JP4977283B2 - 光信号増幅装置 - Google Patents
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ところで、半導体光増幅素子やエルビウム等の希土類元素添加ファイバアンプなどの相互利得変調作用を有する光増幅素子においては、所定の第1波長λ1 の入力光の周囲波長の自然放出光が、その入力光の強度変化に応答して強度変化し、その変化は入力光の信号強度変化に対して逆の強度変化をする性質があり、それが光増幅素子の出力信号光とともに出力される性質がある。このため、上記光増幅素子からの出力光から波長選択素子を用いて上記第1波長λ1 の出力信号光をそれ以外の波長の周囲光から分離して利用し、その周囲光は利用しないで廃棄するのが一般的である。すなわち、周囲光の自然放出光は雑音の原因となるので、フィルタでそれを除去するのが常識的であった。このような状況において、本発明者は、前記の課題を解決するために種々の検討を重ねるうち、上記分離された周囲光を上記光増幅素子に帰還させると、驚くべきことに、光増幅素子の出力光がそれまでとは急変して、そのゲインが略一定となって波形および基線が安定するという負帰還光増幅現象を見出した。本発明はこのような知見に基づいて為されたものである。
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- 入力信号光と同じ第1波長であって該入力光と同じ位相の強度を有する出力信号光を出力する光信号増幅装置であって、
前記出力信号光と、該出力信号光とは異なる周辺波長であって該出力信号光とは反転した位相で強度変化する周辺光とを出力する相互利得変調作用を有する第1光増幅素子と、
前記入力信号光のみを前記第1光増幅素子に入力させる信号光入力手段と、
該第1光増幅素子の出力光の中から前記第1波長の出力信号光と該第1波長とは異なる波長の周辺光の全部または1部とを分離する波長選択素子と、
前記第1光増幅素子に負帰還増幅作用を発生させるために、該波長選択素子によって分離された周辺光の全部または1部を帰還させて該第1光増幅素子に入力させる光帰還手段と
を、含むことを特徴とする光信号増幅装置。 - 前記波長選択素子によって分離された周辺光を増幅する第2光増幅素子と、
前記第1光増幅素子に負帰還増幅作用を発生させるために、該第2光増幅素子によって増幅された周辺光を帰還させて該第1光増幅素子に入力させる光帰還手段と
を、含むことを特徴とする請求項1の光信号増幅装置。 - 前記第1光増幅素子に、前記反転した位相の強度を有する周辺光を帰還させる量を制御することにより前記出力信号光の増幅度を制御する増幅度制御手段を有することを特徴とする請求項1または2のいずれかの光信号増幅装置。
- 前記第1波長と異なる波長を有する第2入力光を前記第2光増幅素子にさらに入力させる第2入力光入力手段を備え、前記第1光増幅素子の負帰還増幅作用を増強したことを特徴とする請求項2の光信号増幅装置。
- 前記第2光増幅素子に入力する第2入力光の強度を制御することにより前記光信号増幅装置の増幅度を制御する増幅度制御手段を有することを特徴とする請求項2または4の光信号増幅装置。
- 前記波長選択素子は、光伝播方向において屈折率が周期的に変化させられたグレーティングフィルタ、屈折率が異なる一対の層が多数組積層された多層膜フィルタ、フォトニッククリスタルフィルタのいずれかから構成されたものである請求項1乃至5のいずれかの光信号増幅装置。
- 前記信号光入力手段および/または光帰還手段は、光カプラ、光サーキュレータ、方向性結合素子、光アド・ドロップフィルタ、または波長選択素子から構成されたものである請求項1乃至6のいずれかの光信号増幅装置。
- 前記第1光増幅素子および/または第2光増幅素子は、pn接合から成る活性層を備えた半導体光増幅素子であって、該活性層がバルク、量子井戸、歪み超格子、または量子ドットから構成されたものである請求項1乃至7のいずれかの光信号増幅装置。
- 前記第1光増幅素子および/または第2光増幅素子は、一端部に反射手段を備えた反射型半導体光増幅素子である請求項8の光信号増幅装置。
- 前記第1光増幅素子および第2光増幅素子、前記波長選択素子、前記信号光入力手段および/または光帰還手段は、1チップの半導体基板上に形成された光導波路においてそれぞれ設けられたものである請求項8または9の光信号増幅装置。
- 光オペアンプ、光差動増幅器、光加減算回路、光微積分回路、光フリップフロップ回路、光リミッタ、光サージ抑制器の一部または全部を構成するものである請求項1乃至10のいずれかの光信号増幅装置。
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