WO2002011339A2 - Multiplexeur, demultiplexeur et multiplexeur a insertion-extraction pour liaisons de telecommunications par fibres optiques monomodales - Google Patents

Multiplexeur, demultiplexeur et multiplexeur a insertion-extraction pour liaisons de telecommunications par fibres optiques monomodales Download PDF

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WO2002011339A2
WO2002011339A2 PCT/US2001/023189 US0123189W WO0211339A2 WO 2002011339 A2 WO2002011339 A2 WO 2002011339A2 US 0123189 W US0123189 W US 0123189W WO 0211339 A2 WO0211339 A2 WO 0211339A2
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  • This invention relates generally to an optic device, more particularly to an optical multiplexer and demultiplexer for dense wavelength division multiplexed (“DWDM”) fiber optic communication systems, and more particularly still to a method and apparatus for adding and dropping signals at intermediate nodes along a network line in a DWDM system.
  • DWDM dense wavelength division multiplexed
  • Photonics communication system architectures based on optical wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) or optical frequency division multiplexing (coherent techniques) to increase the information carrying potential of the optical fiber systems are being developed.
  • WDM optical wavelength division multiplexing
  • coherent techniques optical frequency division multiplexing
  • a plurality of lasers are used with each laser emitting a different wavelength.
  • devices for multiplexing and demultiplexing the optical signals into or out of a single optical fiber are required.
  • WDM dense wavelength division multiplexed
  • Micro-optical devices use optical interference filters and diffraction gratings to combine and separate different wavelengths.
  • Integrated optic devices utilize optical waveguides of different lengths to introduce phase differences so that optical interference effects can be used to spatially separate different wavelengths.
  • Fiber optic devices utilize Bragg gratings fabricated within the light guiding regions of the fiber to reflect narrow wavelength bands.
  • the present invention directly addresses and overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art by providing DWDM with low polarization dependent loss ( ⁇ 0.5 dB), low insertion loss with single mode fiber optic systems ( ⁇ 5 dB), low cross talk between wavelength channels ( ⁇ 35 dB for 100 GHz channel separation and ⁇ 30 dB for 50 GHz channel separation), and low return loss ( ⁇ 55 dB). There is also provided the ability to accomplish network reconfiguration by switching any channel between add/drop and passthrough status.
  • the present invention provides for an optical multiplexer and demultiplexer for dense wavelength division multiplexed ("DWDM") fiber optic communication systems.
  • a device may be constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention as a multiplexer. This device functions to spatially combine the optical signals from several laser sources (each of which is a different wavelength) and launch the spatially combined laser beams into a single optical fiber.
  • a device may be constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention as a demultiplexer.
  • the device functions to spatially separate the different wavelengths of a wavelength division multiplexed optical link and launch each of the different wavelengths into a different optical fiber.
  • the device includes both bulk optic and integrated optic components.
  • the spatial separation or spatial combination of laser beams of different wavelength is achieved with the use of bulk diffraction gratings.
  • bulk optical components are used to collimate and shape (or steer) the free space propagating laser beams to enable efficient coupling of light into single mode optical fibers, or integrated optic waveguides, and to reduce optical cross talk.
  • Polarizing beamsplitters orient the polarization direction of the light to enable maximum diffraction efficiency by the gratings and to reduce the polarization dependent loss.
  • the end faces of optical fibers and integrated optic waveguides are angle polished to reduce back reflection and thereby reduce noise caused by feedback to the laser source.
  • the diffraction grating and focusing optics are specified to permit multiplexing and demultiplexing of laser wavelengths separated by 0.4 nanometers (nm) in the 1550 nm wavelength band.
  • the preferred field of view of the optics permit multiplexing and demultiplexing of up to 32-48 wavelength channels separated by 0.4 nanometers in the 1550 nm wavelength band.
  • the device components can be designed for use at other wavelength bands, e.g., the optical fiber low absorption loss band at ⁇ ⁇ 1310 nm.
  • a bi-directional optical apparatus of the type which is used in connection with optical signals generated by a plurality of laser sources and which is carried by optical fibers, the apparatus comprising: an optical fiber; multiplexer means for spatially combining the optical signals from several laser sources, each of which is a different wavelength, and launching the spatially combined optical signals into a single optical fiber to form a wavelength division multiplexed optical signal; and demultiplexer means for spatially separating the different wavelengths from a single optical fiber carrying a wavelength division multiplexed optical signal and launching each of the different wavelengths into a separate optical fiber.
  • a bi- directional optical apparatus comprising: means for collimating the plurality of optical signals of different wavelength; means for splitting the plurality of optical wavelength signals into two parallel propagating beams which are polarized perpendicular to each other; means for rotating the polarization direction of one of the beams by 90° so that both beams at each wavelength are polarized in the same direction; means for expanding the diameter of the coUimated beams in the direction parallel to the polarization direction; means for diffracting each of the different wavelengths into a different angular direction relative to a defined direction; means for reducing the expanded diameter of the coUimated beams in the direction parallel to the polarization direction; means for recombining the two beams for each wavelength into a single beam for each wavelength, and wherein the recombined beams have two mutually perpendicular polarization components and each recombined beam is propagating in a different angular direction relative to an optic axis; means for focusing each beam
  • a bidirectional optical apparatus comprising: means for collimating the plurality of optical signals of different wavelength; means for splitting the plurality of optical wavelength signals into two parallel propagating beams which are polarized perpendicular to each other; means for rotating the polarization direction of one of the beams by 90° so that both beams at each wavelength are polarized in the same direction; means for steering the propagation direction of the coUimated beams; means for diffracting each of the different wavelengths into a different angular direction relative to a defined direction; means for recombining the two beams for each wavelength into a single beam for each wavelength, and wherein the recombined beams have two mutually perpendicular polarization components and each recombined beam is propagating in a different angular direction relative to an optic axis; means for focusing each beam of different wavelength to a different spatial location along a line in the focal plane of the focusing means; and means for receiving the focused optical signals at each wavelength and
  • One of the features of the present invention is that it comprises a bidirectional device which can be used as both a multiplexer to spatially combine the optical signals from several laser sources, each of which is a different wavelength, and launch the spatially combined laser beams into a single optical fiber and as a demultiplexer to spatially separate the different wavelengths of a wavelength division multiplexed optical link and launch each of the different wavelengths into a different optical fiber.
