WO2022202737A1 - 光増幅器、光中継器、及び光通信システム - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical amplifier, an optical repeater, and an optical communication system, and more particularly to a pumping light source used for amplifying signal light by an optical amplifier.
- fiber amplifiers are used to amplify attenuated optical signals.
- a fiber amplifier that amplifies the attenuated optical signal there is a fiber amplifier that amplifies the signal strength of the optical signal by inputting pumping light output from a pumping light source into a rare-earth-doped fiber into which the optical signal is input.
- Such a fiber amplifier has high efficiency and high gain, and is used as an amplifier for optical signal relay in an optical fiber communication system.
- One such fiber type amplifier is basically arranged in one optical communication path.
- a plurality of optical communication paths are arranged in parallel.
- one fiber amplifier is arranged in each optical communication path.
- FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram for explaining an optical amplifier of the background art. Here, a case where there are four optical communication paths through which signal light propagates will be described.
- the optical amplifier in FIG. 9 includes four fiber amplifiers (EDFA101, EDFA102, EDFA103, EDFA104) for four systems of signal light (where EDFA is an abbreviation for erbium-doped optical fiber amplifier). Furthermore, the optical amplifier of FIG. 9 includes four laser diodes (LD105, LD106, LD107, LD108) as excitation light sources. The driving currents of the LD105 to LD108 are adjusted by respective control systems (not shown), thereby adjusting the intensity of the excitation light output from the LD105 to LD108. Mainly, the driving currents of the LD105 to LD108 are adjusted so that the signal light output of the optical amplifier in FIG. 9 is constant.
- the optical amplifier in FIG. 9 includes WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) couplers 109, 110, 111, and 112 that combine the signal light and pump light propagating through each optical communication path. Furthermore, the optical amplifier in FIG. 9 includes a pumping light multiplexing/demultiplexing section indicated by a dotted line. 9 includes a 2 ⁇ 2 coupler 113 that multiplexes the excitation light from the LD 105 and the LD 106 and splits it into two, and a 2 ⁇ 2 coupler 113 that multiplexes the excitation light from the LD 107 and the LD 108 and splits the excitation light into two. and a splitting 2 ⁇ 2 coupler 114 .
- WDM Widelength Division Multiplexing
- the pumping light multiplexing/demultiplexing unit in FIG. 9 multiplexes the pumping light from the 2 ⁇ 2 coupler 113 and the pumping light from the 2 ⁇ 2 coupler 114, demultiplexes them into two pumping lights, It includes a 2 ⁇ 2 coupler 115 that outputs to coupler 110 . Further, the pumping light multiplexing/demultiplexing unit in FIG. 9 multiplexes the pumping light from the 2 ⁇ 2 coupler 113 and the pumping light from the 2 ⁇ 2 coupler 114, splits the waves into two pumping lights, It includes a 2 ⁇ 2 coupler 116 that outputs to coupler 112 .
- four fiber amplifiers (EDFA 101, EDFA 102, EDFA 103, EDFA 104) have a 4LD redundant configuration in which they are pumped by pumping light from four LDs 105 to LD108. That is, for example, even if the output light of any one of the four LDs 105 to 108 becomes zero due to a failure, the excitation light of the other three LDs is incident on the EDFA, and optical communication is maintained. It has become.
- the optical amplifier of FIG. 9 is configured to directly output pumping lights generated by the LD 105, LD 106, LD 107, and LD 108 to the WDM couplers 109, 110, 111, and 112, respectively, by providing the pumping light multiplexing/demultiplexing section.
- the influence of the intensity variation of the excitation light generated by the LD105, LD106, LD107, and LD108 can be reduced.
- Patent Document 1 relates to an optical signal repeater for a first optical communication path and a second optical signal path that are parallel, and transmits an optical signal propagating on the first optical communication path to the first optical communication path.
- a first fiber-type optical amplifier inserted into a path amplifies an optical signal propagating through a second optical communication path
- a second fiber-type optical amplifier inserted into the second optical communication path amplifies the optical signal.
- Patent Document 2 relates to an optical fiber amplifier, comprising a multiplexing laser light source including a plurality of laser diodes, inserting one optical fiber amplifier in one optical signal path to amplify an optical signal, It has been proposed that the pumping light from the laser diodes of 1 is combined and then incident on the input side of the rare-earth-doped fiber. Furthermore, in Patent Document 2, a driving current control circuit for a plurality of laser diodes is used to maintain a constant signal light output in an optical fiber amplifier even if one of the plurality of laser diodes fails. It has been proposed to vary the drive current of the diode.
- JP 2014-160908 A Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-214170
- one optical fiber amplifier is basically arranged in one optical communication path, and generally the same number of pumping light sources as the optical fiber amplifiers are used. If the optical signal is a WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) signal and it is desired to separately amplify the optical signal for each wavelength, a plurality of optical signals are arranged in parallel on one optical communication path.
