Ultra-wide-band tellurite-based fiber Raman amplifier

We describe the first wide-band tellurite-based fiber Raman amplifier (T-FRA) for application to seamless ultra-large-capacity dense wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) systems. First, we confirmed that the Raman scattering characteristics of the tellurite-based fiber has so large a gain coefficient and Stokes shift that we can achieve a wide-band tellurite-based fiber Raman amplifier with a shorter fiber length than when using silica-based fiber. Second, we investigated the small signal gain and the signal transmission characteristics for a high gain and high output power operation with a single-stage amplifier. Focusing on double Rayleigh scattering, we compared the high gain limit of tellurite- and silica-based fibers. We then studied the impact of nonlinear effects by measuring the bit error rate (BER) when using a two-stage amplifier with a high output power of 18.8 dBm in which we simultaneously amplified eight channel signals in the L-band located on the ITU 100-GHz grid. Finally, we designed a wide-band tellurite-based fiber Raman amplifier with a multiwavelength band pumping scheme. We constructed this amplifier with a tellurite-based fiber only 250 m in length pumped by four-wavelength-channel laser diodes, and it provided a 160-nm bandwidth with a gain of over 10 dB and a noise figure below 10 dB from 1490 to 1650 nm. We also measured the BER to confirm the transmission characteristics of the amplifier for single channel operation over the whole signal wavelength range of 160 nm. We thus confirmed that the amplifier could be employed in ultra-high-capacity WDM systems.     

Extending transmission distance of high-density WDM systems usingpost transmitter fiber Raman amplifiers

The authors investigate the behavior of multichannel signals in a high-density wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) system with the consideration of stimulated Raman scattering. A parameter to evaluate the depth of Raman crosstalk is provided, and the transmission distance limitation imposed by Raman crosstalk is analyzed. To extend the system transmission distance, a post-transmitter fiber Raman amplifier is used. The allocation of signal channels on the pump gain profile is discussed. It is found that there exists an optimum pump power which results in a maximum amplifier gain. The example shows that the transmission distance limitation imposed by Raman crosstalk can be extended by 20 km for a 30-channel system with 0.25-dB/km fiber loss     

200-nm-bandwidth fiber optical amplifier combining parametric andRaman gain

Theory shows that the gain bandwidth of a one-pump fiber optical parametric amplifier (OPA) using highly nonlinear fiber (HNLF) could be more than 200 nm. Under these circumstances, the OPA gain would overlap the pump-induced Raman gain. We have studied the combined effects of OPA and Raman gain theoretically and experimentally. The experimental results demonstrate a 200-nm bandwidth from a single fiber-optical amplifier and also verify that the influence of the Raman effect is relatively small, as predicted by the theory     

Recent progress in optical amplifiers

State of the art optical amplifier technologies are reviewed focusing on research at ntt. The following developments will be described : an erbium-doped silica fiber with a very high gain coefficient of 11.0 dB/mW, a very small (volume : 36 cc) fiber amplifier module pumped by a 980 nm InGaAs laser diode, an Er-doped fiber amplifier pumped by an AlGalnP visible laser diode, praseodymium-doped fluoride glass fiber amplifiers operating in 1300 nm band, silica-based erbiumdoped planar lightwave circuit amplifiers, and their applications in various optical transmission and measurement systems. The future trends in the optical amplifier research are also described.     

