VPIphotonics at OFC 2009
Come and visit us at Booth 827!
Feature Presentations
100GbE, Multilevel Modulation Formats and Coherent Detection
VPIsystems experts will discuss design aspects of 100Gb/s transmission systems. This includes options for generating multilevel modulation formats such as mPSK, mQAM, and OFDM, pro's and contra's for using direct and coherent detection, as well as requirements on optical and electrical components.Electronic Digital Signal Processing and Equalization
Requirements for robust and cost-effective WDM networks drive the demand for electronic pre-compensation and equalization (e.g., FFE-DFE, MLSE, coherent detection associated to DSP). VPIsystems experts will demonstrate performance advantages of different techniques in light of impairments resulting from transmitter/receiver influences, fiber propagation, optical bandwidth and noise limitations.Dynamic Network Reconfiguration and EDFA Transients
VPIsystems experts will illustrate the impact of dynamic traffic changes on system performance from adding/dropping and switching channels using ROADMs. Different control schemes for EDFA transients will be discussed. The impact of power loops in Ring architectures will be illustrated.Aggregation, Optical Access and RF-over-Fiber
Requirements for the delivery of analog and digital services in access networks including FTTx/PON and wireless backhaul will be discussed. Predicting network performance requires modeling impairments resulting from QAM distortion ingress, SBS and others. Various examples of access topologies and high dynamic range systems will be shown, for instance the usage of reflective semiconductor optical amplifiers (RSOA) in PON-ONUs.Raman Amplification and Doped-Fiber Applications
An introduction into the theoretical background of modeling doped or co-doped fibers for amplification and lasing will be explored. Examples of designs for Er/Yb co-doped fiber amplifiers, cladding pumped high power lasers and pulsed fiber lasers will be presented. Automated Raman pump optimization in light of realistic fiber propagation characteristics will be discussed.Tunable Lasers and Photonic Integrated Circuits
Technologies for Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) are the focus of new component designs, as they feature a large variety of complex multifunctional elements. VPIsystems experts will demonstrate design applications for devices such as integrated laser-modulator, I-Q modulator/receiver, and multi-section tunable laser. Designs include the modeling of carrier dynamics, nonlinear effects, tuning dynamics and others.Equipment Configuration for Branched Networks
The configuration of optical transmission links requires consideration of many trade-offs to optimize performance while minimizing costs. VPIsystems experts show how to capture innovations as link design rules and equipment libraries to help application engineers respond to RFQs by configuring equipment based on brown and green field requirements. Detailed customizable reports (such as system performance, BOM, equipment utilization) will be generated.
Meet the Experts!
Do you require additional information on a particular issue? Are you interested in discussing a specific design or application topic? Arrange a meeting with a member of the VPIphotonics R&D team!To ensure we have the right expert available for you, please indicate your name, company, the issue you want to discuss and your availability during the conference. We will get back to you.
R&D Activities
Learn more about our current R&D activities! VPIphotonics partners with public research institutes, industry and universities to develop advanced solutions for the design and optimization of future photonic networks. These activities range from components design to network planning.
VPI-100
The purpose of the VPI-100 project is to develop new modeling functions enabling the analysis, design and optimization of next generation transmission systems with data rates of 100Gb/s and beyond. VPIsystems experts will discuss modeling constraints and development plans related to this project. VPI-100 is part of the Celtic initiative 100-GET.REALM
VPIphotonics partners with Acreo AB, HHI and u²t to develop realistic models for high-speed electrical and opto-electrical components based on both, analytical models and laboratory measurements.FTTX-PLAN
VPIphotonics partners with atesio, HHI, ZIB and Bentz Consulting to develop new tools and techniques for the techno-economic design, optimization and analysis of optical access networks.
VPItransmissionMakerTM & VPIcomponentMakerTM v8.0
VPIsystems is pleased to present Version 8.0 of its market-leading Photonic Design Automation suite VPItransmissionMaker & VPIcomponentMaker providing many new modeling features, improved usability and advances in design process and data analysis compared to the previous version.
Version 8.0 supports the various aspects of 100Gb/s systems design. It offers flexible and customizable models for optical transmitter and receiver components that are used in mPSK, mQAM and OFDM transmission systems. Further on, significant modeling advances for AWGs, SOAs, polarization tracking are provided. The new VPIdesignRules control interface supports the quick assessment of signal quality measures in WDM transmission systems using given or self-written engineering design rules. Link analysis now also supports the tracking and visualization of dynamic changes of signal properties and path characteristics. To speed up the design process, interactive simulations (such as parameter sweeps and Monte-Carlo variations) can be directed from a single user interface to multiple local or remote cores. Version 8.0 supports Windows 32 and 64-bit flavors.
VPIlinkConfiguratorTM v3.1
VPIlinkConfigurator is a versatile software tool for optical link engineering including automatic equipment placement and configuration and a thorough system wide performance assessment. This tool enables the rapid turnaround of network design tasks, product application requests and RFQs. In addition, uniform results, across an organization, are ensured through the use of controlled equipment libraries and link design methodologies.
Version 3.1 provides powerful link modeling capabilities using sophisticated, patented algorithms in conjunction with an easy-to-use graphical user interface. It supports equipment configuration of complex network topologies containing nodes that serve as traffic branching and re-entry points. The two-dimensional topology editor offers Graph view (showing network connections and traffic demands) and Level view (showing details of nodes, repeater huts and fiber routes). The library of Photonic Item Types and System Engineering Rules has been updated and increased. Further on, the display of charts in Interactive view has been improved, traffic demands can be im/exported now and channel-specific parameter attributes adjusted via API.
University Program
VPIsystems supports 140+ universities and non-profit research centers around the world to simulate lab experiments, perform classroom demonstrations, and investigate new designs. The VPIphotonics University Program offers academic software licensing and training discounts, flexible licensing options and course material development.
Photonics Curriculum v5.0
With the Photonics Curriculum our partners receive a free package of course material including lecture notes and laboratory exercises for academic programs. The curriculum is designed to teach the basics of Photonics using VPIsystems modeling and analysis tools. The material consists of individual modules that are customizable and extendable. The latest version 5.0 contains 15 course modules with new laboratory exercises for VPItransmissionMaker & VPIcomponentMaker v8.0.Free Simulator – The patented VPIplayerTM
Sophisticated simulation setups can be exported from VPIphotonics optical equipment design suite, easily distributed as dynamicDataSheet™ (dds), and run in the free simulator VPIplayer. This empowers R&D engineers or teachers to present their ideas to colleagues, customers or students who have less specialized technical knowledge, and no need for detailed design and simulation software. VPIplayer comes with a fully featured photonic simulation engine and generates results on flexible data analyzers. Interactive settings allow adjusting parameter settings via predefined sliders.