Performance of Distributed Fiber Raman Amplifier Based on Hybrid Cladding Photonic Crystal Fiber

Abstract

This article presents a feasibility study for using a hybrid cladding photonic crystal fiber as a distributed fiber Raman amplifier based transmission link with negligible confinement losses and flattened dispersion characteristics. The simulation results clearly indicate that a bit error rate of 10^?9 can be maintained at the end of a (4 × 170)-km distributed fiber Raman amplifier link operating with 40 Gbps and 0.6 dBm transmit power if 20 dBm of pump power is used for each span.     

S波段光纤拉曼放大器中级联受激布里渊散射串扰的实验研究

研究了光纤激光器前向抽运的S波段分布式光纤拉曼放大器中级联的受激布里渊散射(SBS)串扰现象。用窄光谱带宽(<100MHz)的可调谐激光二极管作为信号源,通过S波段分布式光纤拉曼放大器,当被放大的信号功率超过单模光纤受激布里渊散射的阈值时,出现了前向受激布里渊散射,这是传导声波布里渊散射在光纤放大器中放大的现象。随着拉曼放大器抽运功率的提高,在斯托克斯区,出现了两阶受激布里渊散射线,在实验中观测到偶数阶的受激布里渊散射谱线功率大于奇数阶的布里渊一瑞利散射线。当进一步增加拉曼放大器的抽运功率,出现了前向级联的多阶受激布里渊散射现象,拉曼放大器的增益下降,被放大的信号功率转换为受激布里渊散射,噪声变大。受激布里渊散射的串扰破坏了拉曼放大器的特性,使拉曼放大器无法在密集波分复用光纤传输系统中使用,因此需要严格地控制入纤的信号功率和放大器的抽运功率。在实验中还观测到在光纤拉曼放大器中被放大的信号光和受激布里渊散射线两侧的伴线。     

抽运方式对混合拉曼光纤放大器性能的影响

通过实验比较了前向抽运拉曼光纤放大器与掺铒光纤放大器组成的混合放大器、后向抽运拉曼光纤放大器与掺铒光纤放大器组成的混合放大器的性能。实验采用75km标准单模光纤作为增益介质。采用20信道(符合ITU-T建议的波分复用信号),波长为1537．377～1560．605nm,作为混合放大器的测试信号。20信道总功率-2．86dBm,每一信道用2．5Gb／s、码长2^7-1的非归零码通过电吸收调制器(EA)进行外调制。实验结果表明,前向抽运方式混合放大器的性能优于后向抽运方式的混合放大器,其中噪声系数的改善值为2．28～6．55dB。采用前向抽运时,各信道的增益同后向抽运相比,增加值均大于5dB。但不论采取那种抽运方式,采用混合放大的形式,各信道的光信噪比均大于26．9dB。     

1410 nm波段分布式光纤拉曼增益放大器的研究

讨论了分布式光纤拉曼增益放大器的工作原理,采用1320nm固体激光器作为抽运源,获得了1410nm波段附近的光放大,在单模GI光纤长度为23km时,初步研究了拉曼放大器增益与光纤作用长度的关系,抽运脉冲峰值功率分别为50W、30W时,光纤的有效作用长度分别为15．5km和10.5km;研究了在不同的光纤有效作用长度时,拉曼放大器增益与抽运功率的关系;从光纤拉曼光谱图估算了光纤拉曼放大器的光谱宽度为50nm或250cm^-1。     

布里渊放大器中Stokes光的高增益放大

微小Stokes信号光在布里渊放大器中得到放大,当Stokes信号光强度为015mj时,增益系数达到67。Stokes光增益决定于Stokes信号光强度及放大池中泵光与Stokes光的耦合程度,小信号Stokes光将得到较大的增益,并能得到较好的相位共轭效果     

拉曼光纤放大器增益谱特性研究

分析了影响拉曼光纤放大器增益谱的几个因素。在四抽运激光器抽运时,模拟了多抽运激光器抽运时的拉曼增益谱特性。实验中,采用增益平坦滤波器和功率分配两种方法实现增益谱平坦,指出了功率分配方法的优势。     

Langevin Treatment of Atomic Coherence Effect on Hybrid Erbium-doped Fiber Amplification

The effects of atomic coherence on hybrid erbium-doped fiber amplifier (HEDFA) pumped simultaneously by two diode lasers with different frequencies are studied by using Langevin quantum theory. The expressions of coherence and incoherence gain are derived. The theoretical results show that HEDFA has a near flat bandwidth response from 1531 to 1568 nm and large coherence gain under the conditions of low temperature and small detuning.     

