A Systematic Technique for Attenuation and Dispersion Reduction in Fiber Optics Communication using an Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier

Optical fiber communication system limitations ranges from natural to artificial. In this work, the natural problems were understudied and enhancement solutions proffered using Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA). Experimental characterization was carried out over the period of 15months using MTN Fiber Optic backbone project as a test bed. The result obtained showed that amplification occurred in Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA) at 1550nm with almost zero attenuation and dispersion. With this technique it was observed that optic-electro and electro-optical conversion in normal amplification process which causes data losses was totally eliminated. The percentage of improvement in the research work compared with previous works was found to be 23%. The effectiveness of EDFA scheme deployed in reducing the attenuation and dispersion was shown in simulation result and Excel plots. A simulation validation showed an effective throughput response owing to zero dispersion and attenuation. From the data analysis result, it is feasible to address attenuation/dispersion issues in communication systems to a very minimal level with high electronic amplification.