光纤布喇格光栅作为增益均衡器的掺铒光纤EDFA放大器

采用平均反转率模型分析了带光纤布喇格光栅的增益平坦掺铒光纤放大器,其输出增益可由一组耦合超越方程描述,而非耦合微分方程,同时讨论了用于增益平坦的布喇格光栅的最佳位置设计作为增益建模和最佳设计实例,对于输入功率0.5mW位于1545～1552nm的8个波长信道,得到的输出增益不平坦度小于0.05dB.最后还证实了布喇格光栅作为增益均衡器具有高输出功率和功率转换效率的优越性.     

WDM用增益平坦的高增益低噪声双段级联掺铒光纤放大器

给出了设计波分复用(WDM)用高增益、低噪声和宽带宽增益平坦的双段级联掺铒光纤放大器(EDFA)的一般步骤和方法.通过优化设计各种参量,研制出了一台高增益、低噪声和宽带宽增益平坦的双段级联EDFA样机,实现了从1524.8～1561.4 nm共36.6 nm带宽内±0.325 dB的平坦增益,0 dBm输入时,饱和输出功率大于15 dBm的高功率输出;噪声指数低于5 dB.     

低噪声、高增益的L -band EDFA的实验研究

针对传统的L-band EDFA的工作效率低,提出了一种基于单根光纤光栅、泵浦分配、两段级联的EDFA的新结构,其中的光纤光栅用来反射无用的后向C-band ASE.系统地研究了泵浦比例和光纤光栅波长对增益噪声指数的影响关系.最后经实验验证,得到了低噪声、高增益的L-band的EDFA.其在输入信号光（1570 nm）功率为-30 dBm及泵浦功率为70 mW时,增益为22.26 dB,增益噪声指数为4.96 dB.     

喇曼光纤放大器结构对性能的影响

详细分析了拉曼光纤放大器的结构对性能的影响.基于受激喇曼散射效应中泵浦光与信号光之间相互作用的常微分方程,进行了数值模拟.模拟结果表明,喇曼光纤放大器结构对性能有着非常大的影响作用.后向泵浦结构,输出信号的光功率相对高于前向泵浦输出信号的光功率.当不考虑泵浦波动时,前向泵浦结构输出信号的信噪比高于后向输出信号的信噪比.在任何一种泵浦结构中都可获得高于41dB信噪比.设计了一种后向泵浦、增益平坦的放大器.该放大器可以实现90km、40×10Gbit/s复用信号的无损传输,增益波动小于1.2dB.     

掺铒光纤放大器的增益特性

采用980nm无铝InGaAs/InGAsP/InGaP高功率量子阱激光器泵浦掺铒光纤放大器。在泵浦功率为20mW时,增益为33dB,最大增益系数6．7dB/mW,饱和输出功率为6dBm,并给出掺铒光纤长度和泵浦功率与增益特性的关系。以及输出功率与增益特性的关系。     

线性啁啾长周期光纤光栅用作EDFA增益平坦滤波器的理论研究

提出用具有特定折射率调制包络的线性啁啾长周期光纤光栅作为掺铒光纤放大器(EDFA)的增益平坦滤波器.采用龙格库塔迭代法数值求解该类型光栅耦合模方程,就特定的掺铒光纤放大器增益谱,用Nelder-Mead优化算法对光栅结构参量(光栅长度、周期、线性啁啾系数、折射率调制包络的形状等)进行优化,设计出能在C波段35 nm带宽范围内对掺铒光纤放大器进行平坦化(增益起伏在±0.5 dB之内)的平坦滤波器.     

级联EDFA光纤传输系统级间损耗的优化

本文首先推导了给定传输距离条件下,单信道级联EDFA接收信噪比的一般表达式.分析表明,单信道情况下,EDFA的间隔越小,增益越低,信噪比越高.在此基础上,提出了“满足最小接收信噪比要求”的优化准则.对波分复用系统,我们提出了“使最小信噪比最大”的优化准则.实际模拟的结果证明了方法的可行性.采用此法可同时使信这间信噪比差别达到最小.     