A 980-nm band laser diode pump source with a detuned wavelength of1000 nm for praseodymium-doped fiber amplifiers

By using practical high-power 980-nm band laser diodes, efficient direct pumping for a praseodymium-doped fiber amplifier (PDFA) is achieved. The lasing wavelength is detuned from 980 to 1000 nm by selective optical feedback from a fiber grating     

Pump interactions in a 100-nm bandwidth Raman amplifier

A design for a 100-nm bandwidth Raman amplifier is presented. The amplifier is pumped with eight, 130-mW lasers with wavelengths ranging from 1416 to 1502 nm. The peak-to-peak gain ripple is 1.1 dB. A new model was developed for this design that includes pump-to-pump and signal-to-signal interactions in addition to double Rayleigh scattering and amplified spontaneous emission. An understanding of the interactions among these various effects was essential to this design. These modeling results are based on measurements of the physical characteristics of the transmission fiber     

分布式光纤喇曼放大器实验研究

为了对后向抽运分布式宽带光纤喇曼放大器的特性进行实验研究,采用多波长1426nm,1440nm,1460nm,1475nm和1495nm的半导体激光器作为抽运源,实现了C+L波段近80nm带宽的信号光放大,获得了比较好的平坦增益、偏振相关增益,系统平均开关增益为10.7dB,增益平坦度为1.5dB,最大噪声指数为-1.96dB,偏振相关增益小于0.4dB。结果表明,光纤喇曼放大器的抽运源波长、功率选择比较合理,系统所有技术指标均满足光纤通信使用要求。这一结果将对通信产业化发展有着重要的指导作用。     

Erbium-doped optical fiber amplifiers pumped in the 660- and 820-nmbands

State-of-the-art erbium (Er)-doped optical fiber amplifiers (EDFA's) pumped in the 660- and 820-nm bands are described. We have demonstrated highly efficient EDFA's incorporating optimized 664- and 827-nm pump wavelengths and an Er-doped high numerical aperture (NA) fiber with thermally diffused expanded core (TEC) fiber ends. Gain coefficients of 3.8 and 1.3 dB/mW at respective wavelengths of 664 and 827 nm were achieved at a signal wavelength of 1535 nm. Noise figures of 3.1 and 4.1 dB at respective pump wavelengths of 670 and 827 nm were obtained at a signal wavelength of 1535 nm. A highly efficient Er-doped fiber amplifier module, in which an AlGaInP visible laser diode (LD) was used as the pump source, was successfully developed as a practical application of this technology. A maximum overall gain coefficient of 3.0 dB/mW was achieved at a signal wavelength of 1535 nm. The EDFA module realized a maximum overall signal gain of 33 dB at 1535 nm with a saturated output power of -1 dBm. A maximum saturated output power of 3.9 dBm was obtained at a signal wavelength of 1552 nm. The present EDFA design using a low-cost laser diode for optical disk memory use and a high NA Er-doped fiber has great potential for providing inexpensive, high-performance EDFA's     

A detailed experimental study on single-pump Raman/EDFA hybrid amplifiers: static, dynamic, and system performance comparison

This paper presents an experimental study on the performance comparison of three different schemes of single-pump dispersion-compensating fiber (DCF)-based Raman/erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) hybrid amplifiers together with a DCF-based Raman-only amplifier in terms of static properties, dynamic properties, and system impact: Raman-only amplifier (Type I), Raman/EDFA hybrid amplifiers recycling residual Raman pump in a cascaded EDF located either after (Type II) or prior to (Type III) a DCF, and a Raman-assisted EDFA (Type IV), the concept of which was proposed by Kurosawa et al. With respect to the overall gain and system impact based on bit error rate (BER) measurements in a transmission system, the hybrid amplifier of Type II was found to have the best performance among the four types while the Raman-only amplifier shows the best tolerance to transient response.     

DCF光纤拉曼放大器的实验研究

DCF(dispersion compensating fibre)光纤具有较高的拉曼增益系数,利用这一点可以用较短长度的DCF光纤制成分立式的光纤拉曼放大器,作为传输线路上的损耗补偿.本文在测量并计算了DCF光纤的拉曼增益系数的基础上,对分立式的DCF放大器的开关增益和噪声指数进行了测量和分析,并将分立式FRA和分布式FRA在开关增益和噪声指数方面做了比较。介绍了用不同的测量方法所造成的实验结果的差异.实验结果表明,放大介质为5 km的DCF光纤所构成的放大器,在抽运功率为800 mW的条件下,最大增益可达14.77dB,3 dB带宽为35 nm,满足作为损耗补偿的要求.     

