WO1999053620A2 - Optical-transmission system having a split-gain amplifier and a signal-modifying device - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical-transmission system. More specifically, the present invention relates to an optical-transmission system including a split-gain amplifier and a signal-modifying device connected within the amplifier.
- optical signals can be transmitted over a long distance by a multi-wavelength optical-repeater system ("optical-repeater system").
- FIG. 3 illustrates a bi-directional optical-repeater system 10.
- optical signals propagating in a first direction through optical waveguide fibers ("optical fibers") 12 are combined by a multiplexer 14 for transmission through optical fibers 16 to a demultiplexer 18, which separates the optical signals onto optical fibers 20.
- Amplifiers 30 amplify the optical signals to provide the strength required for propagation over the optical fibers 16, which can be eighty kilometers or even longer.
- the optical -repeater system 10 permits bi-directional transmission (i.e., optical signals traveling in a second direction through optical fibers 16) by providing optical fibers 12', a multiplexer 14', a demultiplexer 18', optical fibers 20', and band splitters 22 that combine and separate optical signals according to their direction of propagation.
- optical-repeater systems transmit optical signals in the 1550 nanometer band (1525 to 1570 nanometers) because, for example, this band provides low attenuation and the optical amplifiers (erbium doped fiber amplifiers) used for this band have economic efficiency and performance advantages.
- Some of these optical-repeater systems were created by using optical fibers 16 already installed in the ground as part of old electronic-repeater systems, which were designed to transmit optical signals in the 1300 nanometer band (1270 to 1330 nanometers). These optical fibers 16 have approximately zero dispersion only in the 1300 nanometer band. Therefore, the optical- repeater systems are transmitting optical signals in the 1550 nanometer band through optical fibers that do not have zero dispersion in that band.
- the optical-repeater system 10 includes dispersion-compensating devices 40 that compensate for chromatic dispersion.
- the dispersion-compensating devices 40 have a relatively high zero dispersion wavelength so that the average zero dispersion wavelength of the optical -repeater system 10 is within the 1550 nanometer band.
- the zero dispersion wavelength of the optical fibers 16 is 1300 nanometers
- the zero dispersion wavelength for each of the dispersion-compensating devices 40 will be above 1550 nanometers (for example, 1700 nanometers) so that the optical-repeater system 10 has an average zero dispersion wavelength in the 1550 nanometer band.
- the dispersion-compensating devices 40 cause a loss in the strength of the optical signals propagating through the optical-repeater system 10. Thus, additional amplifiers 30 must be included to compensate for this loss. In FIG. 3, one of every two amplifiers 30 connected to a dispersion-compensating device 40 is required merely due to the loss caused by the dispersion-compensating device 40.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an optical-transmission system that compensates for chromatic dispersion without causing excessive power losses.
- Another object of the invention is to provide an optical-transmission system that compensates for chromatic dispersion while minimizing the cost of the system. Additional objects and advantages of the invention may be apparent from the description that follows. Further advantages of the invention also may be learned by practice of the invention.
- the invention comprises an optical-transmission system including a split-gain amplifier having a first gain stage optically connected to a first set of at least two waveguide paths and a second gain stage optically connected to a second set of at least two waveguide paths, a first connector device that optically connects the at least two waveguide paths of the first set to a first combined-waveguide path, a second connector device that optically connects the at least two waveguide paths of the second set to a second combined-waveguide path, and a signal-modifying device optically connected to the first and second combined-waveguide paths.
- FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of an optical-transmission system according the present invention.
- FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of an optical-transmission system according the present invention.
- FIG. 3 shows a conventional optical-repeater system.
- the first embodiment of an optical-transmission system 100 includes many of the same elements as the conventional optical-repeater system 10 described above.
- the optical-transmission system 100 includes optical fibers 12 and 12' that transmit optical signals generated by optical transmitters (not shown).
- the optical signals are combined by multiplexers 14 and 14' for transmission through optical fibers 16 to demultiplexers 18 and 18', which separate the optical signals onto optical fibers 20 and 20'.
- Optical receivers (not shown) receive the optical signals transmitted by the optical fibers 20 and 20'.
- the multiplexers 14 and 14' and the demultiplexers 18 and 18' are each preferably a thin film interference wavelength division device.
- a thin film interference wavelength division device includes a series of thin film filters that each reflect a different portion of a wide band (e.g., 1525 to 1570 nanometers) and transmit the remainder.
- the filters are optically coupled together to split the wide band into two or more (preferably eight) smaller bands, each of a predetermined wavelength range.
- the device operates in the opposite direction to combine the separated portions of the band to provide the wide band.
- This device can be ordered to specification from JDSFTTEL, Inc. of Ontario, Canada.
