S波段光纤放大器的研究

利用1064nm连续光纤激光器为泵浦源,上转换方式泵浦掺铥硅基光纤,实现了S波段的放大。实验采用后向泵浦方式,在1445—1485nm,得到了大于1dB的信号开关增益;在1485nm处峰值增益达到1．45dB。     

增益钳制掺铒光纤放大器特性研究

报道了一种新型基于环形激光腔的增益钳制掺铒光纤放大器。得到了较好的增益钳制效果和增益平坦度,利用980nm半导体激光器泵浦12m长掺铒光纤形成激光增益,观测到 30nm增益带宽。通过反馈1520nm 激光,在可变衰减器不同值测量了输入信号从- 40 ～10dBm的增益,其小信号增益被钳制在16dB。可为40个波分复用(WDM)信道波长提供增益钳制及平坦的放大功能。     

反射式L波段掺铒光纤放大器增益与噪声指数改善

提出了一种改善反射式L波段掺铒光纤放大器增益和噪声指数的方法,即在放大器的输入端插入一泵浦源,通过提高信号输入端的粒子数反转率实现提高增益和降低噪声指数的目的.通过仔细调整两个泵浦源的输出功率,与单泵浦结构相比,在相同条件下,在1565～1615 nm波长范围内,小信号增益提高了1.5～9.9 dB,噪声指数下降了1.3～9.4 dB.     

一种小型铒/镱双掺光纤放大器增益特性研究

研究了一种小型铒/镱双掺光纤放大器的增益特性。仅用长度为4.2m的Er/Yb双掺光纤作为增益介质,以1064nm Nd∶YAG固体激光器作泵浦源,获得了1530~1560nm区间的30nm(±1dB)平坦增益谱宽。对于1550nm的信号光,泵浦功率为100mW时,小信号增益为27.95dB,饱和输出功率为8.36dBm。     

高功率双包层掺镱光纤放大器

为满足高功率激光系统末级功率提升的要求,研制了高功率光纤放大器,它采用双包层掺Yb3＋光纤作为增益介质,利用泵浦合束器进行泵浦的级联放大。通过有效的热管理及输出稳定技术,对于大信号1053nm波长的输入光,该光纤放大器的增益大于22dB;采用增益均衡技术,20nm带宽范围内增益平坦度小于2dB。     

采用PSO算法的S波段EDFA的优化设计

成功地使用粒子群优化(PSO)算法优化设计了多级S波段EDFA,仿真结果表明,输入信号功率为-20 dBm时在1486～1520 nm可实现平坦增益,两级泵浦总功率为380 mW,平均增益可达10 dB以上,增益平坦度小于0.1 dB,噪声系数小于5 dB,满足WDM/DWDM系统的需求.另外,还重点对插入长波长ASE...     

级连L波段EDFA优化的数值模拟与实验

对级连结构的L波段EDFA进行了优化设计.首先用加拿大Optiwave的OptiAmplifier4.0数值模拟了在其他条件确定情况下两级光纤长度比例变化对放大器性能的影响,在优化光纤长度比例的基础上,为了得到更宽的L-EDFA的本征平坦增益谱,进一步优化了前后级泵浦功率.在上述条件下利用42 m的铒纤得到实验结果为:ASE谱3 dB带宽1566.84～1606.80 nm(40 nm).在L波段(1570～1605 nm),小信号平均增益约为25 dB,增益不平坦度为±1 dB,噪声指数约为5 dB.     

多泵浦反向激励的拉曼光纤放大器的实现

在拉曼光纤放大器理论建模的基础上,设计并制作了四波长八泵浦反向激励且带宽为90nm的光纤放大器。利用康宁公司生产的25kmSMF作为增益光纤,得到拉曼增益为(11.5±1)dB。采用在不同泵浦情况下实测得到的信号增益系数谱和泵浦之间的增益系数谱,使理论建模得到的拉曼增益与实测相一致。     

基于FBG的高转换效率的L-band EDFA的研究

本文对基于FBG的L—band EDFA进行了实验研究。通过在光路中加入FBG反射铒纤的后向ASE,980nm和1480nm泵浦的L—band EDFA的泵浦转换效率都有了明显的提高。加入FBG后,在1570～1600nm的30nm波长范围内,980nm泵浦功率为72mW时,平均增益13.7dB,增益起伏在小于±0.25dB;1480nm泵浦功率为39mW时,平均增益17.5dB,增益起伏小于±1.5dB。通过我们的实验证明这一结构的L—band EDFA是简单高效的。     

高掺铒光纤光谱及增益特性研究

对高掺铒浓度光纤的增益及光谱特性进行了实验研究.仅用增益长度2.75米的高掺铒光纤,对于1530nm～1560nm波段0dBm的输入信号,其放大后的输出功率可达+14dBm,且其噪声指数低于4.5dB.所用980nm泵浦源的泵浦功率为80mW.得出掺铒光纤的平坦增益谱宽为30nm(±1dB),其输出功率与输入信号功率呈线性关系.实验测得其1550nm光信号增益为43dB.     

