10-Gbit/s dispersion-managed soliton transmission over 16,500 km in standard fiber by reduction of soliton interactions

We show experimentally and numerically that in high-speed strongly dispersion-managed standard fiber soliton systems nonlinear interactions limit the propagation distance. We present results that show that the effect of these interactions can be significantly reduced by appropriate location of the amplifier within the dispersion map. Using this technique, we have been able to extend the propagation distance of 10-Gbit/s 2(31)-1pseudorandom binary sequence soliton data to 16, 500km over standard fiber by use of dispersion compensation. To our knowledge this distance is the farthest transmission over standard fiber without active control ever reported, and it was achieved with the amplifier placed after the dispersion-compensating fiber in a recirculating loop.     

双折射光纤中偏振相关的集总放大研究

研究了偏振相关的集总放大方案对非线性脉冲传输特性的影响.提出利用非线性增益的偏振相关集总放大方案去抑制脉冲偏振成分的分裂—融合碰撞行为和由随机双折射引起的线性色散波.数值计算结果表明:采用具有非线性增益的偏振相关集总放大方案,经过第一个放大器后脉冲的差分群时延变小,这说明了周期性的脉冲分裂—融合碰撞行为得到了有效的抑制.并且,随后的放大器因不同偏振相关的增益将促使脉冲偏振成分要么以呼吸振荡行为出现,要么以时域完全捕获行为出现.     

色散缓变光纤的非线性啁啾效应

由于光孤子在光纤中传输受到啁啾效应等多种因素的影响 ,使孤子脉宽展宽 ,光脉冲在终端变得不可检测 ,严重影响误码率 ,所以研究不同因素对孤子脉宽的影响有其重要意义。本文求解了色散缓变光纤中含频率非线性啁啾效应的NLS方程 ,由得到的孤子解讨论了非线性啁啾效应和色散缓变效应对孤子脉宽的影响 ,由此说明 ,色散缓减效应等效长距离分布参数光纤放大器的增益 ,它导致非线性效应增加 ,孤子进一步被压缩 ,非线性啁啾效应使孤子在z值较小时 ,其脉宽收缩 ,在z值较大时又使孤子脉宽展宽。     

Four-wave mixing between a soliton and noise in a system with large amplifier spacing

Depletion of soliton energy by four-wave mixing between a soliton and amplifier noise in a system with 100-km amplifier spacing is studied. Dispersion exponentially decreasing fiber is used as transmission fiber. Improvement of the system by the use of a sliding-frequency filter to reduce noise power and the depletion of soliton energy is shown. The system can be further improved by compensation for depleted soliton energy.     

非线性光纤环形镜的脉冲透过特性研究

研究了光纤反常色散区非线性环形镜（NOLM）的脉冲透过特性，得到NOLM周期性透过率函数 第一极大值处透过率、压缩比和对应的孤子阶数与环长之间的函数关系图.通过比较长环和 短环NOLM对无啁啾、啁啾脉冲的透过率和压缩比特性，得出了长环有利于脉冲整形而短环有 利于脉冲压缩的结论. 关键词： 非线性环形镜 透过率 压缩比 孤子阶数     

The use of NOLM for investigations of initial development of supercontinuum in fibers with anomalous dispersion

We performed a numerical study of the transmission through a nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM) of a sequence of solitons generated at the initial stage of the supercontinuum (SC) generation. We found that the NOLM exhibits a selective transmission that critically dependents on the amplitude of the input solitons and on the NOLM loop length. The results demonstrate that by properly selecting these parameters the NOLM behaves as an optically controlled switch that allows the transmission of solitons with similar amplitude and width. The results obtained by employing this method are reasonably good and can be used to analyze the soliton formation at the initial stage of SC generation.     

Vector soliton fiber lasers

We show by simulations that a nonlinear optical loop mirror with birefringent fiber can have intensity-dependent transmission of vector soliton pulses with a 50/50 coupler. Using this result we propose two mode-locked laser cavity designs.     

Engineering of multicolor spatial solitons with chirped-period quasi-phase-matching gratings in optical parametric amplification

We demonstrate the excitation of solitons in a parametric amplifier with enhanced signal content through the use of a chirped-period quasi-phase-matching grating. This technique affords a low soliton threshold at the input end of a parametric amplifier, and the subsequent transformation to a desired soliton that exists at nonzero wave-vector mismatch through the use of a linearly chirped quasi-phase-matching grating. This approach has an advantage over direct excitation of solitons at nonzero wave-vector mismatch in uniform nonlinear materials and holds potential for improving the efficiency and mode quality of high-gain parametric amplifiers.     

