It is difficult in optical communication systems to predict the final signal at the customer side because of using various components and the effect of many features. Simulation helps to analyze and expect the performance before any actual hardware is done. In the proposed research, Optisystem 12th version software is used in order to analyze transmitting 40Gb/s, 10Gb/s for each channel, in four channels of coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) from the transmitter to the receiver based on extinction ratio and the distance of the optical fiber until 100km. An Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA) is used for long distances. The objective of the simulation is to certify that the received signals are not affected by the noise and attenuation so they are undamaged and in good condition by using bit error rate (BER) analyzer. From the simulation obtained, maximum Q factor, eye height, and threshold decreased as the fiber length increased, and as the value of the extinction ratio increased, the eye height increased but threshold decreased. The results of the CWDM are presented in this paper.
Keywords: -Bit Error Rate (BER), Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM), Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA),
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