  • the device meets the DWDM requirements for low polarization dependent loss, low insertion loss with single mode fiber optic systems, low cross talk between wavelength channels, and low return loss.
  • the device uses a demultiplexer.
  • the demultiplexed signals are provided to a first switching array (e.g., an array of 1x2 optical switches) to route any selected set of wavelengths to drop ports for local processing. Pass through wavelengths are routed to a second switching array which further routes the signals to a multiplexer at the output port.
  • the second switching array may also provide add signals by connecting local incoming signals at the dropped wavelengths to the multiplexer at the output port.
  • Still another feature of the present invention is the use of a plate of optically transparent material.
  • This plate is preferably inserted in the path of the optical beam to equalize the optical path lengths of the two beams in the round trip from the face of the polarizing beam splitter assembly (discussed above) to the diffraction grating and back to the face of the polarizing beam splitter.
  • This optical path compensator (OPC) minimizes the difference between the two optical path lengths and thereby minimizes the polarization mode dispersion (PMD).
  • the thickness of the plate may be adjusted so that the round trip transit time difference for the two pulses of light, which are formed when a pulse of light is incident on the polarization beam splitter is less than 0.1 picoseconds.
  • Fig. 1 is a functional block diagram of a demultiplexer constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention.
  • Figs. 2a - 2e are diagrammatic figures illustrating the changes in beam diameter and the polarization state of the various wavelength optical signals as they progress through the apparatus 15 of Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 3 is a functional block diagram of a multiplexer constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention.
  • Figs. 4a - 4e are diagrammatic figures illustrating the changes in beam diameter and the polarization state of the various wavelength optical signals as they progress through the apparatus 16 of Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates an environment in which the principles of the present invention multiplexer 16 and demultiplexer 15 (or alternative embodiment devices 115 and 116) may be employed.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates the polarizing beamsplitter 23, 29, 23', and 29' in Figs 1 and 3 (and the polarizing beamsplitter 123 and 123' of Figs. 9 and 11).
  • Fig. 7 illustrates the light beams through prism 25 and 25' (and 125 and 125') in more detail.
  • Figs. 8a and 8b illustrate two possible configurations of the polarizing beamsplitter 23, 29, 23* and 29' of Figs. 1 and 3 (and devices 123 and 123* of Figs. 9 and 11).
  • Fig. 9 is a functional block diagram of an alternative embodiment demultiplexer constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention.
  • Figs. 10a- lOe are diagrammatic figures illustrating the changes in beam diameter and the polarization state of the various wavelength optical signals as they progress through the apparatus 115 of Fig. 9.
  • Fig. 11 is a functional block diagram of an alternative embodiment multiplexer constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention.
  • Figs. 12a-12e are diagrammatic figures illustrating the changes in beam diameter and the polarization state of the various wavelength optical signals as they progress through the apparatus 116 of Fig. 11.
  • Fig. 13 is a functional block diagram of an optical add - drop multiplexer (OADM) in which the present invention may be employed.
  • OADM optical add - drop multiplexer
  • Fig. 14 is functional block diagram of an optical add - drop multiplexer constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention.
  • Figs. 15a- 15b are schematic diagrams of operating modes as a demultiplexer (Fig. 15a) and as a multiplexer (Fig. 15b) of the invention of Fig. 1.
  • Fig. 16 graphically illustrates the insertion loss of a 16 channel DWDM device constructed by the assignee of the present invention.
  • Figs. 17a-17d schematically illustrates exemplary manners in which a 16-channel DWDM device can be used as an 8-channel OADM.
  • Fig. 18 schematically illustrates an exemplary operating mode of a 16 channel DWDM as a demultiplexer/drop/multiplexer.
  • Fig. 19 graphically illustrates the measured output of port 9 of the DWDM of Fig. 18 wherein channels 2, 4, and 8 are dropped.
  • Fig. 20 schematically illustrates an exemplary operating mode of a 16 channel DWDM as a demultiplexer/drop/add/multiplexer.
  • Fig. 21 graphically illustrates the measured output of port 9 of the DWDM of Fig. 20 wherein incoming channels 2, 4, and 8 are dropped and channels 2 and 4 are added to ports 3 and 5.
  • Figs. 22a - 22c schematically illustrate a compact low loss DWDM with MUX/DEMUX/ADD/DROP capabilities.
  • Figs. 23a - 23b illustrates a methodology to determine the appropriate ports for the DWDM illustrated in Figs. 22a - 22c.
