啁啾sinc取样光纤光栅研究

提出了一种特殊的取样光纤光栅：啁啾sinc取样光纤光栅.研究表明,对于均匀光纤光栅进行啁啾sinc取样,可以实现色散斜率补偿和获得精确的反射波长数控制;对啁啾光纤光栅进行啁啾sinc取样,则能够实现色散和色散斜率的同时补偿,并且可以进行精确的波长数控制及获得各信道一致的反射率.利用啁啾sinc取样光纤光栅,可以对各种传输光纤进行色散和色散斜率的补偿.     

16×10Gb/s啁啾光纤光栅色散补偿系统性能研究

运用啁啾光纤光栅法对在G.652光纤传输的16×10 Gb/s信号实现色散补偿数值模拟和研究,分析了入纤光功率、色散斜率以及啁啾光纤光栅色散补偿带宽对系统误码率的影响,结论是:入纤光功率在8～16 dBm之间时系统的性能较好;啁啾光纤光栅的色散补偿带宽对系统的影响较大;光纤的色散斜率对系统误码率有一定的影响.     

一种新颖的高灵敏度光纤光栅带宽调谐机构

设计了一种由一直梁和两个半圆拱组成的开口环结构,并将均匀光纤布拉格光栅斜贴于直梁中间的表面处。对两半圆拱施加与直梁方向平行的应力作用时,光纤光栅受到线性应力场的作用,光纤布拉格光栅即转化为啁啾光纤光栅。该机构实现了光纤光栅带宽的线性调谐,线性度高达0．9982,实验结果与理论分析一致。与以往的带宽调谐机构相比,该机构具有很高的应力灵敏度,在20N力的作用下,可产生约7nm的带宽反射,灵敏度达0．34nm／N。利用环境温度对带宽调谐无影响的特性,采用带宽编码技术,研制出具有温度自动补偿特性、高灵敏度的带宽调谐装置。     

Characterization of Birefringence and Dispersion Properties in an Arrayed Waveguide Grating

We have characterized polarization dependent loss(PDL), differential group delay(DGD), and chromatic dispersion of an AWG and a simple method was proposed to estimate the chromatic dispersion from the measured DGD of the device.     

Using single wavelength light to improve the synchronization accuracy of the White Rabbit system

We demonstrate a new synchronization method for the White Rabbit system. Signals are transmitted in a single mode fiber in both directions with the same light wavelength. Without the complex calibration process of the fiber asymmetry parameter, the new method reduces the effect of chromatic dispersion and improves the synchronization accuracy. The experiment achieves timing synchronization accuracy below 200 ps over 50 km fiber constructed by different companies' fiber spools. The proposed method would make White Rabbit technology immune to the chromatic dispersion of fiber links and can be applied to long distance synchronization.     

All-optical generation of 40 Gb/s single sideband signals using a fiber Bragg grating

In this work, we demonstrate a reliable all-optical technique for performing optical double sideband (ODSB) to single sideband (OSSB) format conversion of a 40 Gb/s non-return-to-zero signal. It is based on the optimization of a detuned optical filter, which was implemented on a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) with a complex apodization profile. An OSSB signal with negligible distortion was obtained, as the FBG presented a nearly ideal frequency response. Higher tolerance to chromatic dispersion enabled by the OSSB signal in comparison to the ODSB signal was demonstrated on both simulation and experimental results.     

Single-wavelength-pump bi-directional hybrid fiber amplifier for bi-directional local area network application

This paper proposes a novel bi-directional hybrid fiber amplifier using a single-wavelength pump laser diode (LD) at 1495 nm. The hybrid amplifier is theoretically applied in a 50 km bi-directional local area network (LAN) with 26 ch × 10 Gb/s for bi-directional transmission. Thirteen C-band channels serve as downlink signals while the other 13 L-band channels are employed as uplink signals. Without loss of generality, four channels (two from each band) are experimentally analyzed. Erbium doped fiber (EDF) provides amplification for the C-band channels and Raman amplification amplifies the L-band channels. The pump efficiency is improved by employing a double-pass scheme for both the Erbium doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) and Raman fiber amplifier (RFA). The chromatic dispersion incurred by all the channels is precisely compensated for by inserting a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) array in appropriate locations along the dispersion compensating fiber (DCF) segments. Moreover, gain equalization of all the channels is achieved by adjusting the FBG reflectivity. Both the simulation results and experimental measurements confirm the proposed device feasibility and potential application in a bi-directional LAN.     