Modulation Frequency Characteristics of Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier

The modulation frequency characteristics of an erbium-doped fiber amplifier are analyzed theoretically and experimentally for various values of modulation frequency. The theoretical predictions by the approximate equations in the low and high frequency modulation and that by the Runge-Kutta method for all modulation frequencies are in good agreement with the experimental results. In the low frequency modulation, the population inversion is depleted because of the saturation effect due to the instantaneous power of the incident light, and a distorted output is obtained without phase delay. In the high frequency modulation, the linear amplification is obtained with the gain depletion determined by the time averaged power of the incident signal. In the intermediate frequency modulation, the highly distorted output is obtained with phase delay.     

光纤参变放大器光纤长度的优化设计

随着高输出功率掺铒光纤放大器和高非线性光纤的出现和使用,光纤参变放大器(OPAs)中出现了越来越多的增益饱和现象,这是光放大器中应该尽量避免的。对此,提出了依据光纤参变放大器的光纤非线性系数、抽运光功率、信号输入功率等参量对光纤长度进行优化设计的解决思路。明确提出最佳光纤长度的概念,即在其他参量一定的情况下使信号增益或信号输出功率达到最大所需的最小光纤长度,而且最佳光纤长度有利于提高光纤参变放大的增益带宽和波长转换带宽。通过数值积分求解描述光纤参变放大过程的非线性耦合方程,并运用控制变量法深入研究了最佳光纤长度与光纤非线性系数、抽运光功率、信号输入功率的关系。最后用最小二乘法进行数据拟合确定系数,得到简洁、实用的最佳光纤长度解析表达式。与已有实验结果比较表明,该解析式可很好地用来计算和优化光纤参变放大的光纤长度。     

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。     

Langevin Treatment of Atomic Coherence Effect on Hybrid Erbium doped Fiber Amplification

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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.     

双向抽运拉曼光纤放大器性能的研究

对双向抽运拉曼光纤放大器(RFA)的噪声特性、增益饱和及抽运功率转换效率进行了详细研究。结果表明,双向抽运拉曼光纤放大器的噪声特性介于前向抽运与后向抽运之间,但主要取决于前向抽运方式所导致的噪声特性;双向抽运方式的饱和功率低于单向抽运方式的饱和功率,同前向抽运与后向抽运提供的增益比例有关;双向抽运方式的抽运功率转换效率同信号光功率及前、后向抽运提供的增益有关,当信号光功率较低时,增加前向抽运的比例可取得较高的抽运功率转换效率,而信号光功率较高时,增加后向抽运的比例可取得较高的抽运功率转换效率。研究一种配置(情况3)的双向抽运拉曼光纤放大器,可以完全补偿100km传输线路的损耗(包括无源器件的损耗),最低光信噪比为30．21dB。     

Optimization of a Raman/EDFA hybrid amplifier based on dual-order stimulated Raman scattering using a single-pump

Based on dual-order stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) of a single 1395 nm Raman fiber laser in 75 km single mode fiber and its corresponding dispersion compensation module, a hybrid Raman/Erbium doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) for long wavelength band (L-band) amplification is realized by inserting a segment of EDF within the span. By comparing the performance of gain and noise in four hybrid amplifiers with different span configurations, we find that the distribution of the secondary L-band amplification obtained from the EDF along the link has a great influence on the performance of the hybrid amplifier. Both gain and noise performance of hybrid amplifier can be improved significantly by optimizing the location of the EDF. Moreover, we can extend the flat gain bandwidth from L-band to central wavelength band (C-band) plus L-band by recycling the residual first-order SRS to pump a segment of EDF with proper length.     