  • Fig. 24 schematically illustrates an implementation of a real time configurable N channel OADM using a single 2N+1 channel diffraction grating based DWDM and two 1x2 switch arrays.
  • a device constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention can preferably be used for either multiplexing or demultiplexing several closely spaced optical wavelengths. Therefore, the device operation and components will be described in detail for operation as a demultiplexer.
  • the reverse operating mode, i.e., as a multiplexer, will be described more briefly below since those of skill in the art will appreciate that essentially only the direction of propagation of the light is changed.
  • Fig. 1 there is illustrated in functional form the components and operation of an optical demultiplexer device constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention.
  • the demultiplexer device is shown generally by the designation 15.
  • wavelengths e.g., ⁇ l5 ⁇ 2 , ⁇ 3 , through ⁇ n
  • the light exiting the optical fiber 20 is collected and coUimated by collimating lens assembly 21.
  • Light at each of the wavelengths exits the collimating lens assembly 21 as a coUimated beam.
  • the differing wavelengths exit the collimating lens assembly 21 as an equal number of coUimated beams (i.e., there are a number of wavelength components of the beam equal to wavelengths ⁇ n ) which propagate along parallel directions, along the same path, and are incident on beamsplitter component 23.
  • the specifications for the collimating lens assembly 21 are that the numerical aperture (NA) of the lens assembly (21 and 21') match that of the guided beam in the optical fiber 20 to minimize input and output coupling losses with the optical fiber.
  • the aperture of the lens assembly is preferably approximately twice the 1/ e 2 beam diameter of the free space propagating coUimated beams to reduce diffraction effects which can increase both insertion loss and polarization dependent loss.
  • Beamsplitter 23 splits the coUimated beam into two coUimated beams and also includes a half wave plate for rotating the polarization of one of the two beams (as defined by the beamsplitting interface) so that the polarization of both coUimated beams is perpendicular to the grooves on the diffraction grating element 27.
  • beamsplitter 23 greater than 98% of the light exiting the optical fiber 20 is conditioned to have the proper polarization direction at the diffraction grating 27 so to achieve optimum diffraction efficiency, independent of the polarization state of the light exiting the optical fiber 20.
  • the polarization of the coUimated beams at designation 22 is best seen in Fig. 2a and at designation 24 is best seen in Fig. 2b.
  • a right angle prism 35 which forms an interface II with prism 35
  • a beam displacement prism 36 which forms an interface II with prism 35
  • a half wave plate 37 is cemented together to form a monolithic structure 23.
  • the face F2 of prism 36 (which forms an interface II with prism 35) is coated with a multilayer dielectric polarizing beamsplitter coating.
  • Component faces Fl, F6, and F8 are antireflective coated.
  • Light incident on interface II is split into two components, one polarized perpendicular to the plane of incidence (i.e., s component) and one polarized parallel to the plane of incidence (i.e., p component).
  • the s component is reflected to face F5 where it undergoes total internal reflection so as to exit face F6 of prism 36.
  • the p component is transmitted to the half wave plate 37.
  • the polarization direction is rotated 90° so that when the light exits face F8 of the half wave plate 37, the polarization direction is parallel to that of the s component which exits face F6 of prism 36.
  • Polarizing beamsplitters 23, 23', 29, and 29' of Figs. 1 and 3 are shown oriented so that the two beams exiting (or entering) the polarizing beamsplitter propagate parallel to each other in a plane which is perpendicular to the plane of the DWDM device 15.
  • the polarizing beamsplitter is constructed as shown in Fig. 8a.
  • the polarizing beamsplitters could also be rotated 90° so that the two beams exiting (or entering) the polarizing beamsplitter propagate parallel to each other in a plane which is parallel the plane of DWDM device 15.
  • the polarizing beamsplitter is constructed as shown in Fig. 8b.
  • the p polarized component (as defined by the incident light direction and the interface II of Fig. 6) is oriented perpendicular to the diffraction grating grooves.
  • the split, polarized, and coUimated beams then pass through optically transparent prism 25 which expands the diameter of the beams in the direction of polarization, i.e., the direction perpendicular to the diffraction grating 27 grooves.
  • Fig. 2c schematically illustrates the expansion of the diameter of the coUimated beam shape along the path from the beam shaping prism 25 to the diffraction grating 27, designated as 26. Beam expansion in one direction is implemented because the beam undergoes an anamorphic demagnification upon diffraction at grating 27.
  • the diffracted beam then has a circular cross section which increases coupling efficiency to the circularly symmetric optical fibers (33 and 20) and integrated optic waveguides 32.
  • the preferred prism 25 is described with reference to Figure 7.
  • Angle Al of the right angle prism is in the range of 25°to 30°.
  • the coUimated light beam is incident on the hypotenuse (face F9) of the right angle prism at an angle which is approximately equal to the Brewsters angle for the air to glass interface.
  • the incident light which is s polarized relative to the beam splitting interface of the polarizing beamsplitter 23, is p polarized relative to the plane of incidence at the anamorphic beam expanding prism 25.
  • the reflectance for the p polarized light incident on surface F9 is less than one percent ( ⁇ 1%).
  • the coUimated beam of each wavelength undergoes an anamorphic demagnification upon diffraction. That is, the beam diameter in the direction perpendicular to the grating grooves is reduced (as best seen at designation 28 in Fig. 2d). Accordingly, after diffraction, the coUimated beam cross section is again nearly circular.
