High-speed optical signal processing using semiconductor optical amplifiers

The authors report on all-optical switching devices based on semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA) in applications for optical time division multiplexing (OTDM) transmission technology. The report includes a discussion on the basic properties of an SOA, on the nonlinear processes of cross-phase modulation and four-wave mixing in the SOA used for all-optical switching, and on the application of the SOA as demultiplexer, add-drop multiplexer, clock recovery and wavelength converter. The devices considered here operate at data rates in excess of \Gb80, where electrical signal processing is not available today.     

全光网中基于FBG的OADM设计研究

提出一种全新的OADM(Optical Add—Drop Multiplexers)结构设计，此结构仅采用一个多端口环行器，大大减少了环行器的数量，节约了成本。若要上／下路一个波长．则只需要一个FBG(Fiber Bragg Grating)；若要同时上／下路多个波长，则需要2m个FBG。计算机仿真实验证明此结构比H．Yuan提出的结构具有更低的损耗．对全光网络的实现具有重大的意义。     

基于半导体光放大器的环路型全光缓存器中功率均衡的新方法

全光缓存器能够在光域内对数据包进行存储而不需经过光电光的变换,成为全光网的重要组成部分,其性能的优劣将直接影响到网络的丢包率等。但在半导体光放大器中交叉增益调制和交叉相位调制效应并存,导致基于半导体光放大器的环路型全光缓存器中缓存后输出的数据包与未缓存数据包的输出功率间存在不均衡,使得网络误码率增加。在详细分析全光缓存器工作原理的基础上,利用半导体光放大器中交叉增益调制和交叉相位调制并存的现象,巧妙地提出了将控制脉冲反相并配合电可调衰减器的新方法。该方法简单易行,有效解决了此类全光缓存器中数据包输出功率不均衡的难题,缓存器性能得到了极大改善。此方法适用于所有基于半导体光放大器的环路型全光缓存器。     

All-optical switching of a single resonance in silicon ring resonators

We theoretically investigate a wavelength-selective all-optical switch using Raman-induced loss in a silicon resonator add-drop filter. We show that picojoule control pulses can selectively modulate and "erase" a single cavity resonance from full extinction to greater than 97% transmission while leaving adjacent resonances undisturbed. Full switching is achievable in less than 300 ps with only a few hundred femtojoule energy dissipation. This represents, to our knowledge, the first scheme for selective modulation of single resonances of an optical cavity.     

Multi-Wavelength Optical Packet Routing Technologies Based on Superstructured Fiber Bragg Gratings

A WDM compatible Edge-to-Edge Self-Routed optical packet switched network that simplifies the optical processing is proposed. The system employs all-optical packet label generation and recognition using coded superstructured Fiber Bragg gratings.     

O-RPR网络中622 Mbps光上路源的研制

基于全光缓存器的光弹性分组交换环(O-RPR)是一种全光分组交换网络,能够克服目前RPR存在的电子瓶颈。为了模拟这种网络解决竞争的能力和解决网络的帧同步不丢失的问题,设计了一种基于FPGA的光上路源。它由数据包(帧)生成、并串变换和电光转换三部分组成,其包长、包内伪随机序列长度、及通信速率均可变,具有结构简单、成本低廉和操作方便的优点,已成功应用于O-RPR实验网络中。     

基于双半导体光放大器的读/写分别控制的新型全光缓存器

全光缓存器能够在光域内对数据包进行缓存,解决数据包在节点的冲突。提出了一种新型可擦写的全光缓存器,该缓存器以半导体光放大器(SOA)为非线性相移器件,利用信号光和控制光在半导体光放大器中的交叉相位调制实现信号在光域内的"写入"和"读出"。在注入信号峰值功率相同的条件下,双半导体光放大器结构的采用还可以对信号光实现功率补偿,比利用单个半导体光放大器进行"写入/读出"控制延长了缓存时间,并能有效克服在数据包"写入"缓存器时造成的输出端口处信号光的泄漏。该缓存器顺利实现了2.5 Gb/s数据包的多圈缓存。     

