摘要:
An optical amplifier that can easily cope with alteration of characteristics and whereby a prescribed characteristic can be obtained in a stable fashion. In an optical amplifier, a plurality of optical components including optical amplification media that amplify input signal light are cascade-connected. There are provided (1) a temperature adjustment member capable of changing the temperature of one or a plurality of optical components in accordance with a temperature control signal that is input, and (2) a characteristic control device that supplies in respect of the temperature adjustment member a control signal that controls a prescribed optical characteristic having temperature dependence in one or a plurality of optical components that are the subject of adjustment by the temperature adjustment member, being a prescribed optical characteristic that is demanded for the optical amplifier.
摘要:
Provided is a planar lightwave circuit module in which the required optical components constituting an optical fiber amplifier and representing components other than amplifying optical fibers are formed into a unitary structure on a common substrate. This planar lightwave circuit module comprises signal light input ports, signal light output ports, and first and second connection ports. The first connection port is connected to the signal light output ports and to one end of an amplifying optical fiber. The second connection port is connected to the signal light input ports and to the other end of the amplifying optical fiber. Optical coupling means for feeding pumping light from an pumping source to the amplifying optical fiber are also provided in the form of waveguides or in integrated form. Amplifying optical fibers are connected from the outside to the first and second connection ports of this planar lightwave circuit module, yielding an optical fiber amplifier.
摘要:
An optical transmission system according to the present invention includes a connection confirming circuit 106 for confirming connection of an input data signal, a test signal generator 105 for generating a test signal, and a switching device 107 on a transmitter side. The switching device 107 selectively generates the input data signal from an output terminal in the case where the input data signal is detected by the connection confirming circuit 106, and the test signal when the input data signal is not detected. An output of the switching device 107 is connected to an optical transmitter TX. On a receiver side, there is provided a determination circuit for receiving an optical signal from a transmission path and detecting the test signal to determine transmission characteristics of the transmission path on the basis of the test signal.
摘要:
There is provided an optical amplifier for reducing the optical output power difference and/or obtaining high output power across a wide wavelength band. The optical amplifier comprises a plurality of optical amplifier units connected in two or more stages. At least one of the optical amplifier units comprises a first optical component of a single input and N outputs that has an optical-demultiplexing function, and P units of optical amplification means for the individual amplification of light that is output from P (where 1≦P≦N) output terminals selected from the N (integer) output terminals of the first optical component. Second optical components are provided to the input side of the first optical component or between the output side of the first optical component and the input side of the optical amplification means. The second optical components are optical components having chromatic dispersion compensation functions, optical components having functions designed to compensate for wavelength dependency output power difference, or optical components demonstrating other required effects. The optical components are DCFs, FBGs, SMFs, optical filters, attenuators, or the like. The second optical components are provided nonselectively or selectively.
摘要:
An optical module 1 comprises an inlet side optical fiber, an optical filter optically connected to the inlet side optical fiber, and an outlet side optical fiber optically connected to the optical filter, wherein, the optical filter comprises a gain-slope compensation optical filter to flatten a gain slope (dG/dλ, where G:gain, λ:wavelength)of a gain of an optical amplifier connected to the inlet side optical fiber or the outlet side optical fiber. An optical amplifying module comprises an optical amplifier with the above-mentioned optical module 1. An optical transmission system comprises the optical module 1, an optical amplifier and an optical branching means, wherein FDM (Frequency Division Multiplexing) signal is branched and transmitted.
摘要:
Optical fiber amplifiers with a simple composition than can accurately flatten optical output power in a fixed range are provided. Main optical amplifiers and first gain equalizers connected to these amplifiers are disposed between input port and output port. The main optical amplifiers comprise first EDFs which function as first amplification optical fibers, pumping light sources for providing pumping to drive the first EDFs using amplification characteristics, and second isolators. It is preferable for the second isolators to be isolators that can eliminate optical pumping power. The first gain equalizers are comprised by second absorption EDF. This second EDF operates such that the gain of the optical signal decreases in a non-pumping state or in a slight pumping state. The amplification characteristics used by the first EDF to amplify the optical signal power are opposite to the absorption characteristics used by the second EDF to absorb the optical signal power. Therefore, by means of passing a Wavelength Division Multiplexing Signal (WDM) through the first and second EDFs, only the portion of the Wavelength Division Multiplexing Signal (WDM) output from the first EDF that corresponds to the signal amplified by the first EDF is absorbed while a Wavelength Division Multiplexing Signal (WDM) passes through the second EDF. Because of this, the gain of the Wavelength Division Multiplexing Signal (WDM) ultimately output from an optical fiber amplifier is flattened.
摘要:
An EDFA 1 is comprised of a pre-amp 2 and a post-amp 3, which are connected in series, a photocoupler 4, a long wave pass filter (LWPF) 5 and an LWPF controller 6. The photocoupler 4 is connected to an input-stage of the EDFA 1 and enters the light signal in the LWPF controller 6. The LWPF 5 is located between the pre-amp 2 and the post-amp 3, and its cutoff wavelength is adjustable. A short-wavelength-part of the light signal which is amplified by the pre-amp 2, is cut off by the LWPF 5. The LWPF controller 6 detects an input signal power of the input light signal and adjusts the cutoff wavelength of the LWPF 5 based on the detected input signal power. Gain of light signals which are output from the post-amp 3, are equalized ranging the extensive input signal power and covering wide signal-wavelength bands.