掺铒光纤环镜中超短光孤子的放大与压缩Ⅱ.环镜及输入脉冲特性对放大结果的影响

最近的研究发现,用掺铒光纤环镜放大并压缩超短光孤子不仅能避免常规掺铒光纤放大器中由于非线性效应引起的孤子畸变,而且可克服绝热放大技术中放大器长度随输入脉宽增大而指数规律增大的困难。进一步研究了环镜及输入脉冲特性对放大结果的影响。数值计算表明,对于确定的输入脉冲,当环镜参量(环镜长度、增益、耦合器功率耦合系数)在较大范围内变化时,环镜放大器的孤子输出性能基本稳定。对于确定的环镜,输入脉冲形状的变化、初始输入功率的起伏以及高阶效应等因素对放大结果的影响较小;相对而言,初始频率啁啾对输出孤子宽度的影响较大,但对输出孤子质量的影响并不严重。     

Close spaced ultra-short bound solitons from DI-NOLM Figure-8 fiber laser

Ultra-short soliton pulses of 72 fs without any pedestal and CW components are observed from Figure-8 passively mode-locked fiber laser, which is incorporated with a dispersion-imbalanced nonlinear optical loop mirror (DI-NOLM). Bound states of asymmetrical solitons with pulse width of 103 fs and separation of 585.5 fs are also observed. The bound soliton separation and pulsewidth remain unchanged even after passing through 1.2 km single mode fiber (SMF) transmission.     

差分相移键控色散管理孤子多扰动系统的相位抖动

差分相移键控(DPSK)调制方式和色散管理孤子传输方式的结合能抵制噪声和非线性损伤,在高速(40 Gbit/s以上)多信道系统中具有突出的优点。采用变分法分析了多波长信道的放大自发辐射(ASE)噪声、信号间的非线性串扰(ISI)等多种扰动因素引起差分相移键控色散管理孤子系统的均方根相位抖动,给出了扰动的作用区域以及各扰动的大小。研究发现,放大自发辐射引起的抖动与传输距离成三次方的关系,而交叉相位调制(XPM)引起的抖动与距离近似成线性关系。通过优化选择色散管理图强度范围1.5~3.5,各种扰动得到了抑制,而以放大自发辐射扰动抑制为最大,此时要远低于交叉相位调制引起的抖动,然后分别是交叉相位调制-放大自发辐射扰动和交叉相位调制,从而波分复用系统主要来自于增加信道数这一客观限制。     

Phase jitter in periodically dispersion-managed optical transmission systems

We investigate the phase jitter in long-haul optical transmission systems with periodic dispersion management and amplification. We compare different dispersion-managed soliton systems and a conventional soliton system having the same pulse width and path-averaged dispersion. Using the variational method, we derive the ordinary differential equations for the pulse parameters perturbed by amplifier noise and hence calculate the phase jitter. We verify the analytical results by numerically solving the nonlinear Schrödinger equation using split-step Fourier algorithm. The results suggest that the reduction of nonlinear phase noise in dispersion-managed soliton systems is possible compared to a conventional soliton system. It is also revealed that the phase noise is enhanced in stronger dispersion-managed systems. We also explore the phase noise effect in dispersion-managed quasi-linear systems and find that phase jitter is mitigated in highly dispersive fibers.     

平均孤子在能量补偿偏离时的自稳定传输

分析了平均孤子传输系统中用于能量补偿的掺铒光纤放大器增益超过或低于理想值时平均孤子传输特性的劣化,提出并证明了利用工作在饱和区的掺铒光纤放大器可实现平均孤子在能量补偿偏离时自稳定传输,讨论了这一措施的可行性及适用范围。     

实现20Gbit/s的OTDM孤子信号56km色散位移光纤的传输

在国内最先采用孤子的方式将8×2.5Gb/s的OTDM信号在色散位移光纤中传输了56.1km,对8×2.5Gb/s的OTDM进行解复用后进行了误码测量,系统功率代价为2.9dB.系统采用增益开关半导体激光器作光孤子源,高Q电滤波方式提取时钟,非线性光学环路镜解复用。孤子脉冲最大半宽度为20ps,传输光纤平均色散1.2ps/nm/km。     