Design optimization for efficient erbium-doped fiber amplifiers

The gain and pumping efficiency of aluminosilicate erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) are analyzed as a function of guiding parameters and Er-doping profile for two pump wavelengths of λ _p=980 nm and λ_p=1.47 μm. Three designs of fiber-amplifier waveguides are considered: one with the same mode size as standard 1.5-μm communication fibers (type 1); one with the same mode size as standard 1.5-μm dispersion-shifted fibers (type 2); and one with mode size smaller than those of communication fibers (type 3). For the 1.47-μm pump, fundamental LP₀₁ mode excitation is assumed, while for the λ_p=980-nm pump, concurrent excitation of LP₁₁ modes is considered. It is shown that excitation of higher-order pump modes at 980 nm does not significantly affect the amplifier gain performance. The effect of concentrating the Er³⁺ doping near the center of the fiber core is shown to increase the amplifier gain coefficients by a factor of 1.5 to 2     

基于自适应差分进化算法的拉曼放大器设计

为满足下一代6G网络对光通信网络提出的传输容量大、速率高及传输时延低的要求,本文将碲酸盐光纤作为光纤增益介质,并利用自适应差分进化(adaptive differential evolution,ADE)算法 对拉曼光纤放大器(Raman fiber amplifier,RFA) 的泵浦参数进行优化。该算法通过引入自适应算子控制变异率的大小,在保持个体多样性的同时增强全局搜 索最优解的能力。最终设计出一款覆盖100 nm带宽范围、平均增益为28.27 dB、增益平坦度为 0.65 dB的多泵浦RFA。同时,在该模型基础上分别研究了泵浦功率和光纤长度对拉曼放大器增益及增益平坦度的影响,为设计和优化多泵浦拉曼放大器模型提供了参考。     

Stimulated Raman amplification of 1.6-μm-band pulsed light inoptical fibers

A synchronous Raman fiber amplifier is proposed which is pumped at a wavelength around 1.55 μm by output pulses from an erbium-doped fiber amplifier. This arrangement achieves an output optical peak power exceeding 200 mW and a 3-dB net gain bandwidth of 33 nm around 1.66 μm. The Raman fiber amplifier is useful for 1.6-μm-band OTDR as it can be used in live maintenance of optical transmission networks     

A novel design for dispersion compensating photonic crystal fiber Raman amplifier

This letter presents a novel design for dispersion compensating photonic crystal fiber (DCPCF) which shows inherently flattened high Raman gain of 19 dB (/spl plusmn/1.2-dB gain ripple) over 30-nm bandwidth. The proposed design module has been simulated through an efficient full-vectorial finite element method. The designed DCPCF has a high negative dispersion coefficient (-200 to -250 ps/nm/km) over C-band wavelength (1530-1568 nm). The proposed fiber module of 5.2-km length not only compensates the accumulated dispersion in conventional single-mode fiber (SMF-28) but also compensates for the dispersion slope. Hence, the designed DCPCF module acts as the gain-flattened Raman amplifier and dispersion compensator.     

多泵浦与光纤级联结合的宽带拉曼光纤放大器

针对传统光纤通信传输系统中拉曼光纤放大器(RFA)增益带宽不足、输出增益低且输出增益不平坦的问题,设计了一种多泵浦和光纤级联相结合的宽带拉曼光纤放大器。并且推导实现增益平坦输出时所用六个泵浦光和四段光子晶体光纤(PCF)对应参数满足的约束表达式,从理论上给出了一种提高放大器增益和增益带宽的同时保证较小增益平坦度的设计方法。最后通过Matlab数值模拟,所设计的宽带拉曼光纤放大器达到了增益带宽92 nm,平均增益39.95 dB,增益平坦度0.1447 dB。     