全光地址识别机理的研究

在面向分组业务的全光交换系统中,采用全光地址处理技术可以减少处理时延,大大提高信息处理速度和网络吞吐量,对全光网络的研究具有重要意义。分析了光正交码的自相关性与互相关性,并将其特性应用于全光传送网中,以针对未来基于光分组业务的全光环网为例,提出了一种光分插复用器的新型结构,给出了总体应用设计规则,重点研究和分析了全光地址识别机理和相关的应用设计方法,给出了针对全光环网组网规模的仿真分析结构和基本实验结果。结果表明采用所提出的设计原则和设计方法来实现全光地址识别是可行的。     

Designing an all-optical packet filtering module for WDM broadcast-and-select star networks

An all-optical packet filtering module for WDM broadcast-and-select star networks is introduced. At each time instant, only one packet per wavelength is allowed to pass to the star coupler. Therefore, collisions are avoided and the network performance is improved. The proposed module is based on the use of optical logic circuits for controlling the passing of the transmitted packets to the star coupler, without the need of optical to electronic translation or electronic processing of the network feedback information. In this way, the processing time is drastically reduced, while the need for slowly tunable optical filters is eliminated. Furthermore, due to the all-optical nature of the network hub, the reliability of the system is improved.     

基于SOA-DI结构的OTDM分组网分组头提取技术

提出了一种基于SOA-DI结构在OTDM网中光分组信头提取的方案,该方案利用半导体光放大器（SOA）的增益饱和效应,通过DI结构干涉实现了2.5Gbit/s 全光信头和40Gbit/s净荷数据的OTDM光分组包信头提取,提取的光分组信头消光比可达16dB以上.给出了理论模型并进行了数值仿真,从理论上对输入脉冲能量和脉宽、SOA的饱和能量、SOA载流子寿命、SOA小信号增益以及DI干涉时延差等重要参量对光分组包信头提取质量的影响做了分析.该方案结构简单,易于集成.     

Cutting-Edge Technologies on Broadband and Scalable Photonic-Network—Packet switched networks based on all-optical label processing—

Ultra-high speed all-optical label processing methods are proposed and experimentally demonstrated. These methods dramatically increase the label processing capability. Optical packet switch (OPS) systems and networks based on OPS nodes are expressed as an application of optical processing technologies. First, the 40 Gbit/s/port OPS prototype with all-optical label processor, optical switch, optical buffer, and electronic scheduler is described. The feasibility of OPS networks is verified by experimental demonstrations.     

All-Optical Switching Using Fabry-Perot Laser Diodes(Invited paper)

In this paper, we investigate all-optical packet switching using a multi-wavelength mutual injection-locked Fabry-Perot laser diode. We observe error-free packet-switching of a 10 Gb/s signal with an extinction ratio of 16.9.     

All-Optical WDM Buffer System Realized by NOLM and Feedback Loop Structure

We propose an all-optical WDM buffer for optical packet switching system, which consists of NOLM and feedback loop. The proposed structure provides more than 40 turn buffering and nice output of buffered data when selected by control signal.     

半导体光放大器的稳态增益饱和特性

高速全光逻辑门是实现光分组交换、光计算和未来高速大容量光传输的关键器件,近年来受到广泛的关注。半导体光放大器（SOA）因为具备体积小、工作波长范围宽、响应时间短及良好的非线性特性等优点,成为研制高速全光逻辑器件的首选。采用分段模型分析了SOA的稳态增益饱和特性,通过数值求解载流子速率方程和光传输方程对其特性进行了仿真实现。结果表明,SOA在入射光功率不同时会表现出明显的非线性;在一定范围内增加光功率,SOA增益持续增加,继续增加入射光功率,SOA逐渐进入饱和吸收状态,增益反而降低。     

