光反馈对光纤光栅外腔半导体激光器特性的影响

主要研究了外加光反馈对光纤布拉格光栅外腔半导体窄线宽激光器特性的影响。在研究温度对光纤光栅外腔半导体激光器激射波长影响的基础上,设计了强度可调的外加光反馈系统,并利用延时自外差法测试外腔半导体激光器的线宽,从实验上分析了不同强度的外加光反馈对外腔半导体激光器线宽和噪声的影响。实验结果表明,在外加光反馈强度逐渐增强的过程中,激光器线宽逐渐变窄。当反馈比为-22dB时,激光器线宽被压窄至原始线宽的15%。与此同时,在相同的反馈变化下,激光器的相对强度噪声开始无明显变化,直到反馈比达到-27dB。再继续增大反馈强度,相对强度噪声显著增大,激光器内部发生相干崩塌。     

外部光反馈半导体激光器的结构优化研究

通过构建外部光反馈半导体激光器的理论模型,并结合激光器速率方程和噪声理论,讨论并优化了增益芯片和光纤光栅外腔各参数在不同电流下对器件频率噪声和相对强度噪声的影响.模拟结果表明:通过改变电流并对有源区尺寸、光纤光栅结构和耦合效率等参数的调整,在理论上可以将器件的频率噪声降低5×108 Hz左右,相对强度噪声降低8 dB/Hz左右.该研究将为低噪声、窄线宽外部光反馈激光器的实验研究提供理论指导,同时也对其他结构的外腔激光器噪声特性的研究有着借鉴意义.     

基于半导体光放大器的双脉冲激光器

为了得到脉宽可调谐的双脉冲激光器,提出了基于半导体光放大器的8字腔激光器结构。该方案中,将半导体光放大器置于非线性光纤环镜的非对称位置,应用半导体光放大器的非线性偏振旋转产生激光脉冲,当半导体光放大器的驱动电流为200 m A时,通过调整腔内的偏振控制器,得到重复频率为10.05 MHz和12.70 MHz,脉冲宽度分别为33.40 ns和30.08 ns的双脉冲,同时改变激光器腔长以及半导体光放大器在非线性放大镜中的位置,应用非线性光纤环镜的开关特性,双脉冲的脉宽也做相应的改变。     

基于半导体光放大器交叉增益调制效应的主动锁模光纤激光器

提出一种腔内损耗小的基于半导体光放大器(SOA)交叉增益调制效应(XGM)的主动锁模光纤激光器结构。使用光环行器成功减小了激光器的腔内损耗,提高了激光器的输出功率。从理论上对有理数谐波锁模过程中腔内脉冲复合的物理机制进行了详细分析。利用有理数谐波锁模技术,在调制频率为10 GHz下,得到了重复频率为30 GHz的皮秒级光脉冲序列输出,其峰值功率约0.5 mW。由于半导体光放大器的宽增益谱与滤波器的较大可调谐范围,使得激光器输出可以在较大的波长可调谐范围内保持较大功率输出。成功实现了调制频率为20 GHz的谐波锁模短光脉冲输出,可调谐范围达40 nm,峰值功率大于0.65 mW。半导体光放大器和激光器的短腔长保证了激光器的长期稳定性。     

双向时分复用光纤时间传递链路噪声分析

研究分析了双向时分复用(BTDM)光纤时间传递链路 的主要噪声及产生机理,建立了基于BTDM光纤时间传递 的链路噪声模型。仿真分析了激光器强度噪声、光放大器增益与个数、接收机带宽等对BTDM 光纤时间传 递接收信噪比(SNR)的影响。结果表明,BTDM光纤时间传递 接收SNR在光放大器达到最优增益时最大,且最 大SNR随光放大器个数的增加而增加并趋于稳定;相同长度光纤链路,光放大器个数越多 ,在一定范围 内,激光器相对强度噪声对BTDM光纤时间传递链路接收SNR 影响更大,接收机带宽对BTDM光纤时 间传递接收信号抖动的影响越小;BTDM光纤时间传递接收SNR随定时信号前 光持续时间的增加而减小,并趋于WDM方案的SNR。     

