具有动态增益均衡特性的低噪声全光增益箝位EDFA

针对全光增益箝位EDFA噪声指数恶化以及用于WDM系统时增益动态变化两个问题,提出具有动态增益均衡特性的低噪声全光增益箝位EDFA,在35 nm范围内,输入信号功率在-40 dBm到0 dBm之间变化时,增益变化被箝制在1 dB范围内,同时保持单波长输入噪声指数＜4.5 dB,多波长输入增益谱不平坦度＜04,噪声指数＜5.5 dB,有效解决了以上问题.     

高增益低噪声L波段掺铒光纤放大器实验研究

针对L波段掺铒光纤放大器(EDFA)增益低、噪声大的缺点,提出了L 波段双级级联双程放大的放大器结构,并对优化设计结果进行了实验验证。实验中前级和后级所用的铒纤长度分别为6.5m 和32.5m,泵浦功率分别为130mW 和119mW。在小信号功率(-30dBm)输入条件下、1568～1602nm 波长范围内,放大器输出增益都大于38.84dB 同时增益平坦度优于2.04dB。其噪声指数在整个L 波段都小于5.29dB(1590nm 处噪声指数仅为3.95dB)。实验结果表明此放大器不仅完全满足预放级放大器高增益、低噪声的要求,而且具有成本低、泵浦效率高的优点。     

全光增益控制的增益平坦型高功率光纤放大器

采用两级放大结构,利用光纤环形镜(FLM)并结合两根光纤光栅(FBG)进行增益平坦和增益控制,搭建了全光增益控制的增益平坦型高功率光纤放大器,实验测试了放大器的输出性能。放大器最大输出功率为1.399 W。在1535~1547nm范围内,增益不平坦度为±0.75dB。研究了信道在小功率和大功率信号输入条件下,放大器的增益控制特性,当信道2的功率在-33.7dBm~-2.5dBm和-14.8dBm~16.4dBm范围内变化时,剩余信道1的增益漂移范围可以分别达到0.04dB和0.06dB。     

一款3～6.3 GHz增益可调的低噪声放大器设计

针对无线接收机在对不同信号进行放大时,噪声恶化严重的问题,文中在驱动放大级采用电流复用技术,可以降低系统功耗,同时,在增益变化过程中保证了输入级增益对后级电路噪声的抑制作用,使得增益变化过程中,噪声始终低于1 dB。输入级和输出级阻抗匹配良好,在3 GHz～6.3 GHz的工作频段上可实现系统增益的连续可调范围约30 dB(19.6 dB～49.6 dB),同时通过采用两个控制电压分别控制两级放大电路,在增益变化过程中系统获得了良好的增益平坦度,版图尺寸为0.95×1.53 mm²。在常规工作状态下,系统噪声为0.56±0.02 dB,增益为49.6±0.47 dB,功耗97 mW。在4.5 GHz频率处,系统的OP1dB为10.3 dBm, OIP3达到29 dBm,具有良好的线性度。     

C波段增益平坦掺铒光纤放大器的优化设计

EDFA的增益不平坦是限制DWDM系统性能的一个重要因素,目前已经提出了许多方案来改善EDFA在整个C波段内的增益谱.采用双级串联结构,并在两段光纤中间加入增益均衡滤波器来实现增益平坦.通过对前后两段铒光纤的长度优化,使得增益均衡滤波器的谱特性易于实现.优化后的EDFA输出功率达到17dBm,噪声指数小于5dB,在1530～1565nm的带宽内增益波动小于1dB.     

输入信号功率对EDFA增益斜率的影响

研究输入信号功率对掺铒光纤放大器(EDFA)增益斜率的影响,可为EDFA的优化设计提供理论参考.采用了实验分析和数值模拟两种方法,在EDF长度为14 m,输入波长为1530～1562 nm,泵浦光功率为400mW时,对输入信号功率为-5～5 dBm的EDFA增益斜率进行了对比,发现随着输入信号功率的增大,增益斜率也逐渐...     