基于新型长周期光纤光栅的掺铒光纤放大器

报道了基于高频CO₂激光脉冲写入的新型长周期光纤光栅的低噪音掺铒光纤放大器,这种新型长周期光纤光栅是用大约几千Hz的高频CO₂激光脉冲对光纤玻璃热冲击作用而形成的.在铒纤中插入一个长周期光纤光栅,会明显减少掺铒光纤放大器的放大自发辐射(ASE)噪音.报道了两种低噪音掺铒光纤放大器,作为前置放大器和线路放大器,它们的ASE噪音指数分别从4.0 dB减少到3.5 dB和从4.8 dB减少到4.3 dB,并且在作为线放时,其小信号增益从30 dB提高到37 dB,降噪及提高增益效应十分显著.     

掺铒光纤激光器输出特性的研究

根据掺铒光纤激光器的速率方程,对线性腔连续掺铒光纤激光器的输出特性进行了详细的理论分析,得到了980 nm泵浦的掺铒光纤激光器在稳态条件下的解析表达式.利用数值模拟结果对光纤激光器的上下能级粒子数和泵浦功率沿光纤长度分布以及泵浦阈值、斜率效率等进行了分析和讨论,并进行了980 nm泵浦的掺铒光纤激光器的实验,实验证明:光纤激光器的阈值与理论计算基本一致.     

高增益掺铒光纤的设计和制备研究

掺铒光纤放大器在光通信中有着广泛的应用。根据掺铒光纤的性能要求设计了合理的折射率剖面图,制备了高增益的掺铒光纤,在1530nm的吸收达到22dBm,在980nm泵浦光的吸收达到12dBm。其平坦增益带宽范围为1490—1560nm。     

Gain clamping in double-pass L-band EDFA using a broadband FBG

A highly efficient gain-clamped L-band EDFA with improved noise figure characteristic is demonstrated by simply adding a broadband C-band FBG in double-pass system. The combination of the FBG and optical circulator has created laser in the cavity for gain clamping. By adjusting the power combination of pumps 1 and 2, the clamped gain level can be controlled. The amplifier gain is clamped at 28.1 dB from −40 to −25 dBm with a gain variation of less than 0.5 dB by setting the pumps 1 and 2 at 59.5 and 50.6 mW, respectively. The gain is also flat from 1574 nm to 1604 nm with a gain variation of less than 3 dB. The corresponding noise figure varies from 5.6 to 7.6 dB, which is 0.8 to 2.6 dB less than those of unclamped amplifier.     

Gain-clamping techniques in two-stage double-pass L-band EDFA

Two designs of long-wavelength band erbium-doped fiber amplifier (L-band EDFA) for gain clamping in double-pass systems are demonstrated and compared. The first design is based on ring laser technique where a backward amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) from the second stage is routed into the feedback loop to create an oscillating laser for gain clamping. The gain is clamped at 18.6 d B from -40 to -80 dBm with a gain variation of less than ±0.1 dB and a noise figure of less than 6 dB. Another scheme is based on partial reflection of ASE into the EDFA, which is demonstrated using a narrowband fiber Bragg grating. This scheme achieves a good gain clamping characteristic up to -12 dBm of input signal power with a gain variation of less than ±0.3 dB from a clamped gain of 22 dB. The noise figure of a 1580 nm signal is maintained below 5 dB in this amplifier since this scheme is not based on lasing mechanism. The latter scheme is also expected to be free from the relaxation oscillation problem.     

High-power flat L-band erbium-doped fiber ASE source using dual forward-pumping scheme

We experimentally investigate a high output power L-band (1565–1605 nm) erbium-doped fiber amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) source using dual forward-pumping configuration. Such configuration allows high pumping-power operation and enhances the pumping efficiency. The high pumping efficiency of 36.1% is achieved for such ASE source with a mirror reflectance of 30%. The output power of about 72.2 mW and a linewidth of 40.8 nm with a power ripple of 0.7 dB are obtained without using any external spectral filters.     

