WO2001039339A1 - Fibre optique pour amplification optique - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical fiber for optical amplification used for, for example, wavelength division multiplexing optical transmission.
- Wavelength division multiplexing optical transmission is an optical transmission method suitable for high-capacity, high-speed communication because light of multiple wavelengths can be transmitted over a single optical fiber.
- optical amplifiers for optical amplification are used as optical amplifiers.
- Wavelength division multiplexing optical transmission is performed around 1.53 zm or more, which is the gain band of this optical amplifier: around 1.56 / zm (hereinafter C-BAND).
- the optical fiber for optical amplification used for wavelength division multiplexed optical transmission in C-BAND has a smaller refractive index than the core on the outer peripheral side of the core doped with erbium (Er).
- the excitation light density is increased by making the relative refractive index difference ⁇ of the core with respect to the cladding, for example, about 1.2 to 2%, and the excitation light intensity is reduced by reducing the diameter of the core.
- the wavelength band used for wavelength division multiplexing optical transmission is extended to a wavelength of 1.57 ⁇ ⁇ : around I.62 ⁇ m (hereinafter referred to as L-BAND). Discussions are currently underway.
- this optical amplification fiber has a gain coefficient of L-BAND light in C-BAND. Since the gain coefficient is smaller than the gain coefficient, it is inevitable that the optical fiber for optical amplification becomes longer. As a result, there are many problems such as an increase in noise figure and polarization mode dispersion (PMD), non-linear optical effects, accumulation of chromatic dispersion, and the cost of optical amplifiers using optical amplification optical fibers. There was also a problem of inviting the customer to upgrade. Therefore, there is a need for the development of an optical fiber for optical amplification with improved L-BAND gain efficiency that can extend the wavelength range used for wavelength division multiplexing optical transmission.
- PMD noise figure and polarization mode dispersion
- erbium erbium
- Er erbium
- One way to increase the amount of erbium absorbed per unit length of optical fiber is to increase the concentration of erbium added to the optical fiber.
- concentration of erbium increases, efficiency decreases due to concentration quenching, so there is an upper limit to the erbium concentration that can be added.
- the erbium concentration limit in alumina silicate glass to which aluminum (A1) is added together with erbium is said to be 100 O wtppm.
- the power cutoff wavelength of the optical amplifying optical fiber is shifted to the longer wavelength side, thereby increasing the erbium distribution. It is conceivable to increase the overlap integral between the profile and the mode distribution of light propagating in the optical fin to increase the amount of excitation light absorbed per unit length. However, if the cutoff wavelength is set to a wavelength larger than the erbium pumping light wavelength (eg, 1.48 m), single-mode propagation of the pumping light is not guaranteed. Therefore, there is an upper limit to the cutoff wavelength of the optical fiber for optical amplification.
- optical fibers for optical amplification that have improved the gain efficiency of L-BANDs, in which the wavelength band used for wavelength division multiplexing optical transmission is on the longer wavelength side than C-BANDs, have been proposed. Did not.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to mainly improve the gain efficiency of an L-BAND and to realize an optical amplifier that enables wavelength division multiplexed optical transmission with a short length.
- An optical fiber is provided. Disclosure of the invention
- the present invention provides an optical fiber for optical amplification having the following configuration.
- the first optical amplification optical fiber of the present invention is an optical amplification optical fiber in which erbium is added to at least a core, and has a lower refractive index than the core on the outer peripheral side of the core. And a relative refractive index difference of the core with respect to the cladding is set to 0.3% or more and 1% or less.
- the core diameter is such that the mode field diameter is on the characteristic line indicating the relationship between the mode field diameter and the core diameter at the excitation light wavelength of optical amplification. It is preferable that the core diameter be equal to or larger than the core diameter at the minimum position.
- the present inventor has determined that, in an optical fiber in which a cladding having a smaller refractive index than that of an erbium-doped core is formed on the outer peripheral side of the core, the relative refractive index difference of the core with respect to the cladding is determined by a parameter The relationship between the value of the relative refractive index difference and the gain in L-BAND was examined.
- the composition of the core is E r — A 1 2 ⁇ 3 — G e O 2 — S i 2
- the composition of the cladding is S i 0 2
- erbium is added to the whole area of the core.
- the cut-off wavelength was set to 140 nm.