凌力尔特推出新的固定增益放大器

正2014年4月14日-凌力尔特公司(Linear Technology Corporation)推出20 MHz至2 GHz、单端输入及输出、固定增益放大器LTC6431-20,该器件提供卓越的46.2 dBm OIP3(输出三阶截取)和2.6 dB噪声指数。其OP1dB(输出1dB压缩点)为同类最佳的22 dBm。该器件有两个级别版本,包括100%经过测试、在240MHz保证提供42.2 dBm最低OIP3的A级版本,以及在同样的频率范围提供45.7 dBm典型OIP3的B级版本。该器件在20 MHz至1.4 GHz的频率范围内,输入和输出均在内部匹配至50 Ω,并具有一个20 dB功率增益     

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.     

新型掺铒光纤的制备和研究

根据EDFA的性能要求,制备了纤芯掺Al的掺铒光纤,在980nm波长、131mW泵浦功率的泵浦条件下当输入信号功率为-15dBm时在C-band实现了35dB左右的增益,其增益平坦度小于1dB。这种掺铒光纤的饱和输出功率在17.5dBm以上,功率转换效率为44.18%,能应用于C-band的各类掺铒光纤放大器中。     

宽带CMOS可变增益放大器的设计

采用TSMC0.18μm RF CMOS工艺设计实现了一种对数增益线性控制型的宽带可变增益放大器,电路采用两级结构,前级采用电压并联负反馈的Cascode结构以实现良好的输入匹配和噪声性能;后级采用信号相加式电路实现增益连续可调,同时本文设计了一种新型指数控制电压转换电路,解决了射频CMOS电路中,由于漏源电流与栅源电压通常不为指数关系而造成放大器对数增益与控制电压不成线性关系的难题,实现了可变增益放大器的对数增益随控制电压呈线性变化,芯片测试结果表明,电路在1.8V电源电压下,电流为9mA,3dB带宽为430-2330MHz,增益调节范围为-3.3-9.5dB,最大增益下噪声系数为6.2dB,最小增益下输入1dB压缩点为-9dBm。     

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...     

A low-noise L-band EDFA with a 1500-nm Raman-pumped dispersion-compensating fiber section

This report presents a low-noise L-band erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) with a dispersion-compensating Raman amplifier. With an optimized prestage and 1500-nm Raman-pump laser diodes, the proposed EDFA achieved an internal noise figure of less than 4.5 dB over a 33-nm flat gain bandwidth within 0.5 dB at -2 dBm of large signal input power.     

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.     

L-band erbium-doped fibre amplifier with clamped- and flattened-gain using FBG

A gain clamped long wavelength band erbium-doped fibre amplifier (L-band EDFA) based on a ring laser cavity is demonstrated using a fibre Bragg grating (FBG) at the output end of the amplifier. This new design provides a good gain clamping as well as a gain flattening. The gain is clamped at 16.9 dB with gain variation of less than 0.1 dB from input signal power of -40 to -18 dBm by setting the VOA=5 dB. Also, the amplifier has the flattest gain spectrum at VOA=5. The gain variation is less than 1.0 dB within the wavelength range from 1570 to 1600 nm. This gain clamped amplifier also can support a 12 channel WDM system.     

Performances of Erbium‐Doped Fiber Amplifier Using 1530nm‐Band Pump for Long Wavelength Multichannel Amplification