Multiaccess in all-optical networks with wavelength and code concurrency

A major obstacle in realizing fast packet switching in all-optical networks is the large tuning delays of tunable optical devices. This article proposes a multiaccess scheme for all-optical local area networks that employs both wavelength and code concurrency. In this scheme, several users share a wavelength channel through code multiplexing. The delay performance of hybrid wavelength/code division multiaccess is obtained under a simple, suboptimal access protocol based on cyclic search. Due to the reduction in the number of wavelength channels without an associated reduction in transmission concurrency, hybrid multiaccess is robust against tuning delays. At a given network throughput, the hybrid scheme achieves considerably lower delays than that of Wavelength Division Multiple Access even with a small amount of code concurrency. Conversely, the hybrid network can support a higher load when there is a maximum allowable value for the average packet delay.     

All-optical 40 Gbits/s packet regeneration by means of cross-gain compression in a semiconductor optical amplifier

We experimentally demonstrate all-optical reshaping of 40 Gbits/s packets by using cross-gain compression in a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). This scheme, which is based on cross-saturation effects between two conjugate signals copropagating in a single SOA, is wavelength preserving and polarization independent and does not suffer from any transient effect at packet edges. We report evidence of noise redistribution and packet reshaping by means of the bit-error rate versus threshold measurements for different input optical signal-to-noise ratios.     

一种新型多速率归零码全光帧时钟提取系统

提出了一种新型的、低成本的多速率归零(RZ)码全光帧时钟提取方案。采用低精细度的法布里-珀罗滤波器(F-P)直接提取不同速率的帧时钟,保证帧时钟的快速建立和快速消失。利用不同的偏振延时干涉仪(PDI)和低自由光谱区(FSR)的法布里-珀罗滤波器构成组合滤波器以实现多速率帧时钟提取。利用半导体光放大器(SOA)的自增益调制效应(SGM)对组合滤波器提取的帧时钟进行整形,降低帧时钟的幅度噪声和时间抖动。实验中,利用光开关切换不同的偏振延时干涉仪构成不同自由光谱区的组合滤波器实现了10 GHz、20 GHz和40 GHz的帧时钟提取,得到了高质量、低时间抖动的多速率帧时钟信号。     

Fiber dispersion cancellation by all-optical quantum signal processing based on quantum correlations

A quantum dispersion canceller is proposed that uses all-optical quantum signal processing based on strong quantum correlations in the signal and idler waves amplified by an optical parametric amplifier at the receiver end. It cancels the even-order dispersion and can regenerate an optical data packet without any ambiguity.     

Demonstration of an all-optical switch by use of a multiwavelength mutual injection-locked laser diode

Error-free all-optical packet switching is demonstrated by use of a multiwavelength mutual injection-locked Fabry-Perot laser diode. A 10-Gbit/s data signal is switched on and off with an extinction ratio of 16.9 dB when an optical control signal is turned off and on with a power difference of only 3 dB.     

10 GHz全光帧时钟提取的理论和实验研究

提出了一种新型的10 GHz全光帧时钟提取的提取方案。采用低精细度的法布里-珀罗(F-P)滤波器直接提出帧时钟,保证帧时钟的快速建立和快速消失。利用半导体光放大器(SOA)的自增益调制效应(SGM)对法布里-珀罗滤波器提取的帧时钟进行整形,降低帧时钟的幅度噪声。并推导了法布里-珀罗滤波器的精细度和半导体光放大器的自增益调制效应对帧时钟建立时间、消失时间的影响。通过理论分析表明,利用半导体光放大器的自增益调制效应可以降低帧时钟的幅度噪声并加快帧时钟建立速度。实验中,用上述方案对10.075 GHz的帧信号进行了全光帧时钟提取,得到了建立时间为8个信号周期,消失时间为22个信号周期,抖动为2.35 ps的帧时钟信号。