Long-span single-mode fiber transmission characteristics in long wavelength regions

Experimental and analytical results on high-speed optical pulse transmission characteristics for long-span single-mode fibers by using InGaAsP lasers, emitting at 1.1, 1.3, and 1.5 μm, as well as a Ge-APD are reported. At 1.1 μm, 400 Mbit/s transmission experiments were successfully carried out with 20 km repeater spacing. At 1.3 μm, where single-mode fiber dispersions approach zero, error rate characteristics showed that optical power penalties at 100 Mbits/s and 1.2 Gbits/s are negligible even after 30 and 23 km fiber transmission, respectively. It was confirmed that a 1.6 Gbit/s transmission system has 15 km repeater spacing. At 1.5 μm, where silica fibers have ultimately minimum loss, single-mode fiber transmission experiments were carried out at 100 Mbits/s with about 30 km repeater spacing. 400 Mbit/s transmission characteristics using 20 km fibers were also studied. Fiber bandwidths, measured by optical pulse broadenings after 20 km transmission, were 24, 140, and 37 GHz . km . nm at 1.1, 1.3, and 1.5 μm, respectively. Progress in lasers, fibers, and optical delay equalizers at 1.5μm will bring about large-capacity transmission systems having about 150 km repeater spacing. These results reveal fiber dispersion characteristics in the long wavelength region essential to high data rate single-mode fiber transmission system design.     

EDFA在565Mbit／s光纤数字通信系统上的实验

本文介绍武汉邮电科学研究院光纤光缆部研制的掺铒光纤放大器（ＥＤＦＡ），及其在国产的５６５Ｍｂｉｔ／ｓ光纤数字通信系统上的实验，中继距离可达１９０ｋｍ，系统误码率＜１０—１２。     

Repeater spacing of 280 Mbit/s single-mode fiber-optic transmission system using 1.55 µm laser diode source

This paper describes an attainable repeater spacing for a high bit-rate single-mode fiber-optic transmission in the 1.55 μm wavelength region where laser mode partition noise comes to be significant. An expression for evaluating mode partition noise is given as the form involving the influence of laser spectral fluctuations under high bit-rate modulation, together with the intersymbol interference and the equalized pulse shape in tile optical receiver. After the validity of its numerical results is confirmed experimentally, the resulting evaluation of laser mode partition noise is connected to a systematic discussion on the attainable repeater spacing of a 280 Mbit/s fiber-optic transmission system operating at 1.55 μm, along with fiber loss versus dispersion tradeoffs. This discussion permits the attainable repeater spacing to be 60-70 km for the combination of a laser diode with 1.5-2.0 nm spectrum broadening and a fiber with the loss of 0.5 dB/km and the dispersion of 4-6 ps/km - nm.     

High-speed optical pulse transmission at 1.29-µm wavelength using low-loss single-mode fibers

Optical-fiber transmission experiments in the 1.3-μm wavelength region are reported. GaInAsP/InP double-heterostructure semiconductor laser emitting at 1.293 μm is modulated directly in nonreturn-to-zero (NRZ) codes at digit rates tanging from 100 Mbit/s to 1.2 Gbit/s. Its output is transmitted through low-loss GeO2-doped single-mode silica fibers in 11-km lengths. Transmitted optical signals are detected by a high-speed Ge avalanche photodiode. Overall loss of the 11-km optical fibers, including 11 splices, is 15.5 dB at 1.3 μm. Average received optical power levels necessary for 10^-9error rate are -39.9 dBm at 100 Mbit/s and -29.1 dBm at 1.2 Gbit/s. In the present system configuration, the repeater spacing is limited by loss rather than dispersion. It seems feasible that a more than 30 km repeater spacing at 100 Mbit/s and a more than 20 km even at 1.2 Gbit/s can be realized with low-loss silica fiber cables, whose loss is less than 1 dB/km. Distinctive features and problems associated with this experimental system and constituent devices are discussed.     

A design and experimental results of the OS-280M optical submarine repeater circuits

This paper describes the design philosophy and the experimental results of the optical submarine repeater for the OS-280M optical fiber submarine cable system to be installed across the ocean. This repeater which employs the information rate of 280 Mbit/s, the optical wavelength of 1.3 μ, and is implemented with monolithic ICs, features high reliability, long repeater spans, and the supervisory systems. The test results show that the average optical output power is - 1.4 dBm for the mark density of 1/2, the minimum average power of the optical input for the BER 10 is about -38 dBm at the room temperature, and other specifications are also well satisfied.     

