Effect of Ce2O3 on the 1.53 μm spectroscopic properties in Er3+-doped tellurite glasses

The crown-like zinc oxide(Zn O)samples,which are composed of a hexagonal cap and a tower-like shaft,are prepared by vapor transport method.The hexagonal cap,working as a whispering gallery mode(WGM)resonant cavity,demonstrates density-dependent ultraviolet(UV)lasing emission with a broadened and squared photoluminescence(PL)profile under UV excitation at 355 nm.Theoretical analyses based on Fermi golden rule show that the broadened spectrum profile results from the special optical mode density characteristics in a WGM micro-cavity,which is in agreement with the observed results.     

L波段EDFA的优化设计和实验验证

基于Giles模型,对L波段掺Er光纤放大器(EDFA)的特性进行了数值模拟,分析了采用高掺杂Er纤放大器输出性能的改善。根据数值分析的结果进行了优化设计,使用9m长的高掺杂Er光纤进行了实验研究。实验结果表明．在泵浦功率为100mw时,小信号增益在10dB以上,噪声指数小于6dB。     

Theoretical analysis of gain characteristics of Er/sup 3+/-Tm/sup 3+/-codoped tellurite fiber amplifier

The rate and power propagation equations of Er/sup 3+/ and Tm/sup 3+/-codoped tellurite fiber amplifier pumped by 800-nm laser are presented and solved to analyze the dependences of gain at both 1470 and 1530 nm on the codoping concentration of Er/sup 3+/ and Tm/sup 3+/, fiber length, and input signal power. The numerical results show that with pump power of 200 mW and fiber length of 1.5 m, the gain at both 1470 and 1530 nm may reach 12.0 dB when the codoping concentration of Er/sup 3+/ and Tm/sup 3+/ reach 4.0/spl times/10/sup 25/ ions/m/sup 3/, 3.2/spl times/10/sup 25/ ions/m/sup 3/, respectively. The fiber length and codopant concentrations are proposed to make the two channels equivalently amplified.     

Simultaneous amplification by Er ions and SRS in an Er-doped germano-silica fiber

A flat signal gain over in the entire C- and L-bands by erbium (Er) ions' radiative transition and stimulated Raman scattering in an Er-doped germano-silica fiber can be obtained if proper values of the concentration of Er and background loss in a fiber core are obtained during the fiber fabrication process. The optimized conditions for the flat C- and L-band gain are analyzed as functions of Er concentrations. Even for a low-gain value provided by a germano-silica core fiber with a low Er concentration and an optimum fiber length, a relatively low pump is required to obtain the flat gain band.     

长周期光纤光栅的原理与应用

长周期光纤光栅是近几年出现的新型光纤器件，它在某些方面比普通均匀周期光纤光栅具有更大的优越性。现已在掺铒光纤的增益平坦和光纤传感等方面发挥越来越重要的作用。本文较详细地阐述了该种光纤光栅的原理和工作特性，同时介绍了最新的研究动态。     

Efficient optical amplifier using a low-concentration erbium-dopedfiber

A gain coefficient of 3.8 dB/mW was achieved for an erbium-doped fiber amplifier pumped by a 1.48 μm laser diode. The main reasons for the improvement are high NA (0.23) and low concentration (43 p.p.m.). Pump-to-signal energy conversion efficiency was 18% at 3 dB gain compression. A decrease in saturation power with increasing erbium concentration was also demonstrated. In high-concentration fiber, fluorescence at 0.98 μm due to cooperative upconversion was detected. These results indicate that several kilometers of distributed fiber amplifier with high gain and high output saturation power could be possible, because the absorption coefficient at 1.48 μm is still two orders higher than the background loss in the 43 p.p.m. fiber     

All-fiber Based Er^3＋∶Yb^3＋ Co-doped Fiber Laser

An all-fiber based Er^3＋ ：Yb^3＋ co-doped double clad fiber laser operating at 1 550 nm is demonstrated. By using 9 m long Er^3＋ ： Yb^3＋ co-doped fiber（EYDF） as the gain medium, and using a pair of fiber Bragg gratings as wavelength filters, the line-width of the output laser is as narrow as 0.2 nm and the output power is more than 6 mW. The fluorescent effect of the laser before its emission is also studied. And it is found that the Er^3＋ ： Yb^3＋ co-doped double-clad fiber laser also exhibits a high gain for Yb^3＋ transition near 1 080 nm.     

