摘要:
An optical amplifier of the present invention comprises: an optical amplifying circuit which amplifies a signal light; an optical reflection medium which is disposed on an optical fiber connected to the optical amplifying circuit and is capable of reflecting a noise light which exists in a predetermined wavelength range outside a signal band, among noise lights generated in said optical amplifying circuit, to radiate the reflected noise light to the outside of a core of the optical fiber; a light receiver which receives the noise light reflected to be radiated to the outside of the core of the optical fiber by the optical reflection medium, to detect the power of the noise light; and a computation circuit which computes the total power of the noise lights generated in the optical amplifying circuit based on the detection result of the light receiver. Thus, it is possible to provide at a low cost an optical amplifier provided with a monitoring function capable of detecting high accurately, with a simple optical circuit configuration, the noise light power and the like generated when the signal light is amplified.
摘要:
It is an object of the present invention to provide a variable wavelength light source apparatus capable of changing continuously wavelengths of a plurality of oscillation light over a wideband and an optical amplifier using the same. In order to achieve the above object, the variable wavelength light source apparatus comprises: a wavelength selection device in which a propagation direction of emitted light is changed according to a wavelength of incident light; a plurality of light sources emitting the light that has reciprocated in a gain medium with a high reflecting mirror on an end face thereof and has been amplified, to a predetermined position of the wavelength selection device at angles different from each other; an optical resonance reflection section reflecting a part of the light incident vertically out of the emitted light from the wavelength selection device to form an optical resonator configuration between the optical resonance reflection section and each of the high reflecting mirrors of the light sources to generate oscillation light; an optical coupler section coupling the oscillation light transmitted through the optical resonance reflection section in an output light path; and a drive section changing an arrangement angle of the wavelength selection device with respect to the optical resonance reflection section according to desired wavelength setting.
摘要:
A Raman amplifier providing a wideband gain for use in a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) optical communication system. In one embodiment, a first optical amplifier Raman amplifies a wavelength division multiplexed signal light in both a first wavelength band and a second wavelength band in accordance with a plurality of excitation lights provided to the first optical amplifier, the first and second wavelength bands being different from each other. A divider divides the amplified signal light into first and second lights in the first and second wavelength bands, respectively. A second optical amplifier amplifies the first light and has a gain band in the first wavelength band. The third optical amplifier amplifies the second light and has a gain in the second wavelength band. In various embodiments, a gain equalizer and/or an optical isolator is used in combination with the first optical amplifier providing the Raman amplification. A controller is also provided to control the excitation lights provided to the first optical amplifier to achieve specific effects.
摘要:
In an optical transmission system according to one aspect of the present invention, for transmitting a WDM light from a transmission station to a reception station, utilizing a Raman amplifier, the Raman amplifier comprises: an optical amplification medium; a pumping light source generating a plurality of pumping lights having wavelengths different from each other; an optical device introducing the plurality of pumping lights to the optical amplification medium; and control means for controlling the pumping light source, the transmission station sends out a plurality of reference lights having wavelengths at which respective Raman gain obtained by the plurality of pumping lights reach peaks or wavelengths close to the above wavelengths, and the control means controls the plurality of pumping lights based on the optical powers of the plurality of reference lights. Thus, it becomes possible to accurately manage the optical power balance of the WDM light and the optical power of the entire WDM light.