  • the diffraction grating 27 is a holographic grating with ⁇ 9000 grooves/cm for the 100 GHz channel spacing, and ⁇ 11000 grooves/cm for the 50 GHz channel spacing.
  • the two coUimated beams at each wavelength are then recombined into a single beam by the beamsplitting polarizer and half waveplate component 29.
  • each beam at designation 30 again has two mutually perpendicular polarization components (best seen in Fig. 2e). Also, the coUimated beam for each wavelength propagates in a different angular direction relative to the optic axis of the lens assembly component 31.
  • the beamsplitting polarizer and half waveplate component 29 is identical to component 23.
  • the lens assembly 31 focuses each wavelength to a different spatial location along a line in the focal plane of the lens assembly 31.
  • the lens assembly 31 is identical to lens assembly 21.
  • the integrated optic fan out circuit component 32 has an array of integrated optic waveguides with input coupling ports equally spaced at a distance of several tens of microns.
  • the spacing of the waveguide input ports, along with the focal length of lens assembly 31 and the period of the diffraction grating 27 are specified so that the focused spot of each of the wavelengths aligns to a different waveguide coupling port.
  • the coUimated beam diameters and the focal length of lens assembly 31 are specified to match the diameter of the focused spot with the mode diameter of the guided beam in the integrated optic waveguides. This ensures good optical coupling efficiency to the waveguides.
  • the integrated optic waveguides of component 32 fan out to a larger separation which permits butt coupling of the waveguides to a linear array of single mode optical fibers 33.
  • each wavelength is coupled to a different optical fiber 33 which can then be used to transmit each wavelength to different local terminals.
  • the end faces of the waveguide coupling ports EF2 and optical fiber end faces EFl and 33 are angle polished to reduce back reflected light to ⁇ 60 dB. It will be appreciated that reducing feed back to the laser sources reduces optical intensity noise on the laser output beam.
  • the waveguide device 32 is a silica-based integrated optical waveguide circuit.
  • Fig. 3 there is illustrated a multiplexer device 16 which includes components similar to the demultiplexer described above in connection with Fig. 1.
  • the multiplexer device 16 is used in the reverse direction as a demultiplexer 15 and is used to combine several laser sources of different wavelengths. Accordingly, those components which are similar to components described above in connection with Fig. 1 are designated by the same number designation followed by a prime. It will be appreciated by those of skill in the art that the considerations for selection of the components are generally the same, although both overall and individually the components perform "reverse" functions in the two embodiments.
  • each of the wavelengths ( ⁇ l5 ⁇ 2 , ⁇ 3 through ⁇ n ) is coupled into the multiplexer device 16 from a different single mode optical fiber 33'.
  • the wavelengths are launched into a fan-in circuit 32', wherein the light in each fiber is coupled into a different integrated optic waveguide. These waveguides are arranged and configured to guide each of the wavelengths to a different output coupling port.
  • the waveguide output coupling ports are equally spaced at a distance of several tens of microns.
  • each wavelength is launched into a free space propagating beam.
  • Lens assembly 31' collects the light emitted at the linear array of waveguide output ports and collimates the light. Since each wavelength is launched from a port located at a different location along a line in the focal plane of lens assembly 31', the light at each wavelength propagates in a different angular direction after collimation by lens assembly 31'.
  • a schematic diagram of the light at designation 30' is illustrated in Fig. 4a.
  • the beamsplitting polarizer and half wave plate assembly 29' splits each of the coUimated beams into two beams and rotates the polarization of the p component beam so that the polarization of each of the two beams for each of the wavelengths is perpendicular to the grating grooves of the diffraction grating 27'.
  • a schematic diagram of the polarization state and the beam cross section shape at designation 28' is shown in Fig. 4b.
  • each of the coUimated beams (for each of the wavelengths) is diffracted into the same angular direction. That is, the coUimated beams for each of the diffracted wavelengths propagates in parallel directions along the same optical path.
  • the coUimated beams undergo an anamorphic magnification so that the beam diameter in the direction perpendicular to the grating grooves is increased by approximately a factor of two.
  • the beam cross sectional shape and the polarization direction of the beam at designation 26' is shown schematically in Fig. 4c.
  • Beam shaping prism 25' then reduces the diameter of the coUimated beams in the direction of polarization so that the coUimated beams propagating from component 25' to components 23', 21' and 20' have a circular cross sectional shape.
  • This circular cross section shape at designation 24' is illustrated schematically in Fig. 4d.
  • Polarizing beam splitter 23' recombines the two coUimated beams for each of the wavelengths and rotates the polarization of one of the two beams so that the coUimated beam exiting component 23' (e.g., at designation 22') has two polarization states, as shown schematically in Fig. 4e.
  • Lens assembly 21' focuses the coUimated beams for each wavelength onto the end face of optical fiber 20'.
  • beam diameters and lens assembly focal lengths are specified to match the focused spot diameter to the diameter of the guided mode in the optical fiber. This ensures efficient input coupling of the optical beam.
  • the end faces of the waveguide coupling ports EF2' and optical fiber end faces 33', and EFl' are angle polished to reduce back reflected light to less than sixty dB ( ⁇ 60 dB). It will be appreciated that reducing feed back to the laser sources reduces optical intensity noise on the laser output beam.
  • Fig. 9 there is illustrated in functional form the components and operation of an alternative optical demultiplexer device constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention.
  • the demultiplexer device is shown generally by the designation 115.
  • Several wavelengths e.g., ⁇ l5 ⁇ 2 , ⁇ 3 , through ⁇ n ) are transmitted to the device 115 by a single optical fiber 120.