The performance of a long wavelength‐band erbium‐doped fiber amplifier (L‐band EDFA) using 1530nm‐band pumping has been studied. A 1530nm‐band pump source is built using a tunable light source and two C‐band EDFAs in cascaded configuration, which is able to deliver a maximum output power of 23dBm. Gain coefficient and noise figure (NF) of the L‐band EDFA are measured for pump wavelengths between 1530nm and 1560nm. The gain coefficient with a 1545nm pump is more than twice as large as with a 1480nm pump. It indicates that the L‐band EDFA consumes low power. The noise figure of 1530nm pump is 6.36dB at worst, which is 0.75dB higher than that of 1480nm pumped EDFA. The optimum pump wavelength range to obtain high gain and low NF in the 1530nm band appears to be between 1530nm and 1540nm. Gain spectra as a function of a pump wavelength have bandwidth of more than 10nm so that a broadband pump source can be used as 1530nm‐band pump. The L‐band EDFA is also tested for WDM signals. Flat Gain bandwidth is 32nm from 1571.5 to 1603.5nm within 1dB excursion at input signal of –10dBm/ch. These results demonstrate that 1530nm‐band pump can be used as a new efficient pump source for L‐band EDFAs.     

High-power Er-Yb-doped fiber amplifier with multichannel gain flatness within 0.2 dB over 14 nm

A high-power Er-Yb fiber amplifier for WDM applications has been constructed using a matched mid-stage gain shaping filter. Using precise measurements and careful design considerations, excellent gain flatness, with less than 0.2-dB variation, was obtained over a 14-nm spectral bandwidth. By simply adjusting the pump power to the amplifier, it was possible to maintain the flattened amplifier gain shape over a wide input signal power range from -11 dBm to 1 dBm. A low external noise figure of 5.2 dB at 1-dBm signal input and a high-output power up to 24.6 dBm has been measured.     

Gain-flattened Er/sup 3+/-doped fiber amplifier for a WDM signal in the 1.57-1.60-/spl mu/m wavelength region

A gain-flattened Er/sup 3+/-doped silica-based fiber amplifier (EDFA) has been constructed for a 1.58-/spl mu/m band WDM signal. This EDFA exhibits uniform amplification characteristics with a gain excursion of 0.9 dB for a four-channel WDM signal in the 1.57-1.60 /spl mu/m wavelength region. The average signal gain and the noise figure for the WDM signal are 29.5 dB and less than 6.3 dB, respectively. The use of this EDFA in parallel with a 1.55-/spl mu/m band EDFA will expand the WDM transmission wavelength region.     

Gain clamping in L-band erbium-doped fiber amplifier using a fiberBragg grating

A gain-clamping technique for the long wavelength band (L-band) erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) is presented. It uses a single fiber Bragg grating (FBG) on the input side of erbium-doped fiber (EDF) to inject a portion of backward conventional band (C-band) amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) back into the system. The use of a narrow-band (NB) FBG has shown a better performance in clamped-gain level and noise figure compared to a broad-band FBG. The amplifier gain for the NB FBG set up is clamped at 15.4 dB with a variation of less than 0.3 dB for an input power as high as 0 dBm     

Tm-doped fiber amplifiers for 1470-nm-band WDM signals

We describe the gain characteristics of thulium-doped fiber amplifiers (TDFA) for wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) signals. We optimized the TDF length and the ratio between the forward and backward pump power to realize efficient amplification. The TDFA achieved a gain of over 20 dB and a noise figure of less than 6 dB in the 1353-1483 nm wavelength region at a total pump power of 300 mW for WDM signals input at a total power of -7 dBm.     

Gain clamping in two-stage L-band EDFA using a broadband FBG

A gain-clamped long wavelength band erbium-doped fiber amplifier (L-band EDFA) with an improved gain characteristic is demonstrated by simply adding a broadband conventional band (C-band) fiber Bragg grating (FBG) in a two-stage amplifier system. The FBG reflects backward C-band amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) from the second stage back into the system to clamp the gain. The gain is clamped at about 22.4 dB with a gain variation below 0.4 dB for input signal powers of -40 to -15 dBm. Compared with an unclamped amplifier of similar noise figure values, the small signal gain has improved by 2.4 dB due to the FBG which blocks the backward propagating ASE. At wavelengths from 1570 to 1600 nm, gain of the clamped amplifier varies from 19.4 to 26.7 dB. The corresponding noise figure varies by /spl plusmn/0.35 dB around 5 dB, which is not much different compared to that of the unclamped amplifier.