WO1995015625A1 - Amplificateur optique bidirectionnel - Google Patents

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WO1995015625A1
WO1995015625A1 PCT/US1994/013697 US9413697W WO9515625A1 WO 1995015625 A1 WO1995015625 A1 WO 1995015625A1 US 9413697 W US9413697 W US 9413697W WO 9515625 A1 WO9515625 A1 WO 9515625A1
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  • the invention relates to the amplification and transmission of signals through optical fibers.
  • the invention makes use of erbium-doped optical fiber amplifiers, wavelength division multiplexers, and optical isolators to provide a single-module amplifier suitable for bidirectional communications through a single optical fiber.
  • Figure 1 depicts a conventional baseline two-fiber transmission link where block 101 represents either a regeneration or central office site. Connecting the two sites together is a fiber optic cable 103. Within the cable there are multiple strands of fiber, of which two have been shown. In this type of transmission system, communication from a transmitter (TX) at site A to a receiver (RX) at site B utilizes one signal wavelength ( ⁇ j) and one strand of an optical cable.
  • TX transmitter
  • RX receiver
  • Communication in the opposite direction uses a different strand of the optical cable and the same, or different, wavelength ( ⁇ 2 ) to carry the signal.
  • elements A and B can represent different site configurations.
  • one terminal site might communicate directly to another terminal site in a complete end-to-end, communication system.
  • Figure 1 could represent a single link in a longer chain of transmission stations.
  • sites A and B might be representative of a site C and a site D and a site E and so on, until a final site containing terminating transmission equipment is reached.
  • the optical fiber 103 used may exhibit different attenuation characteristics which may limit the possible spacings of regenerator sites, e.g., sites A and B. Attenuation in a typical single-mode optic fiber is 0.35 db/kilometer at 1310 nm and 0.25 db/kilometer at 1550 nm. Thus, regenerator sites could be spaced anywhere from 35 to 45 kilometers when operating at 1310 nm and into the 70 to 80 kilometer range when operating at 1510 nm.
  • Figure 2 depicts a conventional narrow-band wavelength division multiplexing communication system.
  • the term “narrow-band” is used to mean that more than one wavelength is utilized within the same transmission “window” of the optical fiber. For example, if the depicted system is operating within the 1550 nm window, two signalling wavelengths of 1533 and 1557 nm might be used.
  • WDM wavelength division multiplexing
  • the devices 201 and 203 can be the same or slightly different devices, depending upon the manufacturing technique used to create them.
  • the purpose of WDM filters is to couple multiple wavelengths into (hereafter referred to as 'on') and out of (hereafter referred to as Off) the transmission fiber 103.
  • WDM filters 201 and 203 couple the two wavelengths 1557 and 1533 nm on and off a single fiber 103.
  • WDM devices reduce, by half, the strands of fiber cable needed to establish a communication link
  • conventional optical fibers introduce less signal attenuation per unit length at these wavelengths, allowing longer distances between regenerator sites and thereby lowering the cost of building a network
  • EDFA devices which currently function only in the 1550 nm window, allow the potential for increased regenerator spacings. (EDFA technology is discussed in more detail below in conjunction with Figure 4).
  • Figure 3 is a variation of the system shown in Figure 1, a two-fiber design where one wavelength ( ⁇ j) is transmitted on one fiber in one direction, and another (or possibly the same) wavelength ( ⁇ 2 ) is transmitted on the other fiber in the opposite direction.
  • EDFAs can be deployed along such a link in multiple locations: immediately following the transmitter (TX), making them post- amplifiers; immediately preceding a receiver (RX), making them pre-amplifiers; or between a transmitter and receiver, as shown in Figure 3, making them line- amplifiers.
  • regenerator spacing can be almost doubled, from approximately 70 to 80 kilometers to approximately 140 to 160 kilometers. (This analysis assumes transmission is attenuation limited, not dispersion limited).
  • the two EDFA's 301 and 303 can be used to reduce equipment deployment costs when constructing a transmission network such as that shown in Figure 3.
  • Figure 4 shows a conventional design for an EDFA such as that shown in Figure 3, blocks 301 and 303.