Enhancement of fluorescence emission and signal gain at 1.53 µm in Er3+/Ce3+ co-doped tellurite glass fiber

Er3+/Ce3+ co-doped tellurite glasses with composition of TeO2-GeO2-Li2O-Nb2O5 were prepared using conventional melt-quenching technique for potential applications in Er3+-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA). The absorption spectra, up-conversion spectra and 1.53 µm band fluorescence spectra of glass samples were measured. It is shown that the 1.53 µm band fluorescence emission intensity of Er3+-doped tellurite glass fiber is improved obviously with the introduction of an appropriate amount of Ce3+, which is attributed to the energy transfer (ET) from Er3+ to Ce3+. Meanwhile, the 1.53 µm band optical signal amplification is simulated based on the rate and power propagation equations, and an increment in signal gain of about 2.4 dB at 1 532 nm in the Er3+/Ce3+ co-doped tellurite glass fiber is found. The maximum signal gain reaches 29.3 dB on a 50 cm-long fiber pumped at 980 nm with power of 100 mW. The results indicate that the prepared Er3+/Ce3+ co-doped tellurite glass is a good gain medium applied for 1.53 µm broadband and high-gain EDFA.     

Soliton amplification and transmission with Er/sup 3+/-doped fibre repeater pumped by GaInAsP diode

Optical solitons in 1.5 mu m dispersion-shifted optical fibres have been successfully amplified and transmitted over 30-50 km with an Er/sup 3+/-doped single-mode fibre repeater. The Er repeater was pumped by a GaInAsP Fabry-Perot-type, high-power laser diode, and a gain as high as 10 dB was obtained in the soliton power regime for an Er pump power of 50 mW.<>     

Concentration effect on gain of Pr3+-doped fluoridefiber for 1.3 μm amplification

The concentration quenching mechanism in Pr³⁺-doped fluoride fiber operating at the 1.3-μm band is investigated. It is confirmed that the cooperative upconversion process causes signal gain saturation with pump power and degrades the gain characteristics of Pr ³⁺-doped fluoride fiber at a concentration of 1000 p.p.m. The reduction in gain coefficient due to cooperative upconversion is almost suppressed at a concentration of 500 p.p.m. A Pr³⁺ concentration of 500 p.p.m. is a practical concentration for the fabrication of efficient Pr³⁺-doped fluoride fiber amplifiers     

Optimum parameter design of Er/sup 3+/-doped fiber for optical amplifiers

The parameters of Er/sup 3+/-doped fiber which optimize the signal gain of a fiber amplifier pumped by a 1.48- mu m laser diode are theoretically determined using the rate equation for a three-level laser system. The basic parameters specified are the relative-index difference and the cutoff wavelength. The optimum cutoff wavelength of a completely Er/sup 3+/-doped core fiber with a step-index profile is 0.8 mu m regardless of the value of the relative-index difference. The optimum cutoff wavelength depends on the Er/sup 3+/-doped area radius.<>     

Fluoride-based erbium-doped fiber amplifier with inherently flat gain spectrum

We successfully developed a fluoride-based Er/sup 3+/-doped fiber amplifier (F-EDFA). An average signal gain of 26 dB was achieved for 8 channel wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) signals in the 1532-1560 nm wavelength region with a gain excursion of less than 1.5 dB at an input signal power of -20 dBm per channel. Furthermore, we studied the amplification characteristics of the F-EDFA for WDM signals. The following experimental results were obtained. (1) For an 8-channel WDM signal in the 1532 to 1560 nm wavelength region, the gain excursion between channels can be suppressed to within 1.5 dB. However, the wavelength region allowing a gain excursion of 1.5 dB, is between 1536-1560 nm for the silica-based Er/sup 3+/-doped fiber amplifier. (2) F-EDFAs have a flat gain region between 1534-1542 nm. The gain excursion of this region is less than 0.2 dB for WDM signals.     

窄线宽光纤激光器

为满足传感系统的需求,研制了1 550nm单频窄线宽光纤激光器,采用环形腔结构,利用976nm激光器作为泵浦源,高掺杂掺铒光纤作为增益介质,以低掺杂掺铒光纤作为饱和吸收体,得到稳定的窄线宽激光输出。泵浦功率为200mW时,得到输出功率为21mW,线宽为7.2kHz,波长稳定度为1.26pm,相对强度噪声≤-102dB/Hz1/2。     

碲基掺铒光纤放大器增益均衡的数值模拟

针对宽带碲基掺铒光纤放大器(EDTFA)本征增益谱不平坦特性,研究了采用双级串连结构,并在两段光纤中间加入增益均衡滤波器来实现增益平坦.模拟结果显示,通过设计一定结构的滤波谱,在37信道同时输入的情况下,铒离子掺杂浓度为4000 ppm时,使1536～1608 nm范围带宽内的增益达到了24 dB左右,噪声指数小于5.5 dB,增益谱的不平坦度小于1 dB;铒离子掺杂浓度为6000 ppm时,使1536～1608 nm范围带宽内的增益达到了23.5 dB左右.噪声指数小于5 dB,增益谱的不平坦度小于1dB.优化后的级连EDTFA可以满足WDM系统的要求.     

