放大自发辐射注入波长锁定法布里-珀罗激光器

波分复用无源光网络(WDM-PON)被认为是接入网的最终解决方案,基于放大自发辐射(ASE)注入波长锁定法布里-珀罗(F-P)激光器的WDM-PON由于其价格低廉和容易实现颜色无关操作而受到极大关注.实验研究了ASE注入波长锁定F-P激光器的ASE增益、边模抑制比(SMSR)和相对强度噪声(RIN)随F-P激光器注入电流和ASE注入功率的变化关系,理论模拟了ASE注入功率和增益一定时,F-P激光器注入电流随其前端面反射率的变化关系,并从实验上进行了验证.研究结果表明,当F-P激光器的注入电流为阈值电流的1.3～1.7倍时,能获得满足应用需要的相对强度噪声和边模抑制比.对于一定的ASE注入功率和输出功率,存在使注入电流最小的最佳前端面反射率.     

A theoretical model of a wavelength-locked Fabry-Pe/spl acute/rot laser diode to the externally injected narrow-band ASE

We propose a theoretical model of the wavelength-locked Fabry-Pe/spl acute/rot laser diode (F-P LD) to the externally injected narrow-band amplified spontaneous emission. The model explains the dynamics of the wavelength-locked F-P LD. The simulation results with the proposed model show good agreement with the experimental results.     

Intensity Noise in a Wavelength-Locked Fabry–Perot Laser Diode to a Spectrum Sliced ASE

We derived analytic expression for the relative intensity noise (RIN) of a wavelength-locked Fabry-Perot laser diode (FP LD) in a single mode region. The RIN of the wavelength-locked output is a function of the photon density and the photon life time. It also depends on the wavelength detuning and the injected amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) power. We investigated the modulation transfer function of the wavelength-locked FP LD and its dependence on wavelength detuning. The analytic result has good agreement with the simulation result.     

1.25-Gb/s Operation at 50-GHz Channel Spacing Based on Intensity Noise Suppression of Wavelength-Locked Fabry–PÉrot Laser Diode

We demonstrate 1.25-Gb/s operation at 50-GHz channel spacing and 10-km single-mode fiber, which is based on a wavelength-locked Fabry-Perot laser diode (F-P LD) and an intensity noise suppression by a gain saturation of F-P LD in front of the receiver. The wavelength-locked F-P LD employs the spectrum-sliced incoherent light with narrow bandwidth of 35 GHz. The intensity noise of wavelength-locked F-P LD is suppressed about 6 dB by the F-P LD in the front of the receiver. As a result, the bit-error-rate curves exhibit the error-free performances over the detuning conditions to cover a whole mode spacing period of F-P LD.     

Optimization of Spectrum-Sliced ASE Source for Injection-Locking a Fabry–PÉrot Laser Diode

We experimentally study the impact of filter bandwidth of a spectrum-sliced amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) source on the injection-locking of a Fabry–PÉrot laser diode (FPLD) for passive optical network application. Optimal bandwidth of a spectrum-sliced ASE source was found in terms of receiver sensitivity after transmission. We also investigate the impact of intensity noise (IN) of the spectrum-sliced ASE source and its suppression for a wavelength-locked FPLD using a semiconductor optical amplifier. Experiment results show that the output performance of a wavelength-locked FPLD is improved by IN suppression.     

Effects of In-Band Crosstalk in Wavelength-Locked Fabry–PÉrot Laser-Diode-Based WDM PONs

We investigated the impact of in-band crosstalk on the system's performance in wavelength-locked Fabry-Perot laser-diode (FP-LD)-based wavelength-division-multiplexed passive optical networks (WDM PONs). As expected, wavelength-locked FP-LD, which was injected by using an incoherent broadband light source, was more tolerant to in-band crosstalk than distributed-feedback (DFB) laser diode. A 1-dB power penalty in the wavelength-locked FP-LD-based PON system was observed when the crosstalk-to-signal ratio was ~-9 dB. We also compared the measured power penalties with the calculated power penalties. It has been shown that the in-band crosstalk-induced power penalty in wavelength-locked FP-LD-based WDM PON could be estimated properly by taking into account both effects of power addition and signal-crosstalk beat noise.     

A WDM-PON Employing Fabry–PÉrot Laser Diodes Without a Seed Light Injection

We propose and demonstrate a wavelength-division-multiplexed passive optical network by employing double-contact Fabry-Perot laser diodes (F-P LDs) without a seed light injection. To avoid the high mode partition noise at low frequency, we use a binary phase-shift keying as a modulation format at a low relative intensity noise window. An error-free transmission is achieved by compensating a lasing envelope shift due to temperature variation with the double-contact F-P LD.     

