A reflective semiconductor optical amplifier based all-optical header separator

An all-optical header extraction scheme based on the reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA) is presented, which can be used to process variable-length and bit-rate transparent packets. Through selecting the appropriate carrier-lifetime of the RSOA, the payload pulses obtain smaller gains than header pulses and are considered to be compressed. By using the reflective structure, the header pulses can acquire larger gains than the payload twice, and the contrast radio (CR) is improved. The simulation results show that the CRs can reach 22.8 dB and 18 dB for the packets with header pulses at the rates of 2.5 Gb/s and 10 Gb/s, respectively, and these values can be optimized through properly selecting the structure parameters, such as the small-signal gain and saturation energy.     

Sea trial of submarine optical amplifier repeater system using travelling-wave semiconductor laser amplifier

An optical amplifier repeater system consisting of semiconductor laser amplifiers was evaluated in 3000 m deep sea at 820 Mbit/s in the 1.5 mu m wavelength region using 23.5 km of optical submarine cable. The repeater output power was stabilised by an APC system monitoring amplified optical signal power. The authors confirmed stable digital signal transmission and the reduction of variation in the repeater output power for changes in the polarisation of the input signal.<>     

Picosecond semiconductor laser radar with optical amplifier

An optical range finder, which uses the same semiconductor laser as both an optical pulse source and an optical preamplifier of the reflected pulse, is reported. This method has the advantage of reducing the number of optical components that must be aligned, which makes it suitable as a picosecond laser radar in aerospace applications. The device showed a maximum optical gain of 17 dB with a dynamic range of 33 dB, and the obtained resolution was of the order of 1 mm.     

基于半导体光放大器的可扩展型光开关矩阵

未来的高速和高度灵活的光分组交换网络要求开关速度达到纳秒量级且集成度高的大规模空间光开关矩阵。在分析了基于半导体光放大器的常用结构形式的光开关矩阵存在规模局限性的基础上,综述了新型的可实现大规模集成的基于半导体光放大器的光开关矩阵的基本原理和研究现状。     

Measurement of semiconductor laser amplifier noise figure in coherent optical transmission system

Reports the first detailed investigation of the effect of semiconductor laser amplifier noise figure on the sensitivity of a heterodyne receiver. Independent measurement of the amplifier spontaneous noise spectral density confirms that local oscillator-spontaneous emission beat noise accounts for all of the observed penalty.<>     

Microwave photonic filters based on optical semiconductor amplifier

Microwave photonic filters have been characterized by low loss,light weight,broad bandwidth,good tunability,and immunity to electromagnetic interference,and these filters can overcome inherent electronic limitations.Fiber-based filters are inherently compatible with fiber-optic microwave systems and can provide connectivity with built-in signal conditioning.This review paper presents developments of microwave photonic filters based on semiconductor optical amplifier in the last few years.Challenges in system implementation for practical application are also discussed.     

基于半导体光放大器的组播实验研究

提出了一种基于半导体光放大器(SOA)的组播实验方案,首先利用谱展宽和谱切片得到多波长脉冲源,将其作为探测光并与信号光共同注入到SOA中,利用SOA的交叉增益调制(XGM)效应,信号光与每一个波长的脉冲光发生作用,在SOA输出端通过可调光带通滤波器(TBDF)得到每一波长的变换后信号,实现光信号的组播过程。在实验中,10 Gb/s的归零(RZ)码作为信号光,而由多波长脉冲源产生的4波长脉冲光作为探测光,在探测光波长附近分别得到了与编码信号光逻辑取"非"的信号。     

反射光学系统杂散光的消除

成像光学系统中的杂散光会引起像质模糊和对比度下降,在对像质要求较高,或被探测的光能量微弱的情况下,必须对杂散光进行消除。R-C (Ritchey-Chretien)系统是卡塞格林系统的一种形式,在地面光电探测和空间对地观测等方面都有广泛应用。以焦距为2 m,相对孔径为1/4的R-C系统为例,介绍了利用计算机仿真技术进行消杂散光设计和评价的原理,结合CAD建模进行了主镜内遮光罩、外遮光筒、次镜百叶窗式遮光罩的设计。使用光线模拟追迹软件TRACEPRO建立的测试系统进行仿真测试,得到R-C系统的杂光系数为6.4%,证明了设计的可行性,为应用和进一步的优化设计提供了依据。     

Low-cost adaptive directly modulated optical OFDM based on semiconductor optical amplifier

Low cost optical OFDM has great potential for next generation optical access networks and PONs, due to its high flexibility in bandwidth manipulation, and high spectral efficiency. Here, a low cost optical OFDM is proposed, based on adaptive direct modulation semiconductor optical amplifier. Adaptive current loading techniques for PAPR (peak to average power ratio) reduction are proposed and analyzed. Simulations show that the proposed adaptive techniques enable significant BER improvement.     

Bidirectional hybrid OFDM based Wireless-over-fiber transport system using reflective semiconductor amplifier and polarization multiplexing technique

In this paper, a bidirectional hybrid OFDM based Wireless-over-fiber architecture has been investigated and demonstrated to transmit 10 Gbps as well as 6.25 Gbps OFDM data for downlink transmission and 5 Gbps as well as 2.5 Gbps OFDM data for uplink transmission over 50-km single mode fiber (SMF) employing polarization multiplexing technique (POLMUX) at optical line terminal (OLT) and optical network unit (ONU). The POLMUX technique is exercised by polarization beam splitters and polarization beam combiners. Mach-Zehnder modulator and RSOA have been used for modulation at OLT and ONU respectively. Transmission performances are observed by constellation diagrams, EVM and BER values. For 10 Gbps, 6.25 Gbps down-link signal and 5 Gbps, 2.5 Gbps up-link signal the power penalty of 3 dBm, 2.3 dBm and 4 dBm, 3.2 dBm at a BER of 10⁻⁹ between back-to-back and over 50-km SMF plus 10-m and 5-m wireless link, are observed respectively. For 32-QAM < 10.5% EVM and for 16-QAM < 13% EVM are recorded. Our architecture is a prominent alternative, not only due to its have potential of both optical and wireless technology but also it is offers a powerful platform to communicate high data rates and support various type of future unforeseen applications and services.     