- the relative refractive index difference of the core with respect to the clad is determined based on the results of the above examination.Therefore, at least an optical amplification optical fiber having a high gain suitable for L-BAND It became possible to do.
- the relative refractive index difference of the core with respect to the cladding forming the optical amplification optical fiber is defined so that an appropriate optical amplification of at least L-BAND is obtained. Since the optimum refractive index profile of the optical fiber for optical amplification is determined, the optical fiber for optical amplification having at least a high gain in L-BAND can be obtained. Therefore, if the optical fiber for optical amplification of the present invention is applied to, for example, wavelength division multiplexing optical transmission, it becomes possible to appropriately amplify at least L-BAND signal light with a short length, and to improve noise figure and polarization. It will be possible to construct an excellent transmission system that can suppress problems such as an increase in mode dispersion (PMD), nonlinear optical effects, and accumulation of chromatic dispersion at low cost.
- PMD mode dispersion
- the core diameter of the optical fiber for optical amplification should be larger than the core diameter at the position where the mode field diameter becomes the minimum on the characteristic line showing the relationship between the mode field diameter and the core diameter at the pumping light wavelength of optical amplification.
- the mode distribution of light propagating through the optical fiber for optical amplification and the erbium ion can be increased. Therefore, the amount of energy absorbed by erbium ions per unit length of the optical fiber can be increased, and the gain per unit length of the optical fiber can be increased.
- FIG. 1 is a main part configuration diagram showing a refractive index profile of an embodiment of an optical fiber for optical amplification according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an optical fiber for optical amplification having the above-mentioned refractive index profile.
- Fig. 3 is a graph showing the relationship between the relative refractive index difference ⁇ of the core with respect to the cladding in Fig. 3 and the gain when the L-BAND signal light is incident on the optical fiber for optical amplification.
- the relationship between the core diameter and the mode field diameter in the optical fiber for optical amplification with the refractive index profile shown in the figure, and the overlap integral of the mode distribution of propagating light and the distribution profile of erbium ions, and the core diameter It is a graph showing both the relationships.
- FIG. 1 shows the refractive index profile of the first embodiment of the optical fiber for optical amplification according to the present invention by a solid line.
- the optical amplification optical fiber of the present embodiment is formed by forming a cladding 5 having a smaller refractive index than the core 1 on the outer peripheral side of the core 1 doped with erbium. I have.
- the feature of this embodiment is that the relative refractive index difference ⁇ of the core 1 with respect to the clad 5 is set to 0.3% or more and 1% or less.
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ is such that when the vacuum refractive index is 1, the refractive index of the core 1 is ⁇ , and the refractive index of the clad 5 is n. Then, according to the following equation (1), Defined.
- the present inventor has shown in Table 1 in order to specify the configuration of the optical amplification optical fiber of the present invention.
- An optical fiber for optical amplification was manufactured on a trial basis, with OOO wtppm, a cutoff wavelength of 1400 nm, and a relative refractive index difference ⁇ of the core 1 with respect to the cladding 5 as shown in Table 1.
- the gain of the prototype optical amplification optical fiber at a wavelength of 1.58 ⁇ m was measured as follows.
- each prototype optical fiber is 100 m, it is wound around a radius of 3 Omm, and excitation light with a wavelength of 1.48 m is incident on each prototype optical fiber from both directions. Then, the gain of a signal light having a wavelength of 1.58 ⁇ and an intensity of 12 dBm was measured. The output of the light source used for the bidirectional excitation was set to 150 mW in total.
- the present inventor has proposed that, of the optical amplification optical fibers shown in Table 1, the optical amplification optical fibers having relative refractive index differences of 0.3, 0.6, and 1.0% are used. Then, the bending loss at a wavelength of 158 nm at a bending radius of 12.5 mm was measured. This result is indicated by 2 in FIG. From this result, it can be seen that when the relative refractive index difference becomes smaller than 0.6%, an increase in loss due to bending occurs.
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ is 0.3% or more and 1% or less.
- the clad 5 is formed of SiO 2 , but the clad 5 is formed of F—SiO 2 to which fluorine is added, and the refractive index aperture is formed.
- the file may have the refractive index profile indicated by the chain line in FIG.
- fluorine is added to clad 5 in this way, germanium added to core 1
- the relative refractive index difference of the core 1 with respect to the cladding 5 can be set to the same value even when the amount of the added rubber is reduced.