Optical Fiber Transmission System Demonstration Over 32 km with Repeaters Data Rate Transparent Up to 2.3 Mbits/s

An initial optical fiber transmission system under development for Army long haul tactical communications is described and evaluated. The system interfaces with the 2.304 Mbit/s data input and output of an Army inventory multiplexer and its orderwire. The system includes transmitter and receiver end terminals, three data rate transparent repeaters, 8 km of graded index optical fiber, plus three optical attenuators and various optical connectors for simulating transmission up to 32 km. Long repeater spacing is achieved using low loss fiber, semiconductor lasers stabilized using optical feedback, and avalanche photodiodes. The system met all of the specified requirements and shows that optical fiber transmission systems have excellent prospects of meeting full military specifications. The versatility of data rate transparent repeaters is achievable even for transmission up to the 64 km distance desired for Army long haul tactical communications.     

Gigahertz analog repeater for fiber optic delay lines

A gigahertz analog fiber optic repeater is used to extend the achievable delay time for radar delay line applications. The repeater consists of a silicon avalanche photodiode (APD), a wide-band amplifier, and a GaAlAs laser diode transmitter. This repeater has an optical gain of 14.5 dB, a 42 dB electrical dynamic range, and a noise figure of approximately 6.5 dB. The frequency response is flat within ±2 dB over the frequency range from 10 MHz to 1.3 GHz. The nanosecond pulse fidelity is such that the subtraction between input and output pulses is 20 dB below the pulse amplitude.     

Gigabit/s optical receiver sensitivity and zero-dispersion single-mode fiber transmission at 1.55 µm

High-speed pulse response and receiver sensitivity at 1.55 μm were measured at data rates ranging from 400 Mbits/s to 2 Gbits/s, in order to elucidate characteristics of a reach-through p+nn- Ge APD. The p+nn- Ge APD receiver provided a 2 Gbit/s received optical power level of -32.0 dBm at 1.55μm and a 10^-9error rate, which was 4 dB better than the receiving level with a p+n Ge APD. Detector performance at 1.3μm was also studied for comparison with performance at 1.55μm. Single-mode fibers, which have 0.54 dB/km loss and zero dispersion at 1.55μm, and an optical transmitter-receiver, whose repeater gain is 29.2 dB, have enabled 51.5 km fiber transmission at 2 Gbits/s. The transmission system used in this study has a data rate repeater-spacing product of 103 (Gbits/s) . km at 1.55μm. Optical pulse broadening and fiber dispersion were also studied, using 1.55 and 1.3μm dispersion-free fibers. Future repeater spacing prospects for PCM-IM single-mode fiber transmission systems are discussed based on these experimental results.     

An Experimental 800 Mbit/s Four-Level Repeater Compatible with the 60 MHz Analog System

The design and performance of an experimental 800 Mbit/s repeater for four-level digital transmission over a coaxial cable is described in this paper. The 800 Mbit/s digital system exceeds the 60 MHz analog system, both in capacity and in economy. The repeater is designed to operate in repeater housings located at 1.6 km maximum spacing to be compatible with the 60 MHz analog sytsem. A nonredundant four-level line code has been employed, using a newly developed quantized feedback dc restoration technique. The most important item in realizing the high-speed multilevel repeater is the reduction of intersymbol interference. A simple quantized feedback scheme and an adjustable three-tap transversal equalizer have been used to compensate for intersymbol interference. The experimental repeater has been tested for 1.1-1.7 km repeater spacings using 2.6/9.5 mm coaxial cable. The results show that an 800 Mbit/s repeater with 1.6 km maximum repeater spacing is feasible.     