- WDM Widelength Division Multiplexing
- Patent Document 1 there is no description about configuring an optical amplifier with a smaller number of pumping light sources than the number of optical fiber amplifiers.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an optical amplifier, an optical repeater, and an optical communication system that are capable of amplifying signal lights of multiple systems and realizing cost reduction.
- an optical amplifier is an optical amplifier that amplifies and outputs signal light of a plurality of systems, a plurality of impurity-doped optical fiber amplifiers, a plurality of pumping light sources, a plurality of pumping light demultiplexing units for demultiplexing pumping light from the plurality of pumping light sources, and pumping light from the plurality of pumping light demultiplexing units a plurality of pumping light multiplexing/demultiplexing units for multiplexing and demultiplexing, and after multiplexing one of the plurality of signal lights and the pumping light from the plurality of pumping light multiplexing/demultiplexing units, the plurality of impurity-doped optical fiber amplifiers a plurality of combiners input to one of The number of the plurality of pumping light sources is less than the number of the plurality of impurity-doped optical fiber amplifiers, and the plurality of pumping light sources include a first pumping light source and a second
- An optical repeater includes the above-described optical amplifier inserted into an optical fiber that propagates the above-described multiple systems of signal light.
- An optical communication system includes an optical fiber that connects a plurality of terminal stations and propagates the signal light of the plurality of systems, and the optical repeater.
- Optical amplifiers, optical repeaters, and optical communication systems can be provided.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an optical amplifier according to an embodiment of the higher concept of the present invention
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an optical amplifier according to one embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a relational expression relating to the current amount of the excitation light source and the optical output of the EDFA in the optical amplifier of FIG. 2; It is a relational expression for obtaining the current amount of the excitation light source from the relational expression of FIG.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram for explaining an optical amplifier of background art
- An optical communication system includes an optical fiber 73 as an example of a transmission line, as shown in FIG.
- the transmission line connects between the optical transmission device 71 of the terminal station A and the optical transmission device 72 of the terminal B as shown in FIG. Transmits the signal light that is sent and received by
- this optical communication system includes an optical repeater 74 inserted into an optical fiber 73 as an example of a transmission line between the optical transmission devices 71 and 72 to amplify the signal light.
- FIG. 8 shows a state in which a plurality of optical repeaters 74 are inserted into the optical fiber 73 .
- this optical repeater 74 includes an optical amplifier that amplifies the signal light propagating through the transmission line.
- An optical amplifier is an optical fiber amplifier that amplifies and outputs a plurality of systems of signal light, and includes a plurality of impurity-doped optical fiber amplifiers and a number of impurity-doped optical fiber amplifiers less than the number of the plurality of impurity-doped optical fiber amplifiers. and a plurality of excitation light sources. Further, the plurality of excitation light sources include a first excitation light source and a second excitation light source that are commonly driven by a first drive current, and a third excitation light source that is driven by a second drive current that is different from the first drive current. and a light source.
- the optical amplifier according to the embodiment of the present invention includes: a plurality of pumping light demultiplexing units for demultiplexing the pumping light from the plurality of pumping light sources; After combining one of the plurality of signal lights with the pump light from the plurality of pumping light combining/demultiplexing sections, one of the plurality of impurity-doped optical fiber amplifying sections and a plurality of multiplexing units for input.
- the contribution of the pumping light from the first pumping light source and the pumping light from the second pumping light source to the optical output of each impurity-doped optical fiber amplifier of the plurality of impurity-doped optical fiber amplifiers.
- the efficiency of the pumping light source, the transmission loss of the pumping light demultiplexing section and the pumping light combining/demultiplexing section, and the efficiency of the impurity-doped optical fiber amplifying section depend on which of the plurality of pumping light sources is driven by the same driving current.
- the efficiency of the pumping light source, the transmission loss of the pumping light demultiplexing section and the pumping light multiplexing/demultiplexing section, and the efficiency of the impurity-doped optical fiber amplifier section are adjusted according to the presence of the light source. Furthermore, the driving currents of the plurality of pumping light sources are adjusted so that the optical outputs of the plurality of impurity-doped optical fiber amplifiers are all equal.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an optical amplifier according to an embodiment of the general concept of the present invention.
- the optical amplifier shown in FIG. 1 is used in the optical repeater 74 shown in FIG. amplifies the signal light propagating through the 8, the optical communication system of this embodiment connects the optical transmission device 71 of the terminal station A and the optical transmission device 72 of the terminal B, and connects the optical transmission device 71 and the optical transmission device 72.