  • a typical dual-pumped amplifier there are either two or three optical isolators 401, two WDM filters 405 and 411, two laser pump sources 403 and 409, and a length of erbium-doped single mode fiber 407. If the amplifier is single-pumped, one of the pump sources 403 or 409 is removed. If a pump source is removed, its corresponding WDM filter is likewise removed: if pump source 403 is removed, WDM filter 405 is also removed; if pump source 409 is removed, WDM filter 411 is also removed.
  • WDM filters perform the function of coupling the pump source laser wavelength into the erbium-doped fiber.
  • Pump energy is used to elevate the erbium ions concentrated in the erbium-doped fiber to a higher-than-normal energy level. These ions will stay excited until they decay on their own accord or are stimulated to decay by the arrival of a signal wavelength photon coming in from the transmission link 103.
  • Isolators function as one-way conduits for optical signals.
  • isolator elements 401 allow an optical signal to pass in a single direction, e.g., from left to right, but not from right to left.
  • a signal photon enters the amplifier of Figure 4 at the point labelled IN.
  • the photon passes through isolator 401 and enters the WDM filter 405, where it is routed into the length of erbium-doped fiber 407.
  • laser pumps 403 and 409 have been providing energy to the erbium-doped fiber via the WDMs 405 and 411, exciting the fiber's erbium ions.
  • the signal photon Upon entering the erbium fiber, the signal photon will cause decay of some of the excited erbium ions, releasing their energy in the form of (stimulated) photons.
  • the original signal photon plus the stimulated photons then pass out of the WDM 411, through the output isolator 401, and back onto the transmission fiber 103.
  • a third optical isolator in the middle of the erbium-doped fiber 407 — dividing the erbium-doped fiber into two distinguishable lengths, one to the left and one to the right of the isolator.
  • the purpose of this additional isolator is to provide isolation between the two pump sources so that pump source 403 cannot interfere with pump source 409.
  • the function of isolators at the input and output of the amplifier is to eliminate back-reflections. Thus, light reflected back against the direction of signal propagation toward the amplifier, will not get amplified.
  • optical isolators are used internal to the amplifier, then they make the amplifier an inherently unidirectional device.
  • the isolators 401 prevent a signal from propagating from right-to-left (OUT toward IN).
  • Another characteristic that must be considered when deploying an amplifier is what signal wavelength to use in conjunction with the amplifier's pump(s) wavelength. Because amplifier gain is not perfectly flat for all incoming wavelengths (different wavelengths exhibit different gain characteristics), the precise wavelengths to use are a function of the gain variations of the different pump wavelengths.
  • FIGs 5 and 6 Two conventional communication links utilizing both WDMs and EDFAs are shown in Figures 5 and 6.
  • a single-fiber transmission link is shown with one EDFA 301 configured as a line amplifier.
  • this communication link would not provide bidirectional transmission; transmission would occur from site A to site B, but not from site B to site A. (It is possible to build an optical amplifier by removing the optical isolators but this creates inherent instability problems that make it difficult to maintain a safe operating environment and is, therefore, not recommended by existing industry standards).
  • EDFA amplifiers 301 are deployed as post-amplifiers, immediately following the transmitters (TX) and immediately before the WDM filters 201 and 203. It is possible to obtain bidirectional transmission over the single fiber link 103 in this configuration.
  • TX transmitters
  • WDM filters 201 and 203 WDM filters 201 and 203.
  • RX optical receiver
  • Line amplifiers provide a larger gain margin than do post amplifiers. If line amplifiers could be used to extend the distance between sites, while maintaining the ability to provide bidirectional transmission, the cost of the resulting system's amplifier hardware could be significantly reduced.
  • transmitter one (TX,) and transmitter two (TX 2 ), located at site A 701 and operating at wavelength 1 and wavelength 2 respectively, are coupled onto a single fiber 103 through the WDM filter 203. Both of these wavelengths are amplified by the EDFA 301 during signal transmission. Receivers one (RX,) and two (RX 2 ), located at site B 703, distinguish between the two wavelengths — each acquiring one of the two arriving wavelength signals.
  • the design of Figure 7 could be built using conventional EDFAs, including internal isolators, because only unidirectional transmission through the amplifiers are required. The primary disadvantage of this design lies in the difficulty of protecting such a system.