1550 nm全光纤单频脉冲光纤激光器

设计并实现了一种基于人眼安全波段的1550 nm全光纤化结构单频脉冲光纤激光器。激光器采用外腔稳频技术的单频半导体激光器作为种子源,其线宽1.8 kHz,功率20 mW。通过预放大器和声光调制器获得单频脉冲激光,并运用两级光纤放大器实现了线宽1.9 kHz、平均功率521 mW、脉冲宽度200 ns、重复频率10 kHz的单频脉冲光纤激光输出。输出脉冲峰值功率达260 W。输出端采用了双包层单模光纤,保证了输出激光的光束质量。整个激光器通过对种子光级联放大,结合放大器的增益控制,成功抑制了受激布里渊散射(Stimulated Brillouin Scattering,SBS)效应,消除了放大过程中噪声对线宽的影响,获得了线宽稳定的单频脉冲激光。     

一种新型高增益、低噪声980nm微腔半导体光放大器的数值分析

提出了一种新型微腔半导体光放大器结构,该半导体放大器在普通行波光放大器的波导结构上引入了上下布拉格反射镜,并在波导前后两侧的上端面上分别刻蚀出入射和出射光学窗口,其上蒸镀增透膜层.信号光以一定的倾角斜入射到波导中,以之字型路线沿波导传播.提出了一个完整的、考虑了微腔特性的稳态模型,系统模拟了微腔半导体光放大器的特性.结果表明该微腔半导体光放大器的光纤到光纤增益可达40dB,而噪声指数只有3.5dB.     

采用半导体光放大器的多波长光纤环形激光器

报道了一种插入马赫-曾德尔(M-Z)光纤干涉仪的半导体光放大器(SOA)多波长光纤环形激光器,实现了信道间隔为100 GHz的稳定的多波长连续光激射,其输出光谱3 dB带宽为19.5 nm,消光比大于30 dB.其中在17.9 nm范围内获得了22个波长的连续光,功率不平坦度为1.2 dB,总输出功率为5.1 dBm.对该结构的多波长激光器输出光谱宽,不同波长间功率波动小的特性进行了分析,提出在较低环腔损耗下,半导体光放大器的增益饱和及四波混频(FWM)效应的共同作用使环腔内多波长光功率获得自动均衡;并对实验观测到的激光器输出光谱带宽及中心波长随半导体光放大器驱动电流降低或环腔损耗增大而减小的现象进行了讨论.     

基于保偏光栅和复合腔的单纵模双波长激光器

提出了保偏光纤光栅和复合腔结构的单纵模双波长激光器,保偏光纤布喇格光栅(PM-FBG)的波长确定了振荡频率.除了激光器谐振腔,还引入了两个滤波结构,其中一个是带有半导体光放大器(SOA)的环形滤波结构,另一个是由两个偏振分束、两个偏振控制器及一段单模光纤组成的双腔滤波器,三个谐振腔的共同作用抑制了激光器的多余纵模,得到了单纵模的线宽为4.7kHz.     

光纤外腔对半导体激光器发光特性的影响

1.半导体激光器的张弛振荡、自脉动等光强起伏现象,以及用于光通信系统时,由光纤端面或光盘反射所引起的噪声对高速光通信的应用影响较大。为了抑制光强起伏,近年来外腔半导体激光器得到了较大发展。许多实验证明:外腔不仅能抑制张弛振荡和自脉动等光强起伏现象,而且还有很好的选模作用。甚至用外腔还做出了可调谐的单频激光器。这里,我们将一段光纤耦合到激光器上,利用光纤端面的反射形成光反馈作成了光纤外腔。 2.实验用的激光器是GaAlAs DH激光器,波长约为820nm,结构是质子轰击条形。用作耦合的光纤是标准的多模梯度光纤,芯径为50μm,数值孔径为0.2。激光器被烧焊在一个梯形的热沉上,其出光面直接与光纤耦合(见图1)。光纤的耦合端做成了球面,而另一端则做成平面,光反馈就是由此面反射形成的。光纤耦合端距激光器的距离约为50μm,     