- It includes an optical fiber 73 as an example of a transmission line that transmits signal light transmitted and received therebetween, and an optical repeater 74 that is inserted into the optical fiber 73 and amplifies the signal light.
- the optical amplifier in FIG. 1 is an optical fiber amplifier that amplifies and outputs signal light from multiple systems.
- FIG. 1 shows a configuration for amplifying six-system signal light as an example of a configuration for amplifying multiple-system signal light.
- the optical amplifier of FIG. 1 includes six erbium-doped fiber amplifiers 55a-55f (EDFAs 55a-55f) as an example of a plurality of impurity-doped optical fiber amplifiers, and a plurality of pumping light sources 51.
- FIG. The optical amplifier of FIG. 1 further includes a plurality of pumping light demultiplexers 52 for demultiplexing the pumping light from the plurality of pumping light sources 51, and the pumping light from the plurality of pumping light demultiplexers 52.
- the number of the plurality of pumping light sources 51 is smaller than the number of the EDFAs 55a to 55f, and the plurality of pumping light sources 51 are the first pumping light source 51a and the second pumping light source 51a commonly driven by the first drive current. It includes an excitation light source 51b and a third excitation light source 51c driven by a second drive current of a system different from the first drive current. In the optical amplifier of FIG. 1, the number of multiple excitation light sources 51 is three. In the optical amplifier of FIG.
- the plurality of pumping light demultiplexing sections 52 includes a first pumping light demultiplexing section 52a, a second pumping light demultiplexing section 52b, and a third pumping light demultiplexing section 52c.
- the plurality of pumping light multiplexing/demultiplexing units 53 include a first pumping light multiplexing/demultiplexing unit 53a, a second pumping light multiplexing/demultiplexing unit 53b, and a third pumping light multiplexing/demultiplexing unit 53c.
- pumping light from the plurality of pumping light sources 51 (the first pumping light source 51a, the second pumping light source 51b, and the third pumping light source 51c) is divided into the plurality of pumping light demultiplexers 52 and the It is input to the plurality of multiplexing units 54a to 54f via the multiple pumping light multiplexing/demultiplexing units 53.
- the contribution of the pumping light from the first pumping light source 51a and the pumping light from the second pumping light source 51b to the optical output of each impurity-doped optical fiber amplifier of the plurality of impurity-doped optical fiber amplifiers.
- the contribution of the excitation light from the third excitation light source 51c, the plurality of excitation light sources 51, the plurality of excitation light demultiplexers 52, and the excitation light multiplexer/demultiplexer 53 are selected.
- the optical outputs of the EDFAs 55a to 55f are controlled by the power of the pumping light from the pumping light source 51 entering each EDFA.
- the output power of the first pumping light source 51a, the second pumping light source 51b, and the third pumping light source 51c of the pumping light source 51 is the driving power supplied to the first pumping light source 51a, the second pumping light source 51b, and the third pumping light source 51c. Controlled by current.
- the optical output of each EDFA is the current amount of the first drive current supplied to the first excitation light source 51a and the second excitation light source 51b, and the second drive current supplied to the third excitation light source 51c, It is controlled by the current amount of the second drive current of a different system than the first drive current.
- an optical communication system consisting of a plurality of optical fiber channels
- the combination of components such as the plurality of excitation light sources 51, the plurality of excitation light demultiplexers 52, and the excitation light multiplexer/demultiplexer 53 is optimized.
- the degree of involvement is greatly evaluated.
- the pumping light from the third pumping light source 51c is not involved in the optical output of one of the EDFAs 55a to 55f, it is evaluated that there is no involvement, and the plurality of pumping light sources 51, the plurality of The combination of components such as the excitation light demultiplexer 52 and the excitation light multiplexer/demultiplexer 53 is optimized.
- an optical amplifier, an optical repeater, and an optical communication system capable of amplifying signal lights of a plurality of systems and realizing cost reduction.
- the reason for this is that the three pumping light sources 51 (the first pumping light source 51a, the second pumping light source 51b, This is because an optical amplifier can be constructed including the third pumping light source 51c).
- the reason for this is that, among the plurality of excitation light sources 51, the first excitation light source 51a and the second excitation light source 51b are configured to be commonly driven by the first drive current. This is because the configuration can be simplified as compared with the configuration in which the light source 51b is controlled by separate control systems.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an optical amplifier according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- the optical amplifier shown in FIG. 2 is used in the optical repeater 74 shown in FIG. amplifies the signal light propagating through the 8, the optical communication system of this embodiment connects the optical transmission device 71 of the terminal station A and the optical transmission device 72 of the terminal B, and connects the optical transmission device 71 and the optical transmission device 72.
- It includes an optical fiber 73 as an example of a transmission line that transmits signal light transmitted and received therebetween, and an optical repeater 74 that is inserted into the optical fiber 73 and amplifies the signal light.