  • transmission systems employ a 1-by-N protection scheme, meaning that one backup system is used to protect multiple (N) transmission channels. If a single channel fails, that channel's traffic is rerouted to the backup channel and no traffic is lost. The failed channel is said to have been "switched to protect. " In a 1-by-N scheme if multiple systems (transmitters or receivers) fail, only one system can switch to protect. In order to protect the configuration shown in Figure 7, multiple protect systems would be required, since there are multiple systems on a single fiber. This is a costly endeavor and one which the invention addresses.
  • those publications that do address communication link design appear to be concerned primarily with building ultra-long distance links, e.g. , transoceanic links.
  • the designers have the luxury of being able to construct a facility that will have the exact transmission properties required for their communications system. They can select fiber that has the correct dispersion and attenuation characteristics so that when the system is constructed, e.g., to form a single 10,000 kilometer link, error-free transmission is achieved.
  • the invention addresses three major constraints in the field of communication network design: 1) There already exists a fiber optic network that was built using old technology (i.e., from the early 1980s), 2) It would be prohibitively expensive to scrap the existing network and build a new network; and 3) The link distances over which signal transmission is desired is from terminal-to- terminal in most of the major cities across the United States of America. A primary concern is the cost of implementing any new design.
  • a device in accordance with the invention uses erbium-doped fiber amplifiers EDFAs), couplers, wavelength specific filters, optical isolators, and narrow bandwidth signalling to implement a dual wavelength bidirectional (single fiber) optical amplifier module.
  • the amplifier module advantageously allows communication network managers to increase fiber utilization while simultaneously reducing the cost of signal amplification hardware across a fiber optic network.
  • a system in accordance with the invention utilizes EDFAs to provide bidirectional signal amplification in the 1550 nanometer optical fiber transmission window.
  • One embodiment of the invention uses two EDFAs to provide amplification of the (bidirectional) signal wavelengths. Signals are coupled in and out of a conventional single-mode fiber via wavelength division multiplexer (WDM) filters.
  • WDM wavelength division multiplexer
  • a single EDFA is used to amplify both (bidirectional) transmission signals.
  • Figure 1 through Figure 7 are block-diagram representations of some conventional fiber optic communication systems as discussed in more detail above.
  • Figure 8 is a block diagram representation of a system in accordance with the invention, a single-module amplifier for bidirectional transmission employing wave-division multiplexing and erbium-doped fiber amplifier technology.
  • Figure 9 is an expanded block-diagram representation of one possible implementation of the invention.
  • Figure 10 is an expanded block-diagram representation of another possible implementation of the invention.
  • Figure 11 is an expanded block-diagram representation of a third possible implementation of the invention.
  • Figure 8 depicts one configuration for a dual wavelength, bidirectional narrow-band WDM optical amplifier module, 801.
  • the components used to construct the amplifier module 801 include: two WDMs (input and output ports of the amplifier module) and two EDFAs which can be either single-pumped or dual- pumped depending upon the communication system's power constraints/requirements.
  • This line-amplifier configuration extends the regenerator spacing while providing bidirectional transmission utilizing a single-fiber strand of the cable facility 103.
  • the amplifier module 801 can be cascaded to extend even farther the distance between site A and site B. (The number of amplifiers that can be cascaded, between sites A and B, is limited by the dispersion characteristics of the transmission equipment deployed at sites A and B.)
  • Two problems addressed by the amplifier module 801 are the requirement for bidirectional transmission through a single fiber with minimum-cost components and the need for a flexibility of design to accommodate multiple transmission wavelengths.
  • One major obstacle in trying to deploy EDFA technology in non-standard configurations is the gain-versus-wavelength dependence of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers. Depending upon the signal wavelength, an EDFA will exhibit different gain and noise properties. When multiple wavelengths are attempted to be used in conjunction with a single EDFA, how those particular wavelengths perform gain-wise and noise-wise has a significant impact on the (communication) system performance as a whole.
  • An expanded view of the bidirectional amplifier module 801 is shown in Figure 9. Suggested technical specifications for one embodiment of the invention depicted in Figure 9 are given in Table 1.
  • WDM 901 passes the high wavelength signal of the 1550 nm window onto the upper fiber link 903. For instance, if 1533 nm and 1557 nm are the chosen wavelengths for this amplifier, the high wavelength 1557 nm is input at the common port 103 of the WDM 901.
