Mode Partition Noise and Modal-Chromatic Dispersion Interaction Effects on Random Jitter

Abstract

The generation and accumulation of random jitter (RJ) in channels using multimode fibers (MMF) and vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSEL) is investigated. A novel theoretical model that accommodates mode partition noise (MPN) and modal-chromatic dispersion interaction (MCDI) for the length dependence of RJ in VCSEL-MMF channels is developed. The proposed model requires a few channel parameters such as length, MPN coefficient, spectral width of the source, and a new parameter for describing the modal-chromatic interaction. Simulation predictions are verified by experiments.