1.25-Gb/s Operation of a Spectrum-Sliced Fabry–PÉrot Laser Diode With Intensity Noise Suppression by a Second Fabry–PÉrot Laser Diode

We propose a low-cost solution for the intensity noise suppression in the spectrum-sliced Fabry-Perot laser diode (F-P LD), which is achieved by placing an F-P LD at the receiver region. The F-P LD at the receiver region provides the intensity noise suppression of about 10 dB as well as the increase of the received optical power for the spectrum-sliced optical signal. The Q-factor is improved about 5.9 at a data rate of 1.25 Gb/s. As a result, we successfully demonstrate 10-km error-free transmission at 1.25-Gb/s signal with a transmission penalty of less than 0.5 dB. It is also found that the low spectrum-sliced power of -22 dBm achieves the relative intensity noise level of -112.5 dB/Hz, which is almost independent of the operation current.     

60GHz毫米波ROF系统的光源研究

提出了把通过注入锁定方法得到的FP单模输出光源应用到60GHz毫米波ROF系统中的方法.通过利用窄带放大自发辐射(ASE)光源插入FP半导体激光器以实现波长锁定,改变FP激光器的多模输出,得到单模输出的廉价光源的方法,成功地为ROF系统的基站提供了激光器.     

基于半导体光放大器的可调谐环形腔激光器的激光建立过程

基于半导体光放大器(SOA)的环形腔激光器可实现高达兆赫兹的高速调谐,在光纤通信和光纤传感领域有广泛应用。采用稳态模型和分段算法研究SOA自发辐射特性,并基于此分别讨论了使用高斯型滤波器和法布里-珀罗(F-P)滤波器的两种可调谐环形腔激光器,研究了激光建立过程的特性,包括输出光谱和输出光功率随绕行圈数的变化,讨论了波长调谐的速度。结果表明,F-P滤波器的环形腔可以更快建立激光振荡,便于实际高速调谐应用。     

Broad-band light source using mutually injected Fabry-Pe/spl acute/rot laser diodes for WDM-PON

We propose and demonstrate a new broad-band light source (BLS) for a wavelength division multiplexing-passive optical network (WDM-PON) based on the wavelength locked Fabry-Pe/spl acute/rot laser diodes (F-P LDs). By mutual injection between two antireflection-coated F-P LDs, we realized a broad-band light with a low relative intensity noise. By using the proposed BLS for wavelength locking of the F-P LD, we achieve color-free operation of the optical network termination with Manchester coded data. We also demonstrate a WDM-PON based on the proposed BLS.     

Hybrid WDM/TDM-PON with wavelength-selection-free transmitters

A hybrid wavelength-division-multiplexed/time-division-multiplexed passive optical network serving 128 subscribers with wavelength-selection-free transmitters is presented by cascading 1/spl times/16 arrayed-waveguide gratings (AWGs) and 1/spl times/8 splitters. The wavelength-selection-free transmitter is an uncooled Fabry-Pe/spl acute/rot laser diode (FP-LD) wavelength-locked to an externally injected narrow-band amplified spontaneous emission (ASE). Bit-error rates better than 10/sup -9/ over temperature ranging from 0 to 60/spl deg/C are achieved in all 16 wavelength channels using a single FP-LD with an ASE injection of about -15 and -2 dBm in 622-Mb/s upstream and 1.25-Gb/s downstream transmissions over a 10-km feeder fiber, respectively. It is also reported that the ASE injection does not exert penalty upon burst-mode operations of the FP-LDs in the upstream.     

A Simple and Color-Free WDM-Passive Optical Network Using Spectrum-Sliced Fabry–PÉrot Laser Diodes

We propose and demonstrate a simple and color-free wavelength-division-multiplexing passive optical network (WDM-PON) using spectrum-sliced Fabry-Perot laser diodes (F-P LDs). Due to its low front facet reflectivity (~0.1%), the F-P LD shows a broadband lasing spectrum and reduced mode partition noise. By utilizing multiple peaks that are separated by the free-spectral range of the cyclic arrayed waveguide gratings, the 16-channel WDM-PON is successfully demonstrated at 155 Mb/s.     