  • the light exiting the optical fiber 120 is collected and coUimated by collimating lens assembly 121.
  • Light at each of the wavelengths exits the collimating lens assembly 121 as a coUimated beam.
  • the differing wavelengths exit the collimating lens assembly "21 as an equal number of coUimated beams (i.e., there are a number of wavelength components of the beam equal to wavelengths ⁇ n ) which propagate along parallel directions, along the same path, and are incident on beamsplitter component 123.
  • the specifications for the collimating lens assembly 121 are that the numerical aperture (NA) of the lens assembly (121 and 121' — 121' is illustrated in Fig. 11) match that of the guided beam in the fan out integrated optic circuit waveguides 132 to minimize input and output coupling losses with the optical waveguide.
  • the aperture of the lens assembly is preferably approximately twice the 1/ e 2 beam diameter of the free space propagating coUimated beams to reduce diffraction effects which can increase both insertion loss and polarization dependent loss.
  • Beamsplitter 123 splits the coUimated beam into two coUimated beams and also includes a half wave plate for rotating the polarization of one of the two beams (as defined by the beamsplitting interface) so that the polarization of both coUimated beams is perpendicular to the grooves on the diffraction grating element 127.
  • beamsplitter 123 greater than 98% of the light exiting the optical waveguides 132 is conditioned to have the proper polarization direction at the diffraction grating 127 so to achieve optimum diffraction efficiency, independent of the polarization state of the light exiting the optical waveguide 132.
  • the polarization of the coUimated beams at designation 122 is best seen in Fig. 10a and at designation 124 is best seen in Fig. 10b.
  • Polarizing beamsplitters 123 and 123' of Figs. 9 and 11 are shown oriented so that the two beams exiting (or entering) the polarizing beamsplitter propagate parallel to each other in a plane which is parallel to the plane of the DWDM device 115.
  • the polarizing beamsplitter is constructed as shown in Fig. 8b.
  • the polarizing beamsplitters could also be rotated 90° so that the two beams exiting (or entering) the polarizing beamsplitter propagate parallel to each other in a plane which is perpendicular to the plane of DWDM device 115.
  • the polarizing beamsplitter is constructed as shown in Fig. 8a.
  • the s polarized component (as defined by the incident light direction and the interface II of Fig. 6) is oriented perpendicular to the diffraction grating grooves.
  • a plate of optically transparent material 134 is preferably inserted in the path of optical beam 124a to equalize the optical path lengths of the two beams in the round trip from face 135 of the polarizing beam splitter assembly to the diffraction grating and back to face 135 of the polarizing beam splitter.
  • This optical path compensator (OPC) 34 minimizes the difference between the two optical path lengths and thereby minimizes the polarization mode dispersion (PMD).
  • the thickness of plate 134 is adjusted so that the round trip transit time difference for the two pulses of light, which are formed when a pulse of light 122 is incident on the polarization beam splitter 123, is less than 0.1 picoseconds. Still referring to Fig. 9, the split, polarized, and coUimated beams then pass through optically transparent prism 125 which alters the diameter of the beams in the direction of polarization (i.e., the direction perpendicular to the diffraction grating 127 grooves).
  • Fig. 10c schematically illustrates a reduction of the diameter of the coUimated beam shape along the path from the beam steering prism 125 to the diffraction grating 127, designated as 126. The angle of incidence of the light at the prism face determines whether the beam diameter is increased or decreased.
  • the preferred prism 125 is described with reference to Figure 7.
  • Angle Al of the right angle prism is in the range of 25° to 30°.
  • the coUimated light beam is incident on a leg (face F10) of the right angle prism.
  • the incident light which is p polarized relative to the beam splitting interface of the polarizing beamsplitter 123, is p polarized relative to the plane of incidence at the beam steering prism 125.
  • Faces F9 and F10 are antireflective coated to reduce reflection losses.
  • Refraction of the incident light beam at surface F9 decreases the diameter of the beam in the direction of the hypotenuse of the right angle prism 125.
  • the angle of incidence at face F10 is changed, resulting in a change in the propagation direction of the beam exiting face F9.
  • the change in the angular direction of the light beam exiting face F9 is greater or less than the change in angle of incidence on face F10, depending on the magnitude of the angle of incidence at face F10 .
  • the beam steering prism 125 therefore provides for adjustment of the angular dispersion of the diffracted light beams as they propagate to the focusing lens 121.
  • Lens 121 converts the angular dispersion to linear dispersion of the focused light of different wavelengths at the fan out circuit 132.
  • the coUimated beams of each of the different wavelengths are diffracted into a different angular direction relative to the grating normal (shown in phantom).
  • the diffraction grating is used in the Littrow configuration, therefore the angular deviation between the incident beam and the diffracted beams is small.
  • the diffraction grating 127 is a holographic grating with ⁇ 11,000 grooves/cm for the 100 GHz and 50 GHz channel spacing, and ⁇ 9,000 grooves/cm for the 200 GHz channel spacing.
  • the two coUimated beams 128 at each wavelength are then recombined into a single beam by the beamsplitting polarizer and half waveplate component 123.
  • the two beams are recombined into a single beam to improve the coupling efficiency to the integrated optic waveguides 132.
  • Each beam at designation 130 again has two mutually perpendicular polarization components (best seen in Fig. 1 Oe).
  • the coUimated beam for each wavelength propagates in a different angular direction relative to the optic axis of the lens assembly component 121.