色散效应对光纤自相位调制全光再生器性能的影响

针对基于光纤自相位调制效应的全光再生技术,分析了色散效应对再生器转移函数和Q因子改进量的影响以及再生器中色散和自相位调制的相互作用,提出一种通过改变再生器光纤结构实现转移函数平坦区改善的方法。数值结果表明:全光再生器中色散会抑制自相位调制引起的频谱展宽,使Q因子改进量减小;对于色散,非线性系数和长度等参量不同的光纤介质,如果色散与长度的乘积与最大非线性相移的比值一定,再生器的性能基本不变;在两段高非线性光纤间增加适当长度色散补偿光纤,可以改善转移函数平坦区,使平坦区范围显著增加。     

Analysis of fiber Bragg grating with exponential–linear and parabolic taper profiles for dispersion slope compensation in optical fiber links

In this paper, the effect of various taper profiles on dispersion slope compensation in optical fiber links is studied. Theoretical and numerical investigation of the linear and nonlinear group delays of tapered fiber Bragg grating's (T-FBG) under strain is made. Calculation is performed using Matlab code based on solving the coupled mode equation using transfer matrix method. Our study shows that the linear tapered FBG profile provide the best result than the linear-exponential profile which can compensate up to 500 km. As result, the spectral characteristics of tapered grating allow them to be used efficiently in high bit rates WDM and long-haul optical communication systems for chromatic dispersion of single-mode fiber.     

Broadband dispersion compensating fiber using index-guiding photonic crystal fiber with defected core

We present a novel broadband dispersion compensating photonic crystal fiber with defected core in this paper. The small central defect of air hole can flexibly control the chromatic dispersion properties of this kind of photonic crystal fiber. This kind of fiber has broadband large negative chromatic dispersion, and the chromatic dispersion coefficient varies from -440 to -480 ps/（nm.km） in the measured wavelength range of 1500 - 1625 nm. The calculated chromatic dispersion curve is well matched to the measured chromatic dispersion coefficient in the range of 1500 - 1625 nm. The proposed photonic crystal fiber can be used to design the dispersion compensating fiber in the desired wavelength range by adjusting its structural parameters.     

Theoretical analysis and experimental verification of a cost-effective chromatic dispersion monitoring method in a 40-Gb/s optical fiber communication system

A cost-effective technique for in-service chromatic dispersion monitoring in a 40-Gb/s optical communication system is proposed. Microwave devices are adopted to detect the electrical power of a specific frequency band. A simplified theoretical model is proposed and discussed focusing on the relationship between electrical power and chromatic dispersion at different frequency bands. The dynamic monitoring of chromatic dispersion is achieved using devices such as PIN detector, microwave amplifier, narrow-band microwave filter, and electrical power detector. The maximum detectable chromatic dispersion is 130 ps/nm and a resolution of 5.2 ps/nm/dB has been achieved in the frequency band centered at 12 GHz.     

阵列光纤在牙色测量系统中的应用

提出一种在牙色测量系统中应用阵列光纤色度传感器的新方法。该方法能够解决牙色测量中的复杂问题。采用该方法，可实现快速、精确的牙色测量，同时也能补偿平面光栅多色仪的色散。     

Joint estimation of frequency offset and chromatic dispersion based on the training sequences in M-ary QAM coherent optical transmission system

A data-aided method of joint frequency offset and chromatic dispersion estimation based on the Chu training sequences is shown in 112 Gb/s polarization-multiplexed （PM） quadrature phase-shift keying and 224 Gb/s PM-16-quadrature amplitude modulation with different pulse-shaping filters, respectively. The proposed method achieves a good accuracy and is verified to be robust to polarization mode dispersion.     

刻蚀衍射光栅色散特性分析

对作为波分复用关键器件之一的刻蚀衍射光栅(EDG)的色散特性提出了一种完整的计算方案,分析了器件强度响应和相位响应之间的内在关系.同时通过模拟计算提出并验证了平坦化的同时加剧了色散,以及适当改善频谱响应带通纹波大小可以在一定程度上降低器件的色散.最终指出了使用渐变的抛物线结构多模干涉更有利于得到综合性能最优的平坦频谱.     

