The Absorption Characteristics of Inhomogeneous Double-Clad Fibers

The absorption characteristics of radially inhomogeneous double-clad fiber (DCF) are investigated firstly with the method of caustic radius, combined with the method of WKBJ. The results are significant for double-clad optical fiber lasers and amplifiers.     

光通信中的光电子器件讲座：第一讲 光电子器件在光纤通信中的应用与发展

文章介绍了光纤、激光器及光放大器等光电子器件在光纤通信的产生、发展中的关键作用,分析了现代光纤通信系统中的各种有源、无源光电子器件、并论述了21世纪全光网发展所需的几种典型的光电子或光子器件。     

Optical Fiber Communications: Recent Contributions in Photonic Device Technology

The current status of the research and development as well as the recent contributions in optical communications at INESC Porto is reviewed. This review includes all the work carried out in the last few years in optical fiber communications, namely the development of passive and active optical devices. Some of the passive structures that have been studied and developed are: add-drop multiplexers, multiplexer/demultiplexer based on Bragg grating technology, dispersion compensators, and optical cross-connects. Active photonic devices such as wavelength converters, fiber lasers, and fiber amplifiers have also been studied. New ideas are being continuously developed and tested.     

Nonlinear semiconductor lasers and amplifiers for all-optical information processing

The nonlinear properties of semiconductor lasers and laser amplifiers when subject to optical injection are reviewed and new results are presented for multisection lasers, vertical cavity semiconductor optical amplifiers, and surface-emitting lasers. The main underlying material parameters are outlined and the key design approaches are discussed for both edge-emitting and vertical cavity devices. An overview of theoretical modeling approaches is discussed and a summary of key experimental results is presented. The practical use of optically injected edge-emitting and vertical cavity semiconductor lasers and laser amplifiers is illustrated with examples of applications including, among others, optical logic and chaotic communication.     

Alumina as a dopant in optical fiber by OVD

Alumina is an indispensable dopant in modern optical fiber technology, particularly due to its important role played in the recent developments of optical fiber amplifiers and high-power fiber lasers over the last decade or so, which have revolutionized the telecommunication systems, and the industrial laser landscapes, respectively. In this paper, Alumina-doped optical fibers advanced through the outside vapor deposition process and their key attributes in the respective applications are reviewed, with Alumina both as a sole dopant for its potential use in the low-loss transmission lines and as a co-dopant for active use in the high-brightness, high-power fiber laser applications.     

熔锥型侧面泵浦耦合器的研究

 现在高功率光纤激光器和光纤放大器采用的双包层掺杂光纤,相对于从半导体泵浦激光器发射出的多模泵浦光束的大发散角,其内包层的直径很小,因此把泵浦光有效地耦合到双包层掺杂光纤的内包层是一个急需解决的难题。研制一种熔锥型侧面泵浦耦合器,可以大幅度提高泵浦光功率,实现增益光纤的多点泵浦,在双包层光纤放大器中使用良好,安全稳定,实现了较高的耦合效率,达到了70%,信号光通过率98%,信号输入与泵浦输入的隔离度大于50 dB,泵浦输入对输出端反向传输光的隔离度27 dB。通过对比结构紧凑性、耦合效率、系统稳定性等相关指标发现,熔锥型侧面泵浦耦合器完全可以满足高功率光纤激光器和光纤放大器的使用要求。     

Amplifiers and Lasers in PCF Configurations

In this paper we will present an overview of the use of photonic crystal fibers as fiber amplifiers. We will describe the basic concepts of optical amplification, and how to do numerical modelling of such components. We will then identify advantages and disadvantages of amplifiers based on PCF technology compared to conventional fibers, and then go into greater detail on some of these specific applications, such as low pump power amplifiers, and high-power double-clad amplifiers and lasers.     

Absorptive and dispersive bistability in semiconductor injection lasers

Recent progress in the study of both absorptive and dispersive bistability in semiconductor injection lasers is reported. Inhomogeneously excited semiconductor lasers as an absorptive case, and laser diode optical amplifiers and optical injection locking systems of laser diodes as dispersive cases, are described. Applications of bistable semiconductor lasers, such as optical memories, optical regenerative amplifiers and all-optical switching, are also discussed.     

Optical Fiber Communications: Recent Contributions in Photonic Device Technology

Abstract

The current status of the research and development as well as the recent contributions in optical communications at INESC Porto is reviewed. This review includes all the work carried out in the last few years in optical fiber communications, namely the development of passive and active optical devices. Some of the passive structures that have been studied and developed are: add-drop multiplexers, multiplexer/demultiplexer based on Bragg grating technology, dispersion compensators, and optical cross-connects. Active photonic devices such as wavelength converters, fiber lasers, and fiber amplifiers have also been studied. New ideas are being continuously developed and tested.     

Ultrafast pulse sources based on multi-mode optical fibers

Ultrafast pulse sources based on multi-mode optical fibers are discussed. High-power passively mode-locked fiber lasers based on multi-mode rare-earth-doped optical fibers greatly exceed the power limitations of single-mode oscillators. Ultrafast multi-mode fiber amplifiers operating in conjunction with multi-mode oscillators provide even higher power levels, where nonlinear propagation effects enable pulse compression to below 100 fs. Multi-mode fiber oscillators can be combined with single-mode Raman-shifting fibers to produce widely wavelength-tunable sources of femtosecond pulses. Further amplification in Yb fibers allows for the generation of sub-100-fs pulses with W-level average powers.     