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.     

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.     

Hybrid fiber amplifiers consisting of cascaded TDFA and EDFA for WDM signals

The detailed gain characteristics of hybrid fiber amplifiers that consist of cascaded thulium-doped fiber amplifiers (TDFAs) and erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) are reported. The experimental results showed that the hybrid amplifiers have gains of over 20 dB with the bandwidth of more than 80 nm in the wavelength range between 1460 and 1560 nm. The low noise figure (NF) below 7 dB was obtained in 1460-1540 nm when placing a TDFA in the first stage followed by an EDFA and in 1480-1560 nm when placing amplifiers in a reversed order. The gain of TDFA and EDFA was optimized for minimizing the gain variation ratio (GVR=(maximumgain-minimumgain)/minimumgain: in the unit of decibels) of the hybrid amplifiers, and it could be minimized to less than 0.4 for the amplifiers that have gain in the wavelength region from 1460 to 1537 nm. The gain-equalization technique was applied, and the hybrid amplifier that had an average gain of 20 dB, a gain excursion of less than 2 dB, an output power of 14.5 dBm, and an NF of less than 7 dB in the 77-nm gain band was achieved.     

A low-noise and broad-band erbium-doped tellurite fiber amplifier with a seamless amplification band in the C- and L-bands

A low-noise broad-band EDFA with a seamless amplification band in both the C- and L-bands is successfully developed by using erbium-doped tellurite fibers. This EDFA exhibits a broad amplification bandwidth of 70.8 nm (from 1532.7 to 1603.5 nm) with a gain excursion of less than 1.5 dB, an average gain of 24.3 dB, and a noise figure of less than 6 dB (less than 5.3 dB for extracting the insertion loss of the input end).     

A low-noise and gain-flattened amplifier composed of a silica-based and a fluoride-based Er/sup 3+/-doped fiber amplifier in a cascade configuration

We propose a novel low noise and gain-flattened Er/sup 3+/-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) with a cascade configuration for wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) signals. In this configuration, a 1480-nm pumped fluoride-based EDFA is joined to a 980-nm pumped silica-based EDFA through an optical isolator. By adjusting the silica-based Er/sup 3+/-doped fiber length in the silica-based EDFA, we realized an excellent flat gain EDFA with a gain excursion of less than 0.9 dB and noise figure of 5.7/spl plusmn/0.2 dB, and a low noise EDFA with a noise figure of 5/spl plusmn/0.2 dB and a gain excursion of less than 1.4 dB, for 8 channel WDM signal in the 1532-1560-nm wavelength region.     

Gain flattened Er3+-doped tellurite fibre amplifier forWDM signals in the 1581-1616 nm wavelength region

A gain-flattened Er³⁺-doped tellurite fibre amplifier (EDTFA) with an expanded L-band is presented. The amplifier has an average gain of 28 dB and a noise figure of <6 dB with a slight gain excursion of 1 dB over a wide wavelength range of 1581-1616 nm. The total output power of the EDTFA module was 20.5 dBm and its power conversion efficiency reached 25%     

S-band erbium-doped silica fibre amplifier with flattened-gain ofover 21 dB

A gain-flattened erbium-doped silica fibre amplifier (EDSFA) has been developed for amplifying WDM signals in the S-band. The EDSFA exhibits a signal gain of over 21 dB, a gain excursion of less than 1.9 dB, and a noise figure of less than 6.7 dB in the 1491-1518 nm wavelength range     

Novel Gain Spectrum Control Method Employing Gain Clamping and Pump Power Adjustment in Thulium-Doped Fiber Amplifier

In this paper, we propose a novel method for controlling the gain spectrum of a thulium-doped fiber amplifier (TDFA) in the S-band. The conventional gain spectrum control method used for a silica erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) cannot be applied to TDFAs because of the complicated fluctuation of the TDFA gain spectrum. Our proposed method controls the gain spectrum by a combination of gain clamping and pump power adjustment. The algorithm for the method is as simple as that for the conventional EDFA gain spectrum control method. Furthermore, we describe a function for correcting the gain excursion generated by the incorporation of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) at a signal monitoring photodiode (PD). We achieved a gain excursion of 0.35 dB against a total input signal power of 32 to 2 dBm.     

Gain spectrum control method for gain-shifted TDFA employing single wavelength pumping

A novel gain spectrum control method is proposed for a bidirectional pumped gain-shifted thulium-doped fibre amplifier (GS-TDFA) with single wavelength pumping. As a result, we achieved a gain excursion of /spl plusmn/0.3 dB for a total input signal power of -7 to -30 dBm.