Improvement of dispersion tolerance using wavelength-interleaving and forward error correction

In this paper, we first derived the BER expression of an optical channel with chromatic dispersion impairment. The derived BER expression takes into account the influence of pulse spreading, transmitter rise/fall times, receiver Q-factor and noises. It is simpler and hence easier to use than many existing channel BER models. Then we proposed a wavelength-interleaved FEC scheme to mitigate the chromatic dispersion impairment in optical transmission system and analyzed its decoding performance. The minimum wavelength separation required for such a wavelength-interleaving FEC system to obtain the highest coding gain is also determined. Based on this design, the chromatic dispersion tolerance of the proposed system with 2-wavelength and 4-wavelength-interleaving are shown to improve by about 13% and 22%, respectively, over a non-interleaved system. In essence, wavelength-interleaving averages out the performances of a set of channels experiencing higher and lower dispersion, hence the interleaved channels have better performance than the non-interleaved channels experiencing higher dispersion, and worse performance than the non-interleaved channels experiencing lower dispersion. However, since WDM systems are typically designed based on the worst-case channel, the overall system performance is improved by wavelength-interleaving.     

Fiber chromatic dispersion measurement based on wavelength-to-time mapping using a femtosecond pulse laser and an optical comb filter

A novel method for the measurement of chromatic dispersion of an optical fiber based on wavelength-to-time mapping using a femtosecond pulse laser (FSPL) and an optical comb filter is proposed and experimentally evaluated. In the proposed approach, the spectrum of an ultrashort optical pulse generated by an FSPL is sliced by an optical comb filter. The spectrum-sliced optical pulse is then coupled into the optical fiber under test. Thanks to the chromatic-dispersion-induced wavelength-to-time mapping in the optical fiber under test, a time-domain waveform similar to the sliced spectrum is generated at the output of the optical fiber, with different frequency components having different time delays. The time delay vs. frequency data are then recorded for the estimation of the chromatic dispersion by using least square fitting. Chromatic dispersions of two types of optical fibers with different lengths are tested. The measured dispersion values agree well with those measured by the conventional modulation phase shift (MPS) method.     

用于多信道色散补偿的Gires-Tournois干涉仪的特性分析

从Gires-Tournois(G-T)干涉仪的特性着手，分析一种基于G－T干涉仪的多信道色散补偿方法。该方法利用G－T干涉仪色散曲线的周期特性，同时对1.55μm窗口内的多个通信波长进行色散补偿，并实现色散补偿量的动态可调谐。     

Fiber chromatic dispersion measurement by using a novel RF spectrum phase detection method based on DSP

In this paper, a novel chromatic dispersion (CD) measuring method based on a novel RF spectrum phase detection technique is proposed, this is performed using in-band tone monitoring RF, electrically down-converted to direct current (DC) or a low intermediate-frequency (IF) of less than 1 MHz through electronic mixing with local oscillator (LO). We theoretically and experimentally demonstrated the CD measurement for CD components (etc. fiber). The method can support any CD range measuring with good accuracy through adjusting RF frequency.     

Chromatic dispersion monitoring technique based on chirped pilot tones

We report on a chromatic dispersion monitoring technique using a direct detection of high-speed chirped pilot tones. Unlike the previously proposed monitoring technique using amplitude-modulated (AM) and phase-modulated (PM) pilot tones, the proposed technique can discriminate the sign of accumulated dispersion. The results show that the performance of this technique could not be seriously deteriorated by polarization-mode dispersion (PMD) and self-phase modulation (SPM) since the tone frequency was small (∼2 GHz).     

The study of chromatic dispersion and chromatic dispersion slope of WI- and WII-type triple-clad single-mode fibers

In this paper, the chromatic dispersion and chromatic dispersion slope of two kinds of triple-clad single-mode fibers with a depressed index inner cladding named WI- and WII-type were examined. A feasible approach to calculate chromatic dispersion and higher-order dispersion was established successfully, and the influences made by the optical parameters and geometric parameters on the chromatic dispersion coefficient and its slope were analyzed in detail. The calculated results show that the optical parameter R₂, which symbolizes the third cladding effect, has a strong impact on the chromatic dispersion coefficient and the chromatic dispersion slope, and the degrees of such impact are closely related to the other parameters.