Amplifying optical signals with discrete solitons in waveguide arrays

We present a design and protocol to achieve an essential feature of an optical transistor, namely the amplification of input signal with the use of discrete solitons in waveguide arrays. We consider the scattering of a discrete soliton by a reflectionless potential in the presence of a control soliton. We show that at the sharp transition region between full reflectance and full transmittance, the intensity of the reflected or transmitted soliton is highly sensitive to the intensity of the control soliton. This suggests a setup of signal amplifier. For realistic purposes, we modulate the parameters of the reflectionless potential well to achieve a performance of amplifier with a controllable amplification. To facilitate the experimental realization, we calculate the amplification factor in terms of the parameters of the potential well and the input power of the control soliton. The suggested signal amplifier device will be an important component in the all-optical data processing.     

拉曼增益对双折射光纤中孤子传输特性的影响

本文采用考虑拉曼增益的耦合非线性薛定谔方程,利用分步傅里叶方法求解并仿真模拟了光孤子脉冲在不同性质的双折射光纤中传输时的演化过程.结果表明,拉曼增益可以有效抑制非线性耦合导致的孤子漂移,同时会导致光孤子脉冲峰值在传输时不断增大,产生拉曼放大效应.拉曼增益也可以有效抑制双折射光纤中传输的相邻光孤子之间的相互作用.     

放大器间距对应用相敏光放大器的平均光孤子系统传输性能影响的研究

本文采用计算机系统仿真方法,研究了相敏光放大器(PSA) 作为在线放大器时光孤子系统中放大器间距对系统传输性能的影响,研究了平均孤子传输方案.仿真结果表明：当放大器间距与色散距离比值小于0.1时,系统能够保持良好的传输性能;在比值大于0.1情况下,系统的传输性能劣化较快.这是由于PSA增益的相敏特性导致孤子脉冲能量的损失所引起的.采用微调放大器增益的方法能在一定程度上补偿PSA放大导致的孤子能量损失,但这种改善是以增大孤子脉冲旁瓣幅度为代价的.     

色散渐减光纤组成的环形镜对高阶孤子的理想压缩

利用数值模拟方法证明,采用色散渐减光纤组成的非线性光纤环形镜不仅可压缩高阶光孤子,而且能有效地消除压缩后脉冲的底座、提高光脉冲的输出能量.研究表明,对于一确定的色散渐减光纤,只要选取不同环形镜长度,即可对不同阶数的高阶孤子进行理想压缩.且孤子阶数越高,所需最佳环形镜长度越短、压缩后光脉冲的峰值强度越大、能量透射率越低.研究同时发现,环形镜的功率分束比存在一最佳值,在此值下所得压缩后的光脉冲不仅具有较大的峰值及能量透射率,且不含底座.     

基于高非线性光子晶体光纤Sagnac环形镜的全光开关

设计了一种新颖的、低开关功率的全光开关. 将高非线性光子晶体光纤和双向抽运掺饵光纤放大器引入Sagnac环形镜内，破坏了环形镜的对称性，利用交叉相位调制作用使反向传输的两路信号光产生非线性相移，从而实现开关效应. 理论分析表明：开关功率与放大器的增益倍数和光子晶体光纤非线性系数的积成反比，在实验中所得开关功率约40 mW，消光比约为15.9 dB，并且信号光透过率随脉冲控制光峰值功率呈余弦变化，实验结果与理论分析相吻合. 关键词： 全光开关 高非线性光子晶体光纤 环形镜 交叉相位调制     

All-optical pulse shaping for ultrawideband doublet pulses using nonlinear optical loop mirror with optical parametric amplification

We propose and experimentally demonstrate an alternative photonic scheme for the generation of ultrawideband (UWB) doublet pulses, which is based on an optical fiber-based nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM) incorporating the optical parametric amplification (OPA) effect. The proposed scheme uses both cross-phase modulation and OPA within an optical fiber-based NOLM to produce an ideal transfer function for the shaping of input soliton pulses into doublet pulses. Using the proposed scheme, a successful conversion of input soliton pulses into doublet pulses is readily demonstrated. The system performance of UWB doublet pulses is also assessed by propagating the 1.25?Gbit/s doublet pulses over a fiber link. Error-free UWB doublet signal transmission is demonstrated.