Realization of high performance LDA-systems using optical amplifiers, high power semiconductor lasers and optical fiber lasers

Advanced novel techniques for sophisticated LDA applications are presented in this paper. By applying laser sources with high output powers like MOPA-lasers (master oscillator power amplifier), fiber lasers and booster fiber amplifiers to increase the laser power in the measuring volume and by amplifying the scattered light power with optical fiber preamplifiers to increase the sensitivity of the receiving units, the signal-to-noise-ratio of laser Doppler signals is drastically improved and the overall performance of a laser Doppler anemometer is significantly enhanced.     

全光纤光子集成器件及系统

本文对全光纤光子集成器件与系统进行了较为全面地综述。结合我们的工作 ,对目前的研究热点 :光纤光栅、光纤激光器、光纤放大器、光纤光栅分插器与传感器等诸多光子器件以及由这些器件组成的波分复用通信系统进行了介绍和评述。一些新成果和新进展表明 ,这些光子器件与系统在当今和未来的光通信中将发挥重要作用。     

全光纤光子集成器件及系统

本对全光纤光子集成器件与系统进行了较为全面地综述,结合我们的工作,对目前的研究热点：光纤光栅,光纤激光器,光纤放大器,光纤光栅分插器与传感器等诸多光子器件以及由这些器件组成的波分复用通信系统进行了介绍和评述,一些新成果和新进展表明,这些光子器件与系统在当今和未来的光通信中将发挥重要作用。     

Influence of fusion splice on high power ytterbium-doped fiber laser with master oscillator multi-stage power amplifiers structure

We have developed models to investigate the power properties of monolithic fiber laser with master oscillator multi-stage power amplifiers configuration. In the simulation the effect of optical characteristics of fiber fusion splice was considered, which was introduced by connecting fiber amplifiers. The theoretical modeling was established based on the classic theory of rate equations and the computational method was described in detail. On the basis of three high-power fiber lasers with different structures, we analyzed the splice loss and return loss, and how they influence the distribution of laser power in the system. The results showed that, on the present splicing level, both the enhancement of the pump capacity of fiber laser and the reduction of the quantity of power amplifier modules were effective strategies to accomplish fiber laser with tens of thousands of watts output.     

Photonics applications in switching: An ATM optical node

An ATM optical node architecture that carries out cell routing and buffering by photonic means, controlled by electronic circuits, is presented. An evolutionary approach, where cell aggregation and compression are introduced to achieve a large throughput, with a high performance, is also described. And we report experimental results that demonstrate the feasibility of all the relevant photonic functions, based on advanced optoelectronic devices, namely: fast wavelength reassignment, suitable for multigigabit operation, based on fast tunable lasers and semiconductor optical amplifiers; high bit rate packet storage in a multiwavelength fiber loop memory including fast optical gates; dynamic wavelength selection, based on distributed feedback (DFB) filters with nanosecond tuning response; and all optical demultiplexing of multigigabit/s time division multiplexing (TDM) signals by means of saturated semiconductor optical amplifiers.     

Low-power phase conjugation based on stimulated Brillouin scattering in fiber amplifiers

Phase-conjugating stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) mirrors are frequently used to improve the brightness of solid-state lasers. With a scheme for designing fiber amplifiers as SBS phase conjugators the power requirements can be decreased by orders of magnitude; yet only low coherence is required, and high fidelity is reached. A peak power of 5 W was demonstrated to be sufficient for optical SBS phase conjugation.     

双频激光泵浦光纤放大器中的原子相干效应

用密度矩阵的方法从理论上分析了不同频率的两个激光场混合泵浦的光纤放大器中，由光场诱导的原子相干效应。并由此引入相干修正因子，通过修正的速率方程讨论了两光场与原子的相干作用对放大器增益的影响。     

Hypersensitization of rare-earth-doped waveguides for distributed-feedback amplifier and laser applications

Deterioration of the gain coefficient as a result of UV processing of hydrogen-loaded Er(3+) - and Er(3+)/Yb (3+) -doped silicate optical waveguides can be reduced by initial hypersensitization of the waveguide prior to bulk irradiation. This allows improved performance in active-grating devices such as distributed-feedback fiber amplifiers and lasers.     

铒离子与其它稀土离子共掺杂特性研究

掺铒光纤放大器设计应用于多波段放大,铒离子与其它稀土离子共掺杂所特有的宽吸收谱特性,使其在高功率放大器和高功率激光器的应用中得天独厚。为得到更宽放大带宽,最主要的是改变掺杂光纤的光谱性能。本文涉及的铒与镱、铥以及镧共掺杂光纤是采用MCVD工艺制备的,主要研究了离子浓度和掺杂比例对光纤光谱性能的影响。发现EDF的吸收与铒离子掺杂浓度以及铒离子与其它稀土离子的掺杂比例有关,同时通过加入其它稀土离子可以加宽EDF的吸收带。     

Photonics applications in switching: An ATM optical node

Abstract

An ATM optical node architecture that carries out cell routing and buffering by photonic means, controlled by electronic circuits, is presented. An evolutionary approach, where cell aggregation and compression are introduced to achieve a large throughput, with a high performance, is also described. And we report experimental results that demonstrate the feasibility of all the relevant photonic functions, based on advanced optoelectronic devices, namely: fast wavelength reassignment, suitable for multigigabit operation, based on fast tunable lasers and semiconductor optical amplifiers; high bit rate packet storage in a multiwavelength fiber loop memory including fast optical gates; dynamic wavelength selection, based on distributed feedback (DFB) filters with nanosecond tuning response; and all optical demultiplexing of multigigabit/s time division multiplexing (TDM) signals by means of saturated semiconductor optical amplifiers.