  • Element 901 is a dichroic WDM which also provides output isolation of the optical signal.
  • the signal then passes through the upper fiber link 903 to a 95-5% optical splitter 905 where the 5% tap leads to an optical detector 907 for input power measurements, and 95 % of the input signal passes through the splitter and on through the optical isolator 909.
  • the purpose of the optical detector 907 is to monitor input signal power and provide alarm capability in the event that a fiber should become cut or a connection broken. This, in turn, provides operational (field) personnel with knowledge of how the communication system is performing.
  • amplification of the high wavelength input signal is provided by the 980 nm pump source 911.
  • Lasertron Corporation in Burlingame, Massachusetts is one supplier of 980 nm optical pumps with reliability suitable for long-haul telecommunication applications.
  • This pump wavelength was chosen in coordination with the signal wavelength of 1557 nm.
  • a 980 nm pump source's optical spectrum has an inherently higher gain and, hence, higher noise in the lower 1550 nm window wavelengths.
  • Similar characteristics can be achieved at other pump wavelengths by varying design parameters of the erbium-doped fiber. Table 1. Suggested Component Specifications
  • Block Item Specification dichroic filter technology passband 1553 ⁇ 3 nm
  • Optical Power Splitter 95% passed / 5% tapped operating range: 1550 ⁇ 30 nm germanium or indium-gallium-arsenide technology, optimized for maximum
  • the pump signal passes through the WDM filter 913 and into the erbium-doped fiber 915.
  • Output from the erbium-doped fiber — the amplified input signal — is then spliced back into a conventional single-mode fiber 903 at the splice point 917.
  • the amplified input signal then passes through the WDM filter 919 and out onto the cable facility 103.
  • element 919 is a dichroic WDM which also provides output isolation of the optical signal.
  • the purpose of the output WDM 919 is two-fold. First, it couples, or combines, input and output light at the output of the amplifier. Secondly, it provides noise filtering of any amplified spontaneous emission that is present in the 980 nm pumped EDFA.
  • a low wavelength input signal (1533 nm in the present example) enters from the right through the WDM 919.
  • the low wavelength input signal is routed to the lower leg via the WDM 919 where the signal passes through the 95-5% optical coupler 921; 5% of the light is bled off for input power readings and 95% passes through to the optical isolator 909.
  • the optical detector 921 is used to monitor input signal power and provide alarm capability in the event that a fiber should become cut or a connection broken.
  • the optical pump 925 used in this leg of the amplifier operates at 1480 nm.
  • a 1480 nm pump has almost the exact opposite characteristics as a 980 nm pump — its peak gain and noise contributions are in the high 1550 nm window wavelengd s.
  • the low wavelength input signal is amplified while me noise at higher wavelengths can be filtered out.
  • Similar characteristics can be achieved at other pump wavelengths by varying design parameters of the erbium-doped fiber.
  • the pump signal passes through the WDM filter 927 and into the erbium-doped fiber 915.
  • the amplified input signal then passes through the WDM 901 and out onto the cable facility 103.
  • the purpose of the output WDM 901 is essentially identical to the output WDM 919. That is, to combine input and output light at the output of the amplifier and to bandpass traversing signals (noise filtering).
  • Optical splitters 905 and 921 are included for monitoring and alarm purposes only and are not functionally significant to the invention.
  • Splitter elements 905 and 921 are included for monitoring and alarm purposes only and are not functionally significant to the invention.
  • each signal wavelength passes through its own amplifier gain path.
  • Some of the prior-art designs shown in Figures 1 through 7 demonstrate multiple wavelengths passing through a single amplifier. In most multiwavelength amplifier designs, gain competition between different signal wavelengths is a problem. For instance, if a particular signal wavelength disappears, the question of how the amplifier's gain is distributed amongst the remaining wavelengths must be addressed. All of these issues are advantageously avoided in the amplifier design of Figure 9 because each signal wavelength is amplified by its own amplifier.
  • the WDM (bandpass) filter 901 is conventionally referred to as a "west"
  • the EDFA 803 shown in block 801 — is conventionally referred to as a "west-to-east” EDFA and the EDFA 805 as an "east-to-west” EDFA.
  • Figure 10 depicts a generic configuration of Figure 9's amplifier module in which optical couplers have been substituted for specific wavelength division multiplexer components.
