Bidirectional optical fiber transmission systems using Ramanamplification

Bidirectional optical fiber transmission systems using Raman amplification are discussed. Analytical expressions for signals amplified by both forward and backward Raman scattering are presented. It is found that there exists an optimal pump power for the maximum unrepeated transmission length in a bidirectional system and that the maximum length is about 450 km, which is about the same as that of the unidirectional system     

High-speed data transmission on an optical fiber using a byte-wideWDM system

The advantages and problems of using wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) to transmit byte-wide data in parallel through a single-mode optical fiber are studied. The principle problem which is particular to byte-wide transmission is shown to be bit skew caused by group delays of the different transmission wavelengths. The aggregate bit rate of the byte-wide link is shown to be equal to the aggregate bit rate of the serial link for all byte sizes     

SiGe HBT and BiCMOS technologies for optical transmission and wireless communication systems

Technologies for a self-aligned SiGe heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) and SiGe HBTs with CMOS transistors (SiGe BiCMOS) have been developed for use in optical transmission and wireless communication systems. n-Si cap/SiGe-base multilayer fabricated by selective epitaxial growth (SEG) was used to obtain both high-speed and low-power performance for the SiGe HBTs. The process except the SEG is almost completely compatible with well-established Si bipolar-CMOS technology, and the SiGe HBT and BiCMOS were fabricated on a 200-mm wafer line. High-quality passive elements, i.e., high-precision poly-Si resistors, a high-Q varactor, an MIM capacitor, and high-Q spiral inductors have also been developed to meet the demand for integration of the sophisticated functions. A cutoff frequency of 130 GHz, a maximum oscillation frequency of 180 GHz, and an ECL gate-delay time of 5.3 ps have been demonstrated for the SiGe HBTs. An IC chipset for 40-Gb/s optical-fiber links, a single-chip 10-Gb/s transceiver large-scale IC (LSI), a 5.8-GHz electronic toll collection transceiver IC, and other practical circuits have been implemented by applying the SiGe HBT or BiCMOS technique.     

越洋海光缆系统光传输技术现状及其发展趋势

介绍了海光缆系统光传输技术近期现状,对色散管理、光纤、无缝光放大、信号调制编码格式、高增益FEC和高信道速率WDM等关键技术进行了论述,并对越洋海光缆系统的发展趋势进行了展望。     

Advances in optical path crossconnect systems using planar-lightwave circuit-switching technologies

This article highlights advances in NTT's optical path crossconnect systems that use planar-lightwave circuit switches. A photonic MPLS router that can handle up to 256 optical label switched paths is developed as one result of our R&D activities; mature OPXC technologies are adopted to create a practical OPXC system.     

OTDR in optical transmission systems using Er-doped fiber amplifiers containing optical circulators

Fault location in optical amplifier transmission systems is described. Optical time-domain reflectometry (OTDR) cannot be used for an optical transmission line containing traditional Er-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) because they contain optical isolators. The authors propose an OTDR scheme that uses new EDFAs containing optical circulators and return transmission lines. The new EDFAs support both OTDR and digital signal transmission. A 280.9 km transmission line containing three of the proposed EDFAs was constructed and tested. Experimental results demonstrated the feasibility of OTDR fault location and 1.8-Gb/s digital signal transmission.<>     

长途光传输线路技术的发展

光纤线路性能制约着高速率、大容量，远距离光传输系统的发展与应用，文章简要分析了光纤线路技术的最新发展，展望了主要技术的应用前景。     

High-speed digital-signal transmission experiments by optical wavelength-division multiplexing

The letter reports results obtained with laboratory transmission experiments on high-speed digital signals by optical wavelength-division multiplexing, using a newly developed optical multiplexer and demultiplexer, as well as other high-performance optical devices and fibres.     

Modeling high-speed optical transmission systems

Computer simulation of a 2.5-Gb/s intensity-modulated/direct-detected optical system with high path dispersion is described. This simulation, based on single-mode laser diode rate equations, includes transmit and receiver circuit filtering, receiver circuit noise, avalanche photodiode noise, fiber dispersion, and laser chirp. The rate equations are sufficiently general to model mode-offset distributed feedback laser diodes. The system power penalty, due to laser chirp and fiber dispersion, is calculated using Gaussian quadrature numerical integration. By simulating a population of some 12800 laser diodes and correlating the performance of each laser in a transmission system with its spectral characteristics, it is possible to deduce laser specifications that will assure satisfactory operation in long-span links. These results are used to study a laser diode specification under consideration by CCITT, and, by studying the simulated laser line shapes, some modifications to the CCITT specification are considered     