Experimental study on all-optical half-adder based on semiconductor optical amplifier

We demonstrate a novel all-optical haft-adder based on two semiconductor optical amplifiers （SOAs）. Two optical bandpass filters are used to select the two idlers generated by four-wave mixing （FWM） effect of the first SOA. Therefore, the AND gate and XNOR logic are realized simultaneously. The second SOA acts as a NOT gate, in which the NOR logic is achieved with the input of the logic XNOR. As a result, the output is the sum of the two input bits and the carry. In the experiment, all-optical haft-addition calculation is achieved between two 10 Gb/s signals.     

Supervisory system for cascaded semiconductor laser amplifier repeaters

A technique for locating a transmission path failure in an inline cascade of semiconductor laser amplifier repeaters to within one fibre span is demonstrated. If a fault occurs, the loss of signal is detected in the following repeaters and a locally generated tone modulates the spontaneous emission of the repeater, signalling the fault to the system terminals.<>     

基于光注入半导体激光器的超宽带信号产生

提出一种基于光脉冲注入条件下半导体激光器腔 内交叉增益调制(XGM)效应的超宽带(UWB)信号产生方案,通过一个增益开关激光器(ML)、 一个半导体激光器(SL)和一个光带通滤波器(OBPF),在平衡探 测器(BPD)端口直接检测输出重复频率为2.5GHz的UWB一阶微分(Mo nocycle)和二阶微分(Doublet)信号, 而且通过引入马赫-曾德尔调制器(MZM),还可对产生的UWB信号实现开关键控(OOK)。 对所提系统 进行了全面的系统仿真分析,并进行了实验验证,实现了上述各种条件的UWB信号产生,并 实现了UWB信 号的40km光纤传输实验。实验结果表明:该方案获得的UWB信号的频 谱与美国联邦通信委员会(FCC)定制的EIRP标准吻合,同时经过调制的 UWB信号的波形经40km光纤传输之后基本保持不变。为了证明本文方 法产生的UWB信号的重复变化特点,还产生了频率为3.75GHz的UWB信 号。     

Experimental investigation on slow light via four-wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifier

Optical buffer is a key component in all optical information processing systems.Slow light at room temperature via four-wave mixing (FWM) in semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) is experimentally investigated.Time delay of 0.40ns is achieved for a sinusoidal modulation signal at 0.1 GHz, corresponding to a delay bandwidth product (DBP) of 0.04.Factors that affect the experimental results are discussed.It is found out that the variable optical delay via FWM in SOA can be controlled either electrically by changing the SOA bias or optically by varying the pump power or pump-probe detuning.     

基于半导体光放大器的光单稳态触发器

为实现全光缓存中的光读写控制和光逻辑判断,提出并实验验证了一种基于半导体光放大器(SOA)双环结构的全光单稳态触发器。此触发器的稳态与非稳态激射不同的光波长,状态间静态消光比超过40 dB,切换时间仅仅为1-2个环腔周期,控制信号光波长范围大。通过减小环腔长度可进一步减小两状态之间切换时间,并可作为光缓存的控制单元。     

基于半导体放大器实现多功能超宽带调制的研究

基于半导体放大器(SOA)的增益饱和效应,提出了一种简单的实现多功能超宽带(UWB)调制的方案。方案采用一个光源和单个SOA,可以实现脉冲波形调制(PSM)、脉冲幅度调制(PAM)和脉冲极性调制(BPM),因此实现容易、结构简单和成本低。利用OptiSystem软件对方案进行了仿真研究,分析了各参数对调制信号的影响以及信号的传输特性。结果表明,本方案对光源的波长和光源的光功率的变化不敏感,仿真输出的调制信号在单模光纤(SMF)中可传输35km。     

基于半导体光放大器的新型全光逻辑与门

为了实现基于半导体光放大器的全光逻辑与门,采用了在半导体光放大器构成的马赫-曾德尔干涉仪的基础上,注入外部连续光的方法.以半导体光放大器速率方程为基础,对设计方案进行了理论分析和仿真验证,取得了不同重复周期、不同脉冲宽度的光脉冲序列经过全光逻辑与门操作后的输出数据.结果表明,该方案能对传输速率为10Gbit/s或以下的信号进行正确与运算,同时,外光注入可以有效提高半导体光放大器信号处理速度.这一结果对基于半导体光放大器的全光逻辑的设计是有帮助的.     

AND gate based on two-photon absorption in semiconductor optical amplifier

An all-optical logic AND gate based on two-photon absorption (TPA) in semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) is simulated. By solving the rate equations of SOA in the form of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI), the performance of AND gate is numerically investigated. The model takes the effects of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) and pulse energy on the system’s quality factor (Q-factor) into account. Results show that the all-optical AND gate based on TPA in SOA-MZI based structure is feasible at 250 Gbit/s with a proper Q-factor.     

Spectral broadening of stochastic light intensity-smoothed by asaturated semiconductor optical amplifier

We present calculations of the intensity smoothing of stochastic light by a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). We predict spectral changes of the light that are due to amplitude-to-phase coupling in the gain medium. The intensity smoothing of noisy optical signals with an SOA carries a penalty of spectral broadening (increased phase noise) that increases with increasing alpha parameter (linewidth enhancement factor). The spectral broadening also increases with increasing strength of the intensity fluctuations being smoothed