark current of 250 nA at the operating temperature. When the incident optical power at this
wavelength is 10-6 W and the responsivity of the device is 0.6 AW -1, and shot noise dominates in the
receiver. Determine the SNR in dB at the receiver when the post detection bandwidth is 300 MHz.
2. Consider a dispersion flattened SM optical fiber with 6ps/nm.km dispersion over 1550nm
transmission window. The fiber employs WDM transmission in the same window with 35
wavelengths over a 500km link. Calculate maximum transmission capacity (in Gbps) assuming Laser
with spectral width of 20GHZ.
3. A Si PIN diode with diameter of 0.5mm is to be used with a load resistance of 100 Ω. Estimate the
thickness of intrinsic region so that the diode response is improved. Obtain the corresponding
responsivity if the diode is provided with antireflection coating. Assume ε=10.4×10 -10 F/m and υd= 107
m/s.
4. Design a 4*4 switch based on MZI. Explain the results and how it can be useful to realize WDM
systems.
5. A LASER diode has lateral and transverse half-power widths of 2θ=60º and 30º, respectively. What
are the transverse and lateral power distribution coefficients for this device?
6. Propose a LASER diode structure with suitable material for single mode operation.