Skew-free parallel optical transmission systems

This paper proposes two kinds of parallel line codes based on multiplexing and nonmultiplexing, and a method of automatic skew suppression based on bit synchronization and frame synchronization. This achieves parallel high-speed optical transmission to overcome bottlenecks in parallel electronic transmission and to increase the distance of high-throughput interconnections. We have developed GaAs coder/decoder large-scale integrations (LSIs) for the coding algorithm and skew suppression, and analog LSIs for compact, low-power, highspeed parallel optical links. Experimental results show that our proposed parallel transmission methods and fabricated LSIs can play a key role in realizing high-speed, long-distance parallel transmission and in reducing the size and power consumption of high-throughput parallel optical links     

Simple polarisation-independent optical circulator for optical transmission systems

A simple polarisation-independent optical circulator has been developed. The circulator consists of a 45°Y3Fe5O12 rotator and a quartz rotator and two polarising beam-splitting cubes. Measured insertion loss was about 1.3 dB at 1.32 ?m wavelength. The circulator was connected to graded-index multimode fibres using rod lenses.     

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.     

High-speed electrical backplane transmission using duobinary signaling

High-speed electrical data transmission through low-cost backplanes is a particularly challenging problem. We present for the first time a very effective approach that uses the concept of duobinary signaling to accomplish this task. Using a finite-impulse-response filter, we are able to compensate for the phase and amplitude response of the backplane such that the resulting frequency response of the channel is that of an ideal duobinary filter. At the output of the backplane, we use an innovative pseudodigital circuit to convert the electrical duobinary to binary. For 10-Gb/s data transmission, we demonstrate a bit error rate <10/sup -13/ through electrical backplane traces up to 34 in in length on FR4. A full discussion of the concept, system architecture, and measured results are presented. Analysis is presented that compares and contrasts this approach to PAM-4 and standard nonreturn-to-zero signaling.     

超长跨距光传输技术研究

超长跨距光传输系统具有结构简单,无需建立有源中继站,维护成本低等特点,因此具有高性价比,是长站距之间通信和特殊场合建网的有效解决方案.文章介绍了超长跨距光传输系统,总结了主要几类传输方案,并对系统涉及的关键技术及其研究进展予以分析,探讨了超长跨距系统的应用前景.     

Frequency-domain equalisation for optical transmission systems

The first optical single-carrier (SC) transmission system to employ frequency-domain equalisation (FDE) is proposed; 25 Gbit/s SC with FDE is demonstrated in severe chromatic dispersion conditions. The results show that SC with FDE is very tolerant of the chromatic dispersion.     

Integrated optoelectronics for optical transmission systems

A brief overview is given of research on optoelectronic integrated circuits (OEICs). Their performance, design, and manufacturing advantages are discussed. Device approaches and state-of-the-art OEICs are described. Future prospects for OEICs are considered     

Jitter accumulation in optical transmission systems

Jitter accumulation on a high-bit-rate submarine optical link has been investigated through signal circulating experiments. One-, 6- and 12-repeater loops exhibit similar accumulation. The variance of the systematic jitter increases as the number of repeaters and the random jitter tends to saturate.     

Constraint-based design of optical transmission systems

The last decade has witnessed wide-scale deployment of optical networks to support the growing data traffic. This success can be traced back to advances in optical transmission systems such as dense wavelength-division multiplexing, Raman amplification, etc., which allow a single fiber to carry several wavelengths very far, while sharing expensive equipment. However, these cutting-edge technologies require careful placement of amplifiers and other network elements to ensure error-free propagation of the signal and to minimize costs. In practice, it is common to use a set of constraints to ensure valid configurations for deployment. It is nontrivial to identify the optimal configuration under all but the simplest constraints. In this paper, we consider a set of constraints with varying flexibilities and present algorithms for efficiently computing the cost-optimal configuration under them. We also present experimental and theoretical results to evaluate the various constraints and algorithms.     

High-speed decoding technique for slip detection in data transmission systems using modified cyclic block codes

An efficient method is described for evaluating the error-checking syndrome for systems which are modified cyclic or shortened cyclic codes to detect slips of block synchronisation.     

High-speed digital data transmission using mid-infrared quantumcascade lasers

High-speed mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers with direct modulation bandwidth of approximately 7 GHz have been developed. Error-free digital data transmission at 2.5 Gbit/s is demonstrated with devices emitting at 8 μm and operating at temperatures up to 85 K