Gigabit/s Optical Receiver Sensitivity and Zero-Dispersion Single-Mode Fiber Transmission at 1.55 µm

High-speed pulse response and receiver sensitivity at 1.55 µm were measured at data rates ranging from 400 Mbits/s to 2 Gbits/s, in order to elucidate characteristics of a reach-through p/sup +/nn/sup -/ Ge APD. The p/sup +/nn/sup -/ Ge APD receiver provided a 2 Gbit/s received optical power level of -32.0 dBm at 1.55 µm and a 10/sup -9/ error rate, which was 4 dB better than the receiving level with a p/sup +/n Ge APD. Detector performance at 1.3 µm was also studied for comparison with performance at 1.55 um. Single-mode fibers, which have 0.54 dB/km loss and zero dispersion at 1.55 µm, and an optical transmitter-receiver, whose repeater gain is 29.2 dB, have enabled 51.5 km fiber transmission at 2 Gbits/s. The transmission system used in this study has a data rate repeater-spacing product of 103 (Gbits/s) /spl dot/ km at 1.55 µm. Optical pulse broadening and fiber dispersion were also studied, using 1.55 and 1.3 µm dispersion free fibers. Future repeater spacing prospects for PCM-IM single-mode fiber transmission systems are discussed based on these experimental results.     

Long-span repeaterless transmission systems with optical amplifiersusing pulse width management

This paper proposes pulse width management in order to extend the repeater spacings of repeaterless transmission systems with optical amplifiers. First, the dependency of receiver sensitivity on duty ratio, receiver response, and fiber dispersion is clarified by numerical analysis. Next, the calculation results of sensitivity as a function of signal format and receiver basedband response are verified experimentally. Moreover, we show that pulse width management which uses return-to-zero (RZ) format with large duty ratio (~0.7) at the transmitter and pulse compression at the receiver increases the repeater gain by ~4.5 dB compared to conventional systems employing nonreturn-to-zero (NRZ) format. Record repeater spacing of 300 km is realized at 10 Gb/s by utilizing pulse width management     

Automatic threshold-level control (ATC) for optimum decision operation in optical repeaters

An automatic threshold-level control (ATC) method for optimum decision operation in an optical repeater is studied using in-service error monitoring in the line code with the bit-inversion rule. Results of an experiment with a 110 Mbit/s optical repeater and a 10B1C line coder clarify that the ATC method is effective for maintaining the optimum decision threshold level.     

用声表面波滤波器实现高速光纤传输系统的定时恢复

在高速光纤数字传输系统中,尤其在长中继链路系统中,定时恢复的质量直接影响到传输系统的性能。本文分析了100Mbit/s以上光纤数字传输系统用声表面波滤波器(SAW—F)定时提取电路。首先给出SAW—F的基本原理;然后讨论了SAW—F定时提取实现方案并分析了其抖动积累特性,得出SAW—F定时提取电路的设计依据;最后,根据理论分析的结果,我们设计了一个可用于155.520Mbit/s光纤数字传输系统的SAW—F定时提取电路。分析和实验表明,SAW-F适合用作100Mbit/s以上数字传输系统的定时提取。     

An Experimental 560 Mbits/s Repeater with Integrated Circuits

The bandwidth penalty of digital systems is very obvious in the case of transmission over coaxial cables because of the exponential increse of cable attenuation with square root of frequency. From capacity point of view, it is only at very high information rates (> 500 Mbit/s typically) that a digital system might be competitive with an analog system, because the disadvantage of noise accumulation in an analog system ultimately cancels the bandwidth penalty of the digital system. In addition, it is, however, difficult to realize common functions, such as amplification, equalization, regeneration, clock extraction, etc. with electronic components having a frequency range comparable to the frequency range of the information signal, which extends from zero frequency to the microwave range. Besides, the complexity of a regenerative repeater should be kept to a minimum for reliability reasons. It is shown in the paper that with present-day technology a 560 Mbit/s repeater can be constructed, operating in sections of 1.5 km coaxial cable (2.6/9.5 mm). Also, we demonstrate that new technologies exist which may lead to repeaters with a high degree of monolithic integration, even at such a speed, which is important from the reliability viewpoint. The constructed and described repeater is characterized by unconventional and economic design of amplifier/equalizer and clock extractor and by monolithically integrated decision circuits.     