Yb3+对掺铒碲酸盐玻璃红外和上转换发光的影响

研制了Er3+/Yb3+共掺TeO2-ZnO-La2O3玻璃,测试了Er3+离子的吸收谱、荧光谱和上转换发光谱,系统研究了975 nm抽运下Yb3+离子对于Er3+离子1.5 μm波段荧光性能及其上转换发光性能的影响.结果表明,随着碲酸盐玻璃中Yb2Os含量的增加,Yb3+离子对Er3+离子的能量传递增强,Er3+离子1.5 μm波段的荧光强度和上转换发光强度相应增大,但后者相对于前者增加更为迅速.通过对粒子数速率方程的理论模拟,计算结果与实验测量结果较为一致,表明Er3+/Yb3+共掺碲酸盐玻璃是一种优良的潜在上转换激光器增益介质.对上转换发光分析表明,强烈的绿光和红光激发是基于双光子的吸收过程.     

S+C bands amplification in a distributed Er-doped Raman fiber

A novel hybrid optical amplifier covering entire S- and C-bands has been proposed. A silica fiber configured with an erbium (Er)-doped cladding and a germanium-doped core was used. Amplification was achieved by stimulated Raman scattering along with the Er ions' radiative transition in a fiber. A numerical simulation has been performed to analyze the amplification characteristics. Fiber parameters such as optical loss, Er concentration, fiber length, and pump power were taken into consideration to calculate the optimum pump power and fiber length for a flat gain characteristic over the entire S- and C-bands.     

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.     

5 Gb/s optical soliton transmission experiment using Ramanamplification for fiber-loss compensation

Optical soliton transmission of 5 Gb/s over a 23-km amplification spacing using a gain-switched 1.55-μm distributed feedback laser diode and Ti:LiNbO₃ intensity modulator is discussed. An Er ⁺-doped fiber amplifier, pumped by 1.45- and 1.48-μm laser diodes, is employed for achieving intense optical pulses. Transmission fiber-loss is completely compensated for by Raman amplification using by 1.45- and 1.48-μm laser-diode pumping. A bit error rate (BER) of 2×10^-10 has been obtained     

Er3+掺杂硫系光子晶体光纤的中红外增益特性研究

实验制备了质量比为1%的Er3+掺杂75GeS2-15Ga2S3-10CsI(GGSI)硫系玻璃,测试并计算了相关光谱参数,使用多级法计算了设计的光子晶体光纤(PCF)在2.8μm的中红外信号的模场分布。在此基础上,建立了Er3+的四能级粒子数速率-光功率传输方程模型,模型综合考虑了Er3+的交叉弛豫和能量上转换,模拟得到了Er3+掺杂GGSI硫系玻璃PCF在2.8μm的中红外增益与掺杂光纤长度、泵浦功率和信号功率的变化关系。研究结果显示,Er3+掺杂GGSI硫系PCF放大器在2 750～2 950nm波段平均信号增益值超过了40dB,明显优于传统结构光纤的平均信号增益值20dB。     

被动锁模掺Er3+氟化物光纤激光器理论研究

根据非线性薛定谔方程建立了基于可饱和吸收体被动锁模掺Er3+氟化物光纤激光器的理论模型,研究了中红外超短脉冲在掺Er3+氟化物光纤激光器中形成的物理机制,数值模拟了被动锁模掺Er3+氟化物光纤激光器中中红外超短脉冲的演化过程,重点分析了掺Er3+增益光纤长度,可饱和吸收体不饱和损耗对被动锁模掺Er3+氟化物光纤激光器产生中红外超短脉冲的影响,并给出了参数设置范围。研究发现:当小信号增益系数、可饱和吸收体不饱和损耗、腔内净色散量为一定值,掺Er3+氟化物光纤长度在一定范围时,才会出现稳定的锁模脉冲,且随着掺Er3+氟化物光纤长度增加脉冲宽度变窄、光谱变宽、峰值功率增高;当掺Er3+氟化物光纤长度、腔内净色散量、小信号增益系数为一定值时,可饱和吸收体不饱和损耗在一定的范围时可以得到稳定的锁模脉冲,且随着可饱和吸收体不饱和损耗的增加脉冲宽度变窄,光谱先变宽后变窄变化范围不大,峰值功率增加。