Influence of fiber nonlinearity on the phase noise to intensitynoise conversion in fiber transmission: theoretical and experimentalanalysis

Intensity noise resulting from the phase modulation to intensity modulation conversion of laser phase noise can be a major impairment in direct detection systems. In this paper, we investigate theoretically and experimentally the influence of fiber nonlinearity on the conversion of laser and optical amplifier phase noise to intensity noise by fiber transmission. Very good agreement of relative intensity noise (RIN) spectra at the output of a standard singlemode fiber between experimental data and theoretical predictions has been achieved. Results reveal that the fiber nonlinearity can enhance significantly the RIN magnitude and lead to a shift of the RIN dips toward higher frequencies, and consequently to a broader RIN spectrum at fiber output     

Small signal analysis with higher-order dispersion for dispersive optical communication systems

In this paper an improved small-signal analysis has been presented for analyzing the influence of the higher-order dispersion terms on dispersive optical communication systems operating near zero-dispersion wavelength for single mode fiber. A generalized conversion matrix has been reported that gives the transfer function of intensity and phase from the fiber input to fiber output for laser source including the influence of any higher-order dispersion term. In addition, analysis is applicable to evaluate the impact of combined or independent dispersion terms on small-signal frequency response and relative intensity noise (RIN) response of an ultrafast laser diode including noises due to laser spontaneous emission rate and average photon density. These responses are plotted for second-, third-, and fourth-order dispersion terms and their combinations. It is observed that the higher-order dispersion terms have significant impact on frequency and RIN responses at large modulating frequencies and large propagation distances.     

激光器强度噪声对光纤水听器相位载波解调的影响

相位载波(PGC)调制解调技术作为光纤水听器主要的检测技术之一,已经应用于许多光纤水听器阵列系统之中,该方案对光源提出了窄线宽、可调谐、低噪声等较高的要求。实验中发现,光源弛豫噪声对系统噪声性能产生了较大的影响。在理论分析光源弛豫噪声对相位载波解调影响的基础上,提出了通过调节抽运功率,控制弛豫振荡中心频率为相位载波调制频率的半倍频的奇数倍,来降低系统解调噪声的方法,实验验证了理论结果,解调噪声由最高的—86.7 dB减小到—106 dB。实验进一步采用了光电负反馈方法来抑制弛豫噪声,在弛豫振荡峰处抑制噪声约25 dB,得到了约—100 dB的较为平坦的激光器噪声谱级,使得相位载波解调噪声达到—110 dB,基本满足了光纤水听器系统的要求。     

Noise analysis of semiconductor lasers within the coherencecollapse regime

The authors present a theoretical analysis of semiconductor laser noise with optical distant feedback. The results show good agreement with numerical simulations. With the analytical model developed, one can easily calculate the relative intensity noise (RIN), the frequency noise, and the spectral linewidth of the semiconductor laser diode. It was found that, because of the decreasing damping frequency, with increasing feedback, the maximum relative intensity noise at the relaxation frequency does not increase monotonically. The maximum RIN is given as the reciprocal value of the damping rate     

FM subcarrier fiber optical transmission system design and itsapplication in next-generation wireless access

This paper presents a design method of optical frequency modulation (FM) subcarrier (with super carrier) transmission modem. The nonideal link characteristics, including laser chirping, fiber dispersion, voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) phase noise, relative intensity noise (RIN), and equivalent network model of laser diode of such a system that may bring about signal distortion are discussed first. We then propose a hierarchical methods to establish the system equivalent model. Finally this FM modem is applied to a GSM wireless system, in which multichannel signals are transmitted over fiber between radio port and basestation, and system performance is appraised by its dynamic range. It is found that optical FM subcarrier (with super carrier) transmission technique can improve the system dynamic range, compared with the intensity modulated direct detection (IMDD) method, and this is a economical and efficient method     