Trends in long-wavelength single-mode transmission systems and demonstrations in japan

Long-wavelength single-mode optical fiber transmission technology has recently made rapid progress and is now moving into the commercial operation stage. This paper describes the present state of this technology focusing on the research and development work in the Electrical Communication Laboratories. Based on the results of experiments on optical devices and on preliminary system feasibility analysis, it is shown that, at the present time, an optical wavelength in the 1.3 μm band is desirable for large capacity transmission from the viewpoint of attainable repeater spacings. A field trial plan of a 400 Mbit/s optical transmission system for a long-haul trunk which can compete economically with existing digital transmission systems is outlined.     

Operation trial of 400 Mbit/s submarine optical transmission system

The letter reports the 8000 m deep-sea trial of a 400 Mbit/s submarine optical system, FS-400M, which was carried out in the Ogasawara trench in November 1984. Two repeaters fully integrated by six monolithic ICs, and 28 km-long submarine cables were used. In addition to transmission experiments for repeater spacing of 40 km, repair operation was simulated to confirm operational feasibility of the FS-400M.     

Analysis of 40 Gb/s TDM-transmission over embedded standard fiberemploying chirped fiber grating dispersion compensators

Nonreturn-to-zero (NRZ)- and return-to-zero (RZ)-transmission formats are investigated for 1.55 μm 40 Gb/s fiber grating dispersion compensated standard fiber transmission. The RZ-format is shown to give a twofold increase in transmission distance compared with the conventional NRZ-format. In addition, a larger power margin is obtained at the expense of a reduced dispersion tolerance. System guidelines are proposed relating the pulse width, equalizer spacing, input power and maximum transmission distance. The results are compared with prior theoretical works at 40 Gb/s using equalizer fiber and optical phase conjugation     

High-accurate fault location technology using FSK-ASK probebackscattering reflectometry in optical amplifier submarine transmissionsystems

This paper proposes a new modulation format for optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) to eliminate optical surge and improve OTDR performance in optical amplifier submarine transmission systems. The modulation format, FSK-ASK, uses a short high-power probe pulse and a long dummy pulse. Thanks to the slow gain dynamics of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers, both pulses experience an identical gain, equal to the loss of a span, so that the probe pulse maintains its high power and does not develop into an optical surge. Fault location experiments verify a theoretical prediction that FSK-ASK improves the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of OTDR by an amount as large as the power ratio of the probe to dummy signal. They also confirm the elimination of the optical surge caused by conventional OTDR using a solitary probe pulse. An FSK-ASK OTDR is applied in a commercial submarine amplifier transmission system which has a total transmission length of 890 km and a repeater spacing of 90 km. These field trial results show that subtle fiber anomalies can be located, with a spatial resolution of 1 km, along the entire length of the amplifier transmission system from a terminal end     

光纤直放站在移动通信网中的应用及干扰

介绍了光纤直放站的基本工作原理及其在移动通信网络应用中的重要作用,分析了光纤直放站在网络应用中存在的干扰问题,并提出了降低干扰的方法。     

Novel modulation and detection for bandwidth-reduced RZ formats using duobinary-mode splitting in wideband PSK/ASK conversion

This paper proposes a novel duobinary-mode-splitting scheme that uses wideband phase-shift-keying (PSK)/amplitude-shift-keying (ASK) conversion for modulation and detection of bandwidth-reduced return-to-zero (RZ) modulation formats. We have first demonstrated that the proposed scheme greatly simplifies the modulation process of the duobinary carrier-suppressed RZ format (DCS-RZ) based on baseband binary nonreturn-to-zero (NRZ) modulation. We also proposed carrier-suppressed RZ differential-phase-shift-keying format (CS-RZ DPSK) as a novel bandwidth-reduced RZ format by applying the proposed scheme in the detection process. These novel RZ formats are shown to be very useful for dense wavelength-division multiplexed (DWDM) transport systems using high-speed channels, over 40 Gb/s, with spectrum efficiencies higher than 0.4 b/s/Hz. We demonstrate that the proposed modulation and detection scheme greatly simplifies the DWDM transmitter and receiver configuration if the periodicity of the optical PSK/ASK conversion filter equals the WDM channel spacing. The large tolerance of the formats against several fiber nonlinearities and their wide dispersion tolerance characteristics are tested at the channel rate of 43 Gb/s with 100-GHz spacing. The novel CS-RZ DPSK format offers higher nonlinearity tolerance against cross-phase modulation than does the DCS-RZ format.