155 Mbit/s transmission using ASE-injected Fabry-Perot laser diode in WDM-PON over 70/spl deg/C temperature range

Thermal reliability of an uncooled Fabry-Perot laser diode (F-PLD) wavelength-locked to spectrum-sliced amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) as a source for wavelength division multiplexed-passive optical networks (WDM-PONs) is presented. An F-PLD with narrow mode spacing and asymmetric facet reflectivity relieved temperature dependency of transmission and power requirement of ASE injection. The chip temperature range of error-free transmission at 155 Mbit/s extended over 70/spl deg/C with -22 dBm ASE injection.     

Laser spectral envelope control using a double contact fabry-Perot laser diode for WDM-PON

We propose a double contact Fabry-Perot laser diode (F-P LD) as a temperature-independent wavelength-division-multiplexing source. By controlling injection currents of the double contact F-P LD, we achieve a fixed lasing envelope regardless of temperature variation. We also demonstrate error-free transmission using the double contact F-P LD as a wavelength-locking source within a 20 /spl deg/C operating temperature range.     

太赫兹光非对称解复用器中自发辐射噪声特性分析

提出了一个在超短脉冲注入半导体光放大器 (SOA)时 ,在考虑了半导体带间效应以及带内效应 ,包括载流子热效应、谱烧孔效应、双光子吸收效应以及超快非线性折射效应的自发辐射噪声的计算模型。并利用该模型计算了放大自发辐射 (ASE)噪声对太赫兹光非对称解复用器 (TOAD)开关性能的影响。数值结果表明 ,在考虑ASE噪声情况下 ,TOAD的开关窗口的边沿更陡 ,在开关窗口的尾部还会出现明显的小峰。结果还表明 ,在输入为理想孤子脉冲下 ,即使考虑ASE噪声 ,在TOAD处于开的状态时 ,其输出信号的信噪比也大于 2 5dB。     

On the joint effects of fiber parametric gain and birefringence andtheir influence on ASE noise

Parametric gain (PG) in optical fibers may substantially enhance amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) noise, especially in long-haul amplified links. We present new results that permit to accurately characterize the effects of PG on ASE noise, as well as the interplay of PG and ASE noise with fiber dispersion in both the anomalous and normal dispersion regions. In a recent letter, we introduced the concept of a PG transfer matrix, that allows the easy evaluation of ASE noise enhancement over chains of amplified fiber spans. In the same letter we showed that the transfer matrix can be expressed in analytical closed-form when a scalar (single polarization) fiber is assumed. In this paper we extend the analysis to a more realistic two-polarization fiber model that accounts for both linear and nonlinear polarization coupling effects. We show that the new transfer matrix does not have an analytical expression, but can be easily evaluated using standard numerical algorithms. ASE noise enhancement due to PG turns out to be slightly lower in a realistic birefringent two-polarization fiber than a single-polarization fiber. An interesting result is that the single polarization model yields a convenient approximation to ASE noise enhancement, that can be evaluated analytically     

利用LD自混合干涉的光纤Fabry-Perot传感器

提出了基于半导体激光器(LD)自混合干涉原理的光纤Fabry-Perot(F-P)传感器。采用F-P腔模型推导出了LD输出功率、频率与外部光纤F-P腔长变化的理论关系式,分析讨论了这种传感器的分辨率、测量范围、线性度、灵敏度等特性。实验结果与理论分析基本吻合。与现有的外腔式F-P干涉光纤传感器相比,LD自混合干涉光纤F-P传感器具有结构简单、紧凑、易准直等优点。     

TDM-PON上行信号光功率均衡器的锁模特性

为了减小时分复用无源光网络（TDM-PON）上行信号光波长的飘移,基于TDM-PON上行信号光功率均衡器架构,采用单模激光注入锁定光网络单元（ONU）法布里-珀罗（F-P）激光器（LD）方法,研究了F-P LD输出光波长的锁模特性,包括锁模的范围、驱动电流对锁模特性的影响、锁模前后温度变化引起F-P LD光波长变化情况等。结果表明,当驱动电流为9mA时,F-P LD可被锁模的波长范围为0.38nm,大于ONU上行光波长因环境温度变化5℃而产生的波长位移量0.25nm,F-P LD被锁模可使ONU上行信号的光波长相同且稳定,降低光功率均衡后的噪声。     

Amplified spontaneous emission and Rayleigh backscattering instrongly pumped fiber amplifiers

Amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) and Rayleigh backscattering (RBS) in strongly pumped fiber amplifiers are studied, employing a rate equation model. Approximate expressions for the ASE and RES, as well as for the amplifier noise figure are derived, based on approximate analytical expressions for the amplified signal, which are valid for both three-level and four-level systems. Numerical examples for rare-earth-doped fibers, show good agreement between these approximate expressions and the exact numerical solutions for strong pumping and for injected signals which are not too weak