- a less preferred multiplexer and demultiplexer is, for example, Corning Incorporated MULTICLAD 1x8 Coupler No. 1X8SW1550A.
- the optical-transmission system 100 of the present invention includes a split-gain amplifier 300, a first connector device 50, a second connector device 60, and a dispersion-compensating device (signal-modifying device)
- the split-gain amplifier 300 amplifies signals propagating through the optical fibers 16 in a first direction (e.g., rightward in FIG. 1) and a second direction (leftward).
- the split-gain amplifier 300 has a first gain stage 300a and a second gain stage 300b.
- the first gain stage 300a preferably includes a combined pre- and post-amphfier portion that provides pre-amplification for optical signals propagating in the first direction and post- amplification for optical signals propagating in the second direction.
- the second gain stage 300b preferably includes a combined pre-and post-amplifier portion that provides pre-amplification for optical signals propagating in the second direction and post- amplification for optical signals propagating in the first direction.
- the first gain stage 300a is optically connected to a first set of waveguide paths
- the second gain stage 300b is optically connected to a second set of waveguide paths 301b and 302b.
- the split-gain amplifier 300 preferably separates the optical signals such that the waveguide paths 301a and 301b transmit only optical signals propagating in the first direction and the waveguide paths 302a and 302b transmit only optical signals propagating in the second direction.
- a preferred split-gain amplifier having the above-mentioned characteristics is a bi- directional amplifier with mid-stage access that is available from Northern Telecom.
- the first connector device 50 optically connects the waveguide paths 301a and 302a to a first combined-waveguide path 303a.
- the first connector device 50 guides optical signals propagating in the first direction from the waveguide path 301a to the first combined- waveguide path 303 a. It also guides optical signals propagating in the second direction from the first combined- waveguide path 303 a to the waveguide path
- the second connector device 60 optically connects the waveguide paths 301b and 302b to a second combined-waveguide path 303b.
- the second connector device 60 guides optical signals propagating in the first direction from the second combined-waveguide path 303b to the waveguide path 301b. It also guides optical signals propagating in the second direction from the waveguide path 302b to the second combined-waveguide path 303b.
- Connector devices that will perform the functions described above include, for example, the thin film interference wavelength division device described above, which is also known as a band splitter.
- the band splitter split a wide band (for example, 1530 to 1560 nanometers) into only the red portion (long wavelengths, such as 1542 to 1560 nanometers) and the blue portion (short wavelengths, such as 1530 to 1542 nanometers), and also combine the portions to provide the wide band.
- This device can be ordered to specification from E-TEK Dynamics, Inc. of San Jose, California.
- Another preferred connector device is a circulator, such as CR
- the waveguide paths 301a, 302a, 301b, and 302b and the first and second combined-waveguide paths 303a and 303b have been shown as somewhat elongated for ease of illustration. However, the paths are not limited to being elongated.
- the dispersion-compensating device 400 is optically connected to the first and second combined-waveguide paths 303a and 303b and thus receives the optical signals propagating through the optical fibers 16.
- the optical-transmission system 100 preferably accomplishes dispersion compensation by using only a single dispersion-compensating device 400 for each split-gain amplifier 300. Dispersion-compensating devices are particularly well suited for this configuration because they can be bi-directional and provide the same signal modification irrespective of the direction of propagation of the optical signal.
- the dispersion-compensating device preferably has a positive or a negative slope of dispersion versus wavelength and, more preferably, has a negative slope.
- the dispersion-compensating device is preferably comprised of a length (preferably 4 to 20 kilometers, more preferably 12 to 16 kilometers) of dispersion-compensating optical fiber wound around a spool.
- the dispersion-compensating optical fiber preferably has a dispersion value less than -20 picoseconds/nanometer-kilometer at a given wavelength within a range from 1520 nanometers to 1565 nanometers.
- Such a device is disclosed, for example, in U.S. Patent No. 5,361,319 to Antos et al., which is hereby incorporated by reference.
- a dispersion-compensating device 400 having the characteristics mentioned above is, for example, Corning Incorporated's Corning DCM ® Module DCM-B-80.
- the optical-transmission system 100 also includes a combined pre- and post- amplifier portion 300b and a combined pre- and post-amplifier portion 300a that optically connect the optical fibers 16 to the multiplexers 14 and 14' and demultiplexers 18 and 18'.
- the combined pre- and post-amplifier portion 300b guides optical signals from the multiplexer 14 to the optical fiber 16 and guides optical signals from the optical fiber 16 to the demultiplexer 18'.
- 300a guides optical signals from the optical fiber 16 to the demultiplexer 18 and guides optical signals from the multiplexer 14' to the optical fiber 16.