  • the lens assembly 121 focuses each wavelength to a different spatial location along a line in the focal plane of the lens assembly 121.
  • the integrated optic fan out circuit component 132 has an array of integrated optic waveguides with input/output coupling ports spaced at distances of several tens of microns.
  • the spacing of the waveguide input ports, along with the focal length of lens assembly 121, the period of the diffraction grating 127, and the angular orientation of prism 125 are specified so that the focused spot of each of the wavelengths aligns to a different waveguide coupling port.
  • the coUimated beam diameters and the focal length of lens assembly 121 are specified to match the diameter of the focused spot with the mode diameter of the guided beam in the integrated optic waveguides. This ensures good optical coupling efficiency to the waveguides.
  • the integrated optic waveguides of component 132 fan out to a larger separation which permits butt coupling of the waveguides to a linear array of single mode optical fibers 133 and 120.
  • each wavelength is coupled to a different optical fiber 133 which can then be used to transmit each wavelength to different local terminals.
  • the end faces of the waveguide coupling ports EF2 and optical fiber end faces 133 and 120 are angle polished to reduce back reflected light to ⁇ 60 dB. It will be appreciated that reducing feed back to the laser sources reduces optical intensity noise on the laser output beam.
  • the waveguide device 132 is an integrated optical waveguide circuit.
  • the chip gathers the light emitted by a linear array of optical fibers (spaced at distances > 125 microns ) and concentrates the guided beams (each of different wavelength) into a linear array of coupling ports which are spaced at distances as small as 25 microns.
  • optical channel wavelength bandwidth results.
  • single mode optical fibers can be spaced at -125 microns if the buffer coating is removed to expose the cladding layer.
  • the use of the integrated optic fanout circuit increases the channel wavelength bandwidth by a factor of - 6 over that achieved with an optical fiber array.
  • the spectral width of the lasers used for optical multiplexed fiber optic communication links is narrow, the wavelength can vary due to instabilities such as temperature variation of the laser diode.
  • the multiplexer/demultiplexer channel bandwidth must be wide enough to transmit the side bands generated when the laser is modulated to encode the light with information. Therefore, the wider channel wavelength bandwidth achieved with the use of the integrated optic fanout circuit enhances system performance with respect to 1) maintaining stable performance when environmental conditions change, and 2) permitting higher data rates.
  • multiplexer device 116 which includes components similar to the demultiplexer described above in connection with Fig. 9. It will be appreciated that the multiplexer device 116 is used in the reverse direction as a demultiplexer 115 and is used to combine several laser sources of different wavelengths. Accordingly, those components which are similar to components described above in connection with Fig. 9 are designated by the same number designation followed by a prime. It will be appreciated by those of skill in the art that the considerations for selection of the components are generally the same, although both overall and individually the components perform "reverse" functions in the two embodiments.
  • each of the wavelengths ( ⁇ l5 ⁇ 2 , ⁇ 3 through ⁇ n ) is coupled into the multiplexer device 116 from a different single mode optical fiber 133'.
  • the wavelengths are launched into a fan-in circuit 132', wherein the light in each fiber is coupled into a different integrated optic waveguide.
  • These waveguides are arranged and configured to guide each of the wavelengths to a different output coupling port.
  • the waveguide output coupling ports are spaced at a distance of several tens of microns. At the output coupling ports, each wavelength is launched into a free space propagating beam.
  • Lens assembly 121' collects the light emitted at the linear array of waveguide output ports and coUimates the light. Since each wavelength is launched from a port located at a different location along a line in the focal plane of lens assembly 121', the light at each wavelength propagates in a different angular direction after collimation by lens assembly 121'.
  • a schematic diagram of the light at designation 130' is illustrated in Fig. 12a.
  • the beamsplitting polarizer and half wave plate assembly 123' splits each of the coUimated beams into two beams and rotates the polarization of the s component beam so that the polarization of each of the two beams for each of the wavelengths is perpendicular to the grating grooves of the diffraction grating 127'.
  • a schematic diagram of the polarization state and the beam cross section shape at designation 129' is shown in Fig. 12b.
  • Beam steering prism 125' refracts the two beams for each wavelength and adjusts the angular dispersion between beams of different wavelength so that the coUimated beams of all the wavelengths are diffracted into the same angular direction by the holographic diffraction grating 127'.
  • each of the coUimated beams (for each of the wavelengths) is diffracted into the same angular direction when the incident angles are tuned properly. That is, the coUimated beams for each of the diffracted wavelengths propagates in parallel directions along the same optical path.
  • the beam cross sectional shape and the polarization direction of the beam at designation 126' is shown schematically in Fig. 12c.
  • Polarizing beam splitter 123' recombines the two coUimated beams for each of the wavelengths and rotates the polarization of one of the two beams so that the coUimated beam exiting component 123' (e.g., at designation 122') has two polarization states, as shown schematically in Fig. 12e.
  • Lens assembly 121' focuses the coUimated beams for each wavelength onto the end face of a single waveguide of the integrated optic waveguide 132' which is coupled to optical fiber 120'.
  • beam diameters and lens assembly focal lengths are specified to match the focused spot diameter to the diameter of the guided mode in the integrated optic waveguide. This ensures efficient input coupling of the optical beam.
  • the end faces of the waveguide coupling ports EF2' and optical fiber end faces 133', and 120' are angle polished to reduce back reflected light to less than sixty dB ( ⁇ 60 dB). It will be appreciated that reducing feed back to the laser sources reduces optical intensity noise on the laser output beam.