Intensity noise of semiconductor laser diodes in fiber optic analog video transmission

This paper presents an investigation of the effects of laser diode noise on analog video transmission in the HF and VHF bands, which resulted in the development of several designs of graded-index multimode fiber systems that can ignore reflection induced laser noise. The contents of the investigation include: 1) The evaluation of intrinsic laser noise of various laser structures and the evaluation of modulation effects on laser diode noise characteristics. It was found that the relative intensity noise (RIN) is less than -145 ∼ -150 [dB/Hz] when the modulation factor is less than 0.7 for index-guide mode stabilized lasers; 2) The quantitative evaluation of reflected laser beam effects on laser noise characteristics. The maximum laser-coupled reflected optical power that does not increase laser noise was determined as-65 ∼ -73 dB or less depending on the kind of laser structure; and 3) The evaluation of optical power reflected back into the laser in graded-index multimode fiber systems.     

RIN transfer suppression technique for dual-order Raman pumping schemes

An optical technique is demonstrated for suppressing the relative intensity noise (RIN) transfer from a high-power second-order pump laser to the signal radiation in a copropagating dual-order Raman pumping scheme. RIN transfer suppression is accomplished by intensity-modulating a low-power semiconductor laser diode first-order pump. Measurements are presented demonstrating suppression over the entire electronic bandwidth and -20-dB suppression spanning a 23-nm optical bandwidth. This technique may facilitate the use of high-power fiber lasers in copropagating dual-order distributed Raman amplifiers.     

An integrated equivalent circuit model for relative intensity noise and frequency noise spectrum of a multimode semiconductor laser

Relative intensity noise (RIN) and the frequency/phase noise spectrum (FNS) equivalent circuit of a multimode semiconductor laser diode are derived from multimode rate equations with the inclusion of noise Langevin sources. FNS is an important parameter in optical communication systems, and its circuit model is presented, for the first time, in this paper. Both circuit models for RIN and FNS are integrated in one circuit. RIN and FNS are calculated as functions of frequency, output power, and mode number. It is shown that the RIN of the main mode is increased in the multimode lasers with higher mode numbers. Furthermore, we show that RIN and FNS are enhanced for higher output power. The dependency of a multimode laser diode linewidth on output power is also analyzed using the model.     

Relative Intensity Noise Performance of Wavelength Converters Based on Four-Wave Mixing in Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers

We present a numerical and experimental study of the relative intensity noise (RIN) induced by the four-wave mixing (FWM) based wavelength conversion process in a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). The study is based on the RIN evaluation of the converted signal, under various operating conditions (input power levels and wavelength detuning) and input noise characteristics. A detailed numerical model is employed to simulate the FWM process, taking into account the amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) noise, the wavelength dependent gain, and the interaction of four waves in the SOA (two input waves and two product waves). It is shown that for low noise input signals, the output RIN is determined by the power levels of the pump and signal and the wavelength detuning. Operation under saturation allows reduction of the output RIN levels with respect to the input     

Chaos control and noise suppression in external-cavitysemiconductor lasers

Feedback-induced chaos and intensity noise enhancement in a laser diode with external optical feedback are studied by computer simulations. The enhancement of relative intensity noise (RIN) that is often observed in experiments is considered as a result of the feedback-induced deterministic chaos and the intensity noise suppression is treated from the viewpoint of chaos control. Especially, the conventional noise suppressing technique known as a high-frequency injection modulation is turned into a problem of stabilizing chaos through parameter modulations. We developed an analytical method which allows to optimize the modulation frequency from the linear stability analysis of the dynamical model that describes the laser diode with external feedback. The robustness of the modulation with respect to the modulation frequency and depth is verified and the results suggest the feasibility of applying our method to actual noise suppression. The RIN in the low-frequency region (up to 100 MHz) is shown to be reduced to the solitary laser level when the feedback-induced chaos is effectively controlled with the optimized modulation frequency