Gain-clamped two-stage L-band EDFA with a FBG laser in second stage

A gain-clamped two-stage L-band EDFA is demonstrated by simply incorporating two different FBGs on both side of EDF in the second stage. It forms a FBG laser at 1560 nm to clamp the gain in the system. The gain is clamped at about 16.5 dB with gain variation of less than 1.0 dB at dynamic range up to −10 dBm. A flat gain is obtained over 30 nm of wavelength range from 1568 to 1598 nm with a gain variation of less than 1.1 dB. At the flat region, the noise figure varies from 5.0 to 5.8 dB, which is slightly higher compared to those of unclamped amplifier. The advantage of this technique is that the FBG laser does not disturb the WDM signals in the flat gain region.     

Gain-clamping in two-stage L-band EDFA using an unwanted backward ase from second stage

A gain clamping technique for the long wavelength band erbium-doped fiber amplifier (L-band EDFA) is presented. It uses two circulators and a broad band fiber Bragg grating to route wasted backward C-band ASE from the second stage and launch it back into the input end of the first stage of a two-stage amplifier. The two-stage L-band EDFA has shown a small signal gain improvement of 5.7 dB compared to a single-stage amplifier with a slight noise figure degradation. By utilizing the wasted backward ASE, a L-band gain-clamped EDFA with high gain can be realized. Compared to the unclamped case, this gain-clamping technique is effective in reducing the total gain variation as small as 0.3 dB.     

Gain-clamped dual-stage L-band EDFA by using backward C-band ASE

A dual-stage L-band gain-clamped erbium-doped fiber amplifier (GC-EDFA) by using backward C-band amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) is proposed. Compared with other similar GC-EDFAs, the proposed structure has higher and flatter clamped gain in L-band because of its optimal pump power and EDF length. The flatness from 1570 nm to 1600 nm arrives 0.77 dB, the bandwidth of 3 dB is more than 35 nm and the maximal input signal power arrives −15 dBm.     

新颖的高功率L-波段掺铒光纤超荧光光源

研究了L-波段超荧光在光纤中的产生机理,设计了一种带光纤圈反射器的双级双程前向输出L-波段光源结构,通过对两级采用掺铒浓度不同的光纤并优化其长度及两级泵浦光功率,实验中获得了功率高达19.86mW(12.98dBm)、中心波长为1577.421nm的L-波段(1555-1620nm)超荧光光源。实现了低浓度掺铒光纤起诱导光及改善光谱的作用,高浓度光纤为主要发光源,采用光纤圈反射器提高了泵浦光的利用效率、光源的平坦度及稳定性。同时分析了结构中各个参量对光源各方面性能的影响,对光源的设计具有指导意义。     

Pre-amp EDFA ASE noise minimization for optical receiver transmission performance optimization

Amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) noise mitigation from the pre-amp erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) to the photon detector (PD) in optical receivers can be reduced by optimizing the EDFA at the optical receiver level to achieve optimal optical receiver transmission performance.     

L-band all-optical gain-clamped EDFA by utilizing C-band backward ASE

By using an optical circulator and C/L-band wavelength division multiplexer to recycle the C-band backward ASE, an L-band gain-clamped erbium-doped fiber amplifier is presented. We have experimentally studied the static gain clamping property of this amplifier. As the ASE feedback attenuation is set to 0, the gain at 1585 nm can be clamped at 18.84 ± 0.26 dB within dynamic range of 25 dB and the critical power reaches about −15.09 dBm. The gain variation and saturated output power at 1585 nm for 0 dB attenuation are 1 dB lower and 2.17 dB higher than those for 30 dB attenuation, which indicates that the L-band EDFA gain can be effectively clamped via the ASE injection technique.