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    The document describes determining the sensitivity of an optical receiver by calculating and simulating the minimum received power needed to achieve a Q factor of 6. It provides formulas to calculate sensitivity based on thermal noise, including the thermal noise spectral density which is based on the last two digits of the student's ID number. The student is asked to perform the calculation, simulate the receiver layout while adjusting power levels to obtain a Q factor of 6, and report the results and any differences between the calculation and simulation.

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    The document describes determining the sensitivity of an optical receiver by calculating and simulating the minimum received power needed to achieve a Q factor of 6. It provides formulas to calculate sensitivity based on thermal noise, including the thermal noise spectral density which is based on the last two digits of the student's ID number. The student is asked to perform the calculation, simulate the receiver layout while adjusting power levels to obtain a Q factor of 6, and report the results and any differences between the calculation and simulation.

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    The document describes determining the sensitivity of an optical receiver by calculating and simulating the minimum received power needed to achieve a Q factor of 6. It provides formulas to calculate sensitivity based on thermal noise, including the thermal noise spectral density which is based on the last two digits of the student's ID number. The student is asked to perform the calculation, simulate the receiver layout while adjusting power levels to obtain a Q factor of 6, and report the results and any differences between the calculation and simulation.

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    Receiver Sensitivity

    Objective:

    Determine the sensitivity of a PIN photodiode based optical receiver by determining the
    minimum received power necessary to achieve a given Q factor. Compare the results of
    simulation with the results of an analytic approach.

    Theory:

    If we include only the effect of thermal noise, the sensitivity of a PIN photodiode-based
    receiver is

    Qσ T
    S=
    R

    where

    • S = sensitivity (W)
    • Q = desired Q factor (related to the desired bit error rate or BER)
    • R = photodiode responsivity (A/W)
    • σT = rms thermal noise current (A)

    The rms thermal noise current σT is given by

    σ T2 = S T B

    where

    • ST = thermal noise spectral density (A2/Hz)


    • B = receiver bandwidth (Hz)

    Calculations:

    The table below lists the receiver specifications:

    Operating bit rate 2.5 Gb/s


    Bandwidth 1.65 x bit rate
    Thermal noise spectral density X.Y x 10-22 A2/Hz
    Desired Q factor 6
    PIN photodiode responsivity 1 A/W
    X and Y are the last two digits of your student ID number. For example, if your ID
    number ends with 43, then us ST = 4.3 x 10-22. Determine the receiver sensitivity using
    the formulas given above.

    Layout:

    The layout consists of:


    1. CW laser source
    2. Modulator with a non-return to zero modulator
    3. Optical attenuator
    4. PIN photodiode with an electrical filter

    The PIN photodiode has the responsivity left as its default value, 1 A/W. The dark
    current is set to 0. The ASE noise parameter is turned off. The thermal noise parameter is
    available for you to edit.

    Power meters have been placed at the output of the modulator and after the attenuator to
    allow you to determine the optical power at the output of the transmitter and the input to
    the receiver.

    Simulation:

    Adjust the output power to obtain a transmission output power 0dBm. Set the attenuator
    to 20dB. Run the simulation. Adjust the attenuator until the Q factor is 6.00±0.05.

    Report:

    • A neat, well-presented summary of your pre-lab calculations (attach any hand-


    written calculations).
    • Screen shots or other displays of the results of your simulation including power
    readings BER analyzer display (including eye diagram).
    • Discussion of any differences between the calculation and the simulation results.

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