  • the preferred multiplexer 16 and demultiplexer 15 may be used in a system 10 for transmitting information over optical fiber 20.
  • Devices which provide for multiplexing a plurality of wavelengths, including modulating the wavelengths to encode information therein are described in more detail in U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 08/769,459, filed December 18, 1996; U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 08/482,642, filed June 7, 1995; and U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 08/257,083, filed June 9, 1994.
  • Each of the foregoing applications are owned by the Assignee of the present invention and are hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof.
  • alternative embodiment devices 115 and 116 may be used in a system as generally described in Fig. 5 in lieu of devices 15 and 16 respectively.
  • encoded information may be provided to multiplexer 16 by preprocessing block 11.
  • controller block 12 which may be comprised of a mini-computer, special purpose computer and/or personal computer as will be appreciated by those of skill in the art.
  • the information provided to block 11 may include digitized data, voice, video, etc.
  • amplitude modulation may be used in connection with multiplexer 16 and demultiplexer 15.
  • the demultiplexer 15 provides the separated optical signals to postprocessing block 14.
  • controller block 13 which may be comprised of a mini-computer, special purpose computer and/or personal computer.
  • the multiplexer 16 and demultiplexer 15 help develop a building block on which new telecommunication system architectures can be developed.
  • These new telecommunication system architectures are capable of distributing large amounts of information throughout the network. Wavelength division multiplexing and high speed external modulation of the laser light provide for the generation of the large bundles of information.
  • OADM Optical Add-Drop Multiplexers
  • Fig. 14 describes a real time reconfigurable OADM 200 where all the channel wavelengths are first demultiplexed at DEMUX block 15 and directed to switching array block 210.
  • an array of 1x2 optical switches may be used for such switching array.
  • the first switching array block 210 selectively routes any selected set of wavelengths to "drop" ports 202 for local processing. Passthrough wavelengths 211 are switched to a second switching array block 212.
  • second switching array block 212 is also constructed of 1x2 optical switches.
  • Second switching array block routes the signals to a multiplexer 16 at the output port.
  • the second switching array block 212 also connects local incoming signals from the add ports 203, at the dropped wavelengths, to the multiplexer 16 at the output port.
  • a diffraction grating based dense wavelength division multiplexer (DWDM) as described above can be used in any of the following four modes: 1. demultiplexer
  • Figs. 15(a) and 15(b) The demultiplexing and multiplexing operating modes are described above and are schematically shown in Figs. 15(a) and 15(b). Such devices are developed by APA Optics, Inc., the assignee of the present invention and others.
  • Fig. 16 shows the measured insertion loss of a 16 channel DWDM which is manufactured by APA Optics, Inc. the assignee of the present invention.
  • input wavelengths at the peaks of the 16 passbands would be demultiplexed and coupled into the appropriate output fiber with less than 3 dB insertion loss.
  • the 16 different wavelengths, each being input on the appropriate input fiber would be multiplexed and coupled into the single mode output fiber with less than 3 dB insertion loss.
  • the 2N+1 channel diffraction grating based multiplexer/demultiplexer can be reconfigured for different wavelength bands, or to an N channel OADM simply by changing the port connections.
  • Figs. 22a through 22c and Fig. 23 provide a description of the reconfiguration of a basic grating based MUX/DMUX for different wavelength bands or for use as an OADM.
  • Fig. 22a a typical DMUX configuration is illustrated, where the 2N+1 multiplexed wavelengths bands are input at MUX Input Port 1, and each of the 2N+1 wavelengths bands are demultiplexed into a separate fiber at Ports 2 to 2N+2.
  • the DWDM is typically fabricated to function in the mode described in Fig. 22a for a specified set of consecutive wavelength bands ⁇ j to ⁇ 2N+1 in the ITU central wavelength frequency grid.
  • the DWDM can be reconfigured for operation at other sets of wavelengths ⁇ j to ⁇ j+m where j+m ⁇ 4N+l, and m ⁇ 2N. This is demonstrated in Fig. 22b, where the multiplexed wavelength bands ⁇ 5 to ⁇ 2N+3 are input to Port 3, and are demultiplexed into Ports 4 to 2N+2.
  • Fig. 22c describes a reconfiguration of the DWDM for use as an N channel OADM.
  • the N multiplexed wavelength bands ⁇ +2 to ⁇ 2N+1 are input to Port 1, and the demultiplexed wavelengths are output Ports N+3 to 2N+2.
  • Each passthrough wavelength is then input to the appropriate port in the range of Port 2 to Port N+l, and the passthrough wavelengths are multiplexed to the output Port N+2.
  • demultiplexed band ⁇ N+2 at Port N+3 is input to Port 2, and is multiplexed into Port N+2.
  • Figs. 23a - 23b presents a methodology for calculating the appropriate ports to which either dropped or passthrough demultiplexed bands must be directed to be multiplexed into a specified output port.
  • Fig. 23a the case of a demux band N+j+1 is described where:
  • PORT# MUX JN + PORT# DEMUX 0UT Const.
  • Fig. 23b the case of a drop/add capability is shown, where:
  • PORT# I*TM + PORT# nTM - PORT# ⁇ AI PORT#
  • Figs. 17(a) through 17(d) schematically describe the use of an example DWDM as an 8 channel OADM.
  • N the eight wavelengths are demultiplexed and each wavelength is coupled into one of the eight output fibers at Ports 11 through 18.