Modeling of Multi-Wavelength Brillouin Fiber Laser Based on Analytical Solutions in a Linear Cavity

Abstract

In this article, an accurate model of multi-wavelength Brillouin fiber laser is developed by analytically solving cascade-stimulated Brillouin scattering equations in a linear cavity. The dependence of Stokes signal power on the incident pump power and the successive reflected transmitted powers is calculated. Furthermore, an analytical approach that can be used to predict the generated Stokes signals power is derived. Finally, this derived model is checked with experimental results that show significant agreement with the analytical solution of the model.     

一种新型宽带光纤拉曼放大器的理论研究

主要比较分析了光子晶体光纤在设计宽带光纤拉曼放大器上的优越性。简化了多波长宽带光纤拉曼放大器功率耦合方程,分两步来确定各泵浦波的频率及输入功率的大小。首先通过模拟煺火算法迭代出满足条件的泵浦波频率,再利用平均功率分析方法,采用四阶阿当迭代方法计算出各泵浦波输入功率的大小,设计出了具有较宽平坦增益带宽的光纤拉曼放大器。分别对光子晶体光纤和色散位移光纤进行了模拟计算,仿真结果表明光子晶体光纤可以用来设计成短长度、高效的光纤拉曼放大器。     

基于半导体光放大器和受激布里渊散射的全光非归零码时钟提取

利用半导体光放大器(SOA)的增益饱和特性、自相位调制(SPM)效应和啁啾光纤光栅(CFBG)的滤波和啁啾特性共同作用实现了10 Gbit/s非归零码(NRZ)信号的时钟分量增强。经过该结构的非归零光谱的时钟分量增强后,其时钟数据抑制比提高了12.9 dB。时钟分量增强后的信号经基于受激布里渊效应(SBS)的时钟提取结构后实现了对非归零信号的全光时钟提取。这种新型非归零全光时钟提取结构具有对数据速率及数据格式透明,低抖动,不受码型效应的影响等优点。     

用于光纤拉曼放大器抽运源的单级光纤拉曼激光器

抽运光源是光纤拉曼放大器应用于密集波分复用系统的关键技术,设计了一种紧凑型的808nm激光二极管抽运的基于钒酸钇（Nd^3＋：YVO4）晶体1342nm固体激光器模块,提出利用上述1342nm固体激光器抽运基于光纤光栅的单级全光纤型拉曼谐振器获得1．4μm激光输出的光纤拉曼激光器,分析了固体激光器的阈值特性、性能优化方法和单级光纤拉曼谐振器的设计方法。上述1342nm固体激光器模块在抽运功率2W时获得了最大655mW的激光输出功率和42．6％的斜率效率,单级拉曼谐振器的1342nm到1．4μm光功率转换斜率效率达75％,在1425nm、1438nm、1455nm和1490nm处的输出功率达到300mW以上。最后给出基于1．4μm光纤拉曼激光器抽运的宽带平坦放大的光纤拉曼放大器的结构参量和性能测试结果。     

Theoretical Analysis of Rayleigh Backscattering Noise in Fiber Raman Amplifiers

In this paper, a new theoretical model for Rayleigh backscattering (RB) analysis of fiber Raman amplifiers is proposed. The model includes all the interactions among the pumps, signals, and all orders of RB. The results show that the higher order RB has a negligible influence on the performance of the amplifier. The co-propagating and counterpropagating RB power of the signal grow quadratically with the net-gain of the amplifier. The signal to double Rayleigh backscattering noise ratio (OSNRDRB ) of backward-pumped FRAs is better than that of the forward-pumped ones at high net-gain level (＞ 13 dB), while at low net-gain level the OSNRDrb of the forward-pumped FRAs is slightly better than that of the backward-pumped ones.     

Theoretical Analysis of Rayleigh Backscattering Noise in Fiber Raman Amplifiers

In this paper, a new theoretical model for Rayleigh backscattering （RB） analysis of fiber Raman amplifiers is proposed. The model includes all the interactions among the pumps, signals, and all orders of RB. The results show that the higher order RB has a negligible influence on the performance of the amplifier. The co-propagating and counterpropagating RB power of the signal grow quadratically with the net-gain of the amplifier. The signal to double Rayleigh backscattering noise ratio （OSNRDRB ） of backward-pumped FRAs is better than that of the forward-pumped ones at high net-gain level （〉 13 dB）, while at low net-gain level the OSNRDRB of the forward-pumped FRAs is slightly better than that of the backward-pumped ones.