- Each of the combined pre- and post-amplifier portions 300b and 300a provides pre-amplification for optical signals propagating in one direction and post-amplification to optical signals propagating in the other direction to overcome loss caused by the optical fiber, multiplexers, and demultiplexers.
- the optical-transmission system 200 of the second embodiment shares many components with the first embodiment. In this second embodiment, however, the optical-transmission system is unidirectional.
- the split-gain amplifier 500 amplifies signals propagating through the optical fibers 16 only in a first direction (e.g., rightward in FIG. 2).
- the split-gain amplifier 500 receives optical signals having a plurality of wavelengths and separates the optical signals based on their wavelengths.
- a pre-amplifier portion 500a of the split-gain amplifier 500 preferably separates the optical signals such that the waveguide paths 301a and 301b transmit optical signals having a predetermined wavelength or range of wavelengths and the waveguide paths 302a and 302b transmit optical signals having a different predetermined wavelength or range of wavelengths.
- a post-amplifier portion 500b of the split-gain amplifier 500 preferably recombines the optical signals.
- a preferred split-gain amplifier having the above-mentioned characteristics is a unidirectional amplifier with mid-stage access available from Lucent Technologies under the name WAVESTARTM.
- the first connector device 50 optically connects the waveguide paths 301a and 302a to the first combined-waveguide path 303a.
- the first connector device 50 guides optical signals having the predetermined wavelength or range of wavelengths from the waveguide path 301a to the first combined-waveguide path 303a. It also guides optical signals having the different predetermined wavelength or range of wavelengths from the waveguide path 302a to the first combined-waveguide path 303a.
- the second connector device 60 optically connects the waveguide paths 301b and 302b to the second combined-waveguide path 303b.
- the second connector device 60 guides optical signals having the predetermined wavelength or range of wavelengths from the second combined- waveguide path 303b to the waveguide path
- Presently preferred connector devices that will perform the functions described above include, for example, the thin film interference wavelength division device (band splitter) and circulator described above.
- the optical-transmission system 200 preferably accomplishes dispersion compensation by using only a single dispersion-compensating device 400 for each split- gain amplifier 500.
- the dispersion-compensating device 400 is optically connected to the first and second combined-waveguide paths 303a and 303b and thus receives the optical signals propagating unidirectionally through the optical fibers 16.
- a dispersion- compensating device 400 that can perform the above-mentioned function is, for example, Corning Incorporated's Corning DCM ® Module DCM-B-80.
- the optical-transmission system 200 also includes a post-amphfier portion 500b and a pre-amplifier portion 500a that optically connect the optical fibers 16 to the multiplexers 14 and 14' and demultiplexers 18 and 18', respectively.
- the post-amplifier portion 500b combines signals received from multiplexers 14 and 14' and provides them to the optical fiber 16.
- the pre-amplifier portion 500a also separates the optical signals received from the optical fiber 16 based on their wavelengths and provides them to the appropriate demultiplexer 18 and 18'.
- the post-amplifier and pre- amplifier portions 500b and 500a provide amplification to overcome the loss caused by the optical fibers and the multiplexers and demultiplexers.
- the optical-transmission systems 100 and 200 of the present invention provide distinct advantages.
- the optical-transmission systems 100 and 200 have less power loss than the conventional optical-repeater system 10 and are able to achieve this advantage while minimizing cost.
- the optical-transmission systems 100 and 200 do not cause excessive power loss.
- the loss caused by the dispersion-compensating device 40 would result in a large loss (e.g., 10 dB) in the power output by the amplifier 30.
- the dispersion- compensating device 400 is connected within the split-gain amplifier 300 and 500 (the highly saturated region), the loss caused by the dispersion-compensating device 400 results in only a small loss (e.g., 0.5 dB) in power output by the split-gain amplifier 300 and 500.
- the split-gain amplifier 300 and 500 divides the optical signals propagating in the optical fibers 16 into multiple waveguide paths.
- the present invention does not, however, provide a dispersion-compensating device 400 on each of the waveguide paths.
- the present invention instead uses the connectors 50 and 60 so that the optical signals can be routed to a single dispersion-compensating device 400. This reduces the expense associated with dispersion-compensating devices by at least fifty percent, which is significant since dispersion-compensating devices are costly components. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the optical-transmission system of the present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. As an example, the split-gain amplifiers could have more than two waveguide paths in each set. As a further example, the split-gain amplifiers could have more than two gain stages.
- the signal-modifying device need not be a dispersion-compensating device, but could be another optical component that modifies an optical signal.
- the signal-modifying device also can be designed to fit the needs of a particular system and, therefore, does not have to provide the same signal modification in the both directions (the first embodiment) or for all wavelengths (the second embodiment).
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