  • Wavelengths coupled into fibers at Ports 12, 14, and 18 are dropped, i.e., extracted for local data transfer or update.
  • the optical fibers at Ports 11, 13, 15, 16, and 17 are connected to fibers at Ports 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8.
  • the wavelengths coupled to Ports 2, 4, 6, 7 and 8 are multiplexed and coupled into the single mode fiber at Output Port 10.
  • the input wavelengths are ⁇ l, ⁇ 2, ⁇ 3, ⁇ 4, ⁇ 5, ⁇ 6, ⁇ 7, and ⁇ 8;
  • the passthrough wavelengths are ⁇ l, ⁇ 3, ⁇ 5, ⁇ 6, and ⁇ 7;
  • the dropped wavelengths are ⁇ 2, ⁇ 4, and ⁇ 8.
  • the dropped wavelengths are transmitted to local area networks where the encoded data can be simply read, updated, or modified. It will be appreciated that the dropped wavelength signals may be provided to devices other than local area networks. Accordingly, such devices may be inclusively termed signal use terminals.
  • Fig. 17(d) illustrates operation as a demultiplexer, drop, add, and multiplexer mode.
  • the dropped wavelengths can then be inserted back on the main carrier line by connecting the fibers carrying the dropped wavelengths to the appropriate DWDM Ports (i.e. ports 3, 5, or 9).
  • Fig. 24 describes the implementation of a real time reconfigurable N channel OADM using a single 2N+1 channel diffraction grating based DWDM and two 1x2 switch arrays.
  • Fig. 24 provides for a MUX/DMUX up to 2N+1 channels (bands 1 to 2N+1) and ADD/DROP up to N- channels (Bands N+2 to 2N+1).
  • the device is generally illustrated at 300.
  • the MUX input is designated at 301 and the MUX output is designated at 302.
  • the N Channel MUX/DMUX with 2N+2 ports is designated by block 303 and the local area network is designated by block 304.
  • the two 1x2 switch arrays are designated by blocks 305 and 306.
  • Fig. 18 again illustrates the demultiplexer/drop/multiplexer operating mode using a 16 channel DWDM.
  • the ports are connected as illustrated with the multiplexer input being bands 1 to 8 and the multiplexer output being bands 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7.
  • the multiplexed signal is coupled into input Port 1.
  • Port 9 is the multiplexed output port.
  • Fig. 19 graphically illustrates the measured output at Port 9 when the wavelength at the input Port 1 is scanned over the wavelength range which includes the design signal wavelengths.
  • wavelength channels 2, 4, and 8 are dropped and do not appear at the output Port 9.
  • the wavelengths dropped at Ports 11 and 13 can be added back into the multiplexed output by connecting Ports 3 and 5 to fibers carrying the appropriate wavelength signal, as shown in Fig. 20.
  • Fig. 21 graphically illustrates the resulting signal from the demultiplexer/drop/add/multiplexer operating mode shown in Fig. 20. More specifically, Fig. 21 illustrates the multiplexed output at Port 9 when the wavelengths dropped at Ports 11 and 13 are added back into the DWDM at Ports 3 and 5.

Abstract

Cette invention a trait à un multiplexeur ainsi qu'à un démultiplexeur optique pour systèmes de communications par fibres optiques à multiplexage en longueurs d'ondes à canaux denses (DWDM). En tant que multiplexeur, le dispositif combine spatialement les signaux optiques provenant de plusieurs sources laser (dont chacune a une longueur d'onde différente) et injecte les faisceaux laser spatialement combinés dans une seule fibre optique. En tant que démultiplexeur, le dispositif sépare spatialement les différentes longueurs d'onde d'une liaison optique multiplexée par répartition des longueurs d'ondes et injecte chacune desdites longueurs d'onde dans une fibre optique différente. Dans les deux modes de réalisation, le dispositif comprend des composants optiques massifs et des composants optiques intégrés. La séparation ou la combinaison spatiale des faisceaux laser de différente longueur d'onde s'obtient au moyen de réseaux de diffraction massifs. Les composants optiques massifs sont également utilisés pour collimater et former les faisceaux laser se propageant dans l'espace libre, ce qui permet de coupler efficacement la lumière dans les fibres optiques monomodes, ou les guides d'ondes optiques intégrés, et diminue la diaphonie optique. Des diviseurs de faisceau polarisants orientent la polarisation de la lumière, de façon à optimiser l'efficacité de la diffraction par les réseaux et à diminuer la perte due à la polarisation. En outre, les faces terminales des fibres optiques et des guides d'ondes intégrés ont subi un polissage d'angle, ce qui diminue l'écho de fond et ainsi le bruit dû au retour à la source laser. De préférence, le réseau de diffraction et l'optique de focalisation sont conçus de façon à permettre le multiplexage et le démultiplexage de longueurs d'onde laser séparées de 0,4 nanomètres (nm) dans la bande de longueur d'onde de 1550 nm. Le champ de vision préféré de l'optique permet de multiplexer et de démultiplexer jusqu'à 32 canaux de longueur d'onde séparés de 0,4 nanomètres dans la bande de longueur d'onde de 1550 nm. Les exemples de performances sont donnés pour la bande de longueur d'onde de 1550 nm, mais les composants du dispositif peuvent être conçus pour une utilisation dans d'autres bandes, telles que la bande à faible affaiblissement par absorption à μ ∩ 1310 nm des fibres optiques.
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