  • Blocks 1001 and 1005 represent fiber optic couplers, similar to the 95-5% splitters/couplers used in Figure 9 for optical power detection.
  • splitting ratio e.g. 50-50% or 95-5 %
  • the choice of splitting ratio will affect the amplifier performance.
  • EDFA blocks 301 and 303 remain the same as in previous drawings.
  • Bandpass filter (BPF) 1003 is a specific dichroic filter, designed to pass the chosen wavelength ( ⁇ ,) in the amplifier module's upper path — through EDFA 301. Functionality, the BPF 1003 is identical to a WDM. (Physically, the BPF is a two- port device whereas a WDM is a three-port device.)
  • BPF 1007 uses the same technology as the BPF 1003, except that the passband of the filter is now centered about a second wavelength ( ⁇ 2 ) — optimized for amplification by EDFA 303.
  • FIG 11 depicts another embodiment of the invention that can be constructed utilizing a single EDFA.
  • bidirectional transmission over a single optical fiber is achieved using four WDM filters. All signal wavelengths must pass unidirectionally through the EDFA 301 due to the presence of the optical isolators in the EDFA 301. Therefore, the two transmission wavelengths must be broken apart and recombined through WDM filters. Similarly, the two reception wavelengths must be broken apart and recombined through WDM filters.
  • WDM filter 203 is constructed to bandpass 1557 nm and WDM filter 201 is constructed to bandpass 1553 nm.
  • a 1557 nm signal is transmitted from site A 101, through the east WDM filter 203, and onto the fiber cable 103.
  • the signal enters the amplifier module it is separated by the west WDM filter 201.
  • Each WDM filter in Figure 11 has its external connection points labeled either 33 or 57. Connections labeled 33 carry optical signals at the 1533 nm wavelength. Connections labeled 57 carry optical signals at the 1557 nm wavelength.)
  • the signal then travels to the east WDM filter 203 where it is routed into the EDFA amplifier 301.
  • the 1557 nm signal is routed by another west WDM filter 201 to the amplifier output east WDM filter 203 where it is placed onto the fiber optic transmission cable 103. Finally, the signal leaves the transmission cable 103, enters the west WDM filter 201 at site B 101, and is routed to that site's receiver equipment. Signals transmitted from site B, at 1533 nm, take a different path through the WDM filters 201 and 203 on their way to site A's receiver.
  • An advantage of this embodiment over the configuration described in Figure 8 is that only a single erbium-doped fiber amplifier is required. Because multiple wavelengths are being amplified by a single amplifier, it is sometimes preferable that the EDFA 301 in Figure 11 use a dual-pump amplifier rather than a single-pump amplifier. The additional gain provided by a dual-pumped EDFA could compensate for the signal strength lost by virtue of passing it through a number of additional elements.

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Un dispositif selon l'invention comprend des amplificateurs optiques dopés à l'erbium (EDFA), des multiplexeurs à division d'ondes (WDM) ainsi que des isolateurs optiques utilisés pour mettre en application un module amplificateur optique bidirectionnel à deux longueurs d'ondes (monofibre). Le module amplificateur permet avantageusement à des gestionnaires de réseau de communication d'accroître l'efficacité d'utilisation des fibres tout en réduisant le coût du matériel destiné à l'amplification des signaux à travers un réseau de fibres optiques, et simplifie également l'installation et l'entretien au niveau de la clientèle. Un système suivant l'invention, et présentant une nouvelle configuration de composants classiques, comprend l'utilisation d'EDFA pour effectuer l'amplification de signaux bidirectionnels dans la fenêtre de transmission par fibre optique de 1550 nanomètres. Dans un mode de réalisation de l'invention, deux EDFA sont utilisés pour effectuer l'amplification des longueurs d'onde de signaux (bidirectionnels). Les signaux sont introduits dans une fibre monomode classique et en sont extraits par l'intermédiaire de filtres WDM. Dans un autre mode de réalisation, un EDFA unique est utilisé pour amplifier les deux signaux de transmission (bidirectionnels). Dans la mesure où le système selon l'invention effectue l'amplification bidirectionnelle au moyen d'une seule fibre optique, il permet de réduire avantageusement de moitié les brins d'un câble optique requis pour établir la liaison entre deux sites de communication.
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