Table 1 Simulation parameters

Bit Rate

10 Gbps

Time window

1.28e-0.08 s

Sample rate

640 GHz

Sequence length

128 Bits

Samples per Bit

64

Number of samples

8192

Sensitivity

− 100 dBm

Resolution

0.01 nm

Fiber length

50 Km

Optical power of CW laser

2 dBm

Linewidth of CW laser

10 MHz

Wavelength of CW laser

1550 nm

Dispersion of optical fiber

16.75 ps/nm/km

Switching Bias Voltage of MZM

4v

Switching RF Voltage of MZM

4v

Photodiode responsivity

0.8A/W

Extinction Ratio of MZ-5

30 dB