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ of the core 1 with respect to the clad 5 is set to be 0.3% or more and 1% or less based on the above-described examination results, so that at least L_BAND An optical fiber for optical amplification having a high gain can be obtained. Therefore, when the optical fiber for optical amplification of this embodiment is applied to wavelength division multiplexing optical transmission, it is possible to amplify the signal light of at least L-BAND with a shorter length than before, so that the noise figure and the polarization mode can be increased. In addition, problems such as increased dispersion (PMD), nonlinear optical effects, and accumulation of chromatic dispersion can be suppressed, and costs can be reduced.
- PMD dispersion
- PMD nonlinear optical effects
- accumulation of chromatic dispersion can be suppressed, and costs can be reduced.
- the second embodiment has the refractive index profile shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, and the relative refractive index difference ⁇ is 0.3% or more and 1% or less.
- the core diameter is set to the minimum value on the characteristic line showing the relationship between the mode field diameter and the core diameter at the pumping light wavelength of the optical amplification.
- the core diameter value is larger than the core diameter at the position.
- the length of each prototype optical amplification optical fiber is set to the length at which the gain is maximized, and other than that, the length is set to the same value as in the first embodiment.
- the gain of the prototype optical fiber for optical amplification at a wavelength of 1.58 m was measured.
- the gain per unit length at a wavelength of 1.58 ⁇ m increases as the core diameter increases. This is because, as the core diameter increases, the overlap integral between the distribution of light modes propagating through the optical fiber for optical amplification and the distribution profile of erbium ions increases, so that energy absorption by erbium ions per unit length of the optical fiber is caused. It is thought that the gain per unit length of optical fiber increased as a result.
- the present inventor has proposed an erbium distribution profile and pump light mode in the optical amplifying fiber shown in Table 3.
- the relationship between the overlap integral with the distribution and the core diameter was determined. The result is shown by the characteristic line a in Fig. 3.
- Equation (2) a is the radius of the core 1 and MFD is the calculated value of the mode field diameter corresponding to the diameter (diameter) of the core 1.
- the overlap integral is determined by the relationship between the core diameter and the mode field diameter.
- the relationship between the mode field diameter at Aim and the core diameter was also determined and is shown by the characteristic line b in Fig. 3.
- the calculated value of the mode field diameter shown by the characteristic line b in Fig. 3 is based on the assumption that the core in the optical fiber for optical amplification has a step-type profile as shown in Fig. 1, The distribution was calculated numerically and determined according to Petermannll's definition.
- FIG. 3 shows the actual measured values of the mode field diameter.
- the overlap integral between the erbium distribution profile and the mode distribution of the excitation light increases as the core diameter increases.
- the mode field diameter shows a downwardly convex curve with respect to the core diameter, and there is a core diameter that minimizes MFD.
- the region where the MFD is minimum is preferable because the excitation density is high, but the overlap integral is small and the absorption value is small. Therefore, considering that the gain per length is increased, the gain coefficient is improved by setting the core diameter larger than the minimum MFD and increasing the overlap integral as a result. Will be. Therefore,
- the core diameter is set to a value equal to or larger than the core diameter value at the position where the mode field diameter is minimum on the characteristic line b.
- the second embodiment has a refractive index profile shown in FIG. 1 similarly to the first embodiment, and the relative refractive index difference of core 1 with respect to clad 5 is 0.
- the clad 5 may be formed of F—Si 2 to which fluorine is added.
- the core diameter is set to a value equal to or larger than the value of the core diameter at the point where the mode field diameter becomes minimum on the characteristic line b.
- the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various embodiments can be adopted.
- the core composition and the cladding composition were not particularly limited.In the state where erbium was added to the core 1, the relative refractive index difference of the core 1 with respect to the cladding 5 was 0.1%. It may be 3% or more and 1% or less.
- the erbium concentration is set to 100 wtppm, but the erbium concentration is not particularly limited and may be appropriately set. In the future, the erbium concentration of the optical fiber may be set to 100 wtppm. If it becomes possible to increase the Ob ppm, it is possible to further increase the gain per unit length by increasing the erbium concentration.
- the shape of the refractive index distribution is not particularly limited, and may be appropriately set.
- a refractive index region having a refractive index different from that of an adjacent region may be provided between the core 1 and the clad 5.
- the optical amplification optical fiber according to the present invention is suitable for use as an optical fiber of an optical amplifier for amplifying an L-BAND optical wavelength signal in optical communication and the like.
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