Design of Hybrid Optical Amplifiers for High Capacity Optical Transmission

This paper describes our design of a hybrid amplifier composed of a distributed Raman amplifier and erbium‐doped fiber amplifiers for C‐ and L‐bands. We characterize the distributed Raman amplifier by numerical simulation based on the experimentally measured Raman gain coefficient of an ordinary single mode fiber transmission line. In single channel amplification, the crosstalk caused by double Rayleigh scattering was independent of signal input power and simply given as a function of the Raman gain. The double Rayleigh scattering induced power penalty was less than 0.1 dB after 1000 km if the on‐off Raman gain was below 21 dB. For multiple channel amplification, using commercially available pump laser diodes and fiber components, we determined and optimized the conditions of three‐wavelength Raman pumping for an amplification bandwidth of 32 nm for C‐band and 34 nm for L‐band. After analyzing the conventional erbium‐doped fiber amplifier analysis in C‐band, we estimated the performance of the hybrid amplifier for long haul optical transmission. Compared with erbium‐doped fiber amplifiers, the optical signal‐to‐noise ratio was calculated to be higher by more than 3 dB in the optical link using the designed hybrid amplifier.     

采用级连反向泵浦喇曼光纤放大器的长距离光纤传输系统中双重瑞利散射噪声的抑制

给出了反向泵浦喇曼光纤放大器中信号和双重瑞利散射噪声的计算方法,分析了双重瑞利散射噪声的特性,计算了采用光隔离器进行双重瑞利散射噪声抑制时,光隔离器的最佳位置。研究了使用多级反向泵浦喇曼光纤放大器的1080km光纤通信系统的传输特性,比较了信号和双重瑞利散射噪声在加入光隔离器前后沿传输光纤的功率变化。加入光隔离器以后,信号所受的影响不大,但双重瑞利散射噪声能得到有效抑制,可减少约三个数量级。1     

Ultra-wideband amplifiers based on Bi2O3-EDFAs

We demonstrate broadband amplification over (C + L)-band or extended L-band using fusion-spliceable Bi₂O₃-based erbium doped fiber (EDF). A power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 39% is achieved. In a single-stage amplifier we achieved a 3 dB bandwidth of 75 nm. In addition we showed very low four-wave mixing in an extended L-band amplifier by reducing the length of fiber required to a few meters.     

Inherent enhancement of gain flatness and achievement of broad gainbandwidth in erbium-doped silica fiber amplifiers

We report new methods to inherently increase the flatness and bandwidth of erbium-doped silica fiber amplifiers from three perspectives: fiber design, pump-signal WDM coupler optimization, and amplifier structure. First, to achieve inherent control of the gain spectrum, a new type of composite fiber structure with an Er-doped core and a Sm-doped cladding ring is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Interaction of the optical field with the Sm-doped cladding to produce evanescent wave filtering is modeled, which provides an in-line control of gain fluctuation in the erbium-doped flier amplifier (EDFA) C band, 1530-1560 nm. Second, the effect of the spectral characteristics of WDM couplers over the L band of an EDFA is explored. A fused taper fiber coupler for a 1480-nm pump is optimized for signals in the wavelength range of 1570-1610 nm by measuring the small-signal gain, gain tilt, and noise figure in an L-band EDFA. Finally, a new all-fiber structure for a wide-band EDFA, where the L and C bands were coupled serially, is demonstrated with optimized pump-signal couplers. Further optimization of the new composite fiber structure and the transient effects in the serially coupled EDFAs are also discussed     

三波长反向泵浦喇曼放大器的优化与系统实现

将三波长反向泵浦的光纤喇曼放大器的增益优化问题转化为有约束条件的非线性规划问题,并用二次规划法求解。在优化结果的指导下,建立了实验系统,并利用放大的自发喇曼辐射谱微调泵浦功率实现了70nm带宽上平均增益为10dB、增益波动小于1dB的喇曼放大。