- the optical amplifier shown in FIG. 2 differs in configuration from the background art optical amplifier shown in FIG.
- the optical amplifier shown in FIG. 2 has 5 pumping light sources and 10 EDFAs, and the optical amplifier shown in FIG. This is the point.
- each pumping light source is provided with its own control system, but in this embodiment, some of the pumping light sources are controlled by the same control system. Points are different. That is, in this embodiment, the excitation light source laser diodes (LD1, LD2) are driven by a drive current having a current value A supplied from the control system A, which is a common control system, and the excitation light source laser diodes (LD3 , LD4) are driven by a driving current having a current value B supplied from a control system B, which is a common control system. On the other hand, the laser diode (LD5) of the excitation light source is independently driven by the driving current of the current value C supplied from the control system C.
- the drive current with the current value A is an example of the first drive current
- the drive current with the current value C is an example of the second drive current
- the drive current with the current value B is the third drive current. is an example.
- examples of a plurality of excitation light sources include an excitation light source 11a (LD1), an excitation light source 11b (LD2), an excitation light source 11c (LD3), an excitation light source 11d (LD4), and an excitation light source 11e (LD5).
- the excitation light source 11a (LD1) is an example of a first excitation light source
- the excitation light source 11b (LD2) is an example of a second excitation light source.
- the excitation light source 11e is an example of a third excitation light source
- the excitation light source 11c is an example of a fourth excitation light source
- the excitation light source 11d is a fifth excitation light source. is an example.
- the number of pumping light sources is an odd number, and the number of pumping light sources is five in the optical amplifier of FIG.
- the excitation light sources 11a to 11e are LDs of the same type, and their photoelectric conversion efficiencies are distributed with a certain distribution width due to manufacturing variations around a certain typical value. Then, the output light of these LDs is split into two systems of excitation light by 1 ⁇ 2 couplers 12a to 12e in the excitation light demultiplexer, respectively, and a total of 10 systems of excitation light are generated from the excitation light demultiplexer. emitted.
- the 1 ⁇ 2 coupler 12a is an example of a first excitation light splitting section
- the 1 ⁇ 2 coupler 12b is an example of a second excitation light splitting section
- the 1 ⁇ 2 coupler 12e is an example of a third excitation light splitting section
- the 1 ⁇ 2 coupler 12c is an example of a fourth excitation light splitting section
- the 1 ⁇ 2 coupler 12d is an example of a third excitation light splitting section.
- 5 is an example of an excitation light demultiplexing unit.
- these 10 systems of pumping light are respectively incident on 10 input ports of the pumping light multiplexing/demultiplexing unit composed of 10 2 ⁇ 2 couplers 13a to 13j.
- the 2 ⁇ 2 coupler 13a is an example of the first excitation light multiplexing/demultiplexing section
- the 2 ⁇ 2 coupler 13b is an example of the second excitation light multiplexing/demultiplexing section.
- the 2 ⁇ 2 coupler 13e is an example of a third excitation light multiplexing/demultiplexing unit
- the 2 ⁇ 2 coupler 13c is an example of a fourth excitation light multiplexing/demultiplexing unit
- the 2 ⁇ 2 coupler 13d is an example of a third excitation light multiplexing/demultiplexing unit. It is an example of a 5-excitation light multiplexing/demultiplexing unit.
- the pumping light emitted from ten output ports of the pumping light multiplexing/demultiplexing unit is incident on ten EDFAs 15a to 15j via WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) couplers 14a to 14j, respectively.
- WDM Widelength Division Multiplexing
- the branching ratio of the 1 ⁇ 2 couplers 12a to 12e in the excitation light demultiplexing section and the 2 ⁇ 2 couplers 13a to 13j in the excitation light multiplexing/demultiplexing section is set to a design center value of 50:50. Due to the variation, the branching ratio varies within a certain distribution width.
- each excitation light source and each EDFA Four-digit numbers 1 to 5 are shown at the output of each EDFA 15a to 15j in FIG. 2, which correspond to LD1 to LD5 of the pumping light sources 11a to 11e.
- "3, 4, 1, 5" are written in the output section of the EDFA 15e, which means that the output powers of the excitation light sources LD3, LD4, LD1, and LD5 are incident on the EDFA 15e. show.
- all the EDFAs 15a to 15j are excited by four different LDs among the excitation light sources LD1 to LD5.
- This configuration has a 4LD redundant configuration as in the background art of FIG.
- each EDFA 15a-15j is controlled by the power of the pumping LD incident on each EDFA.
- the output power of each pumping LD is controlled by the drive current supplied from control systems A, B, and C to each pumping LD.
- the optical output of each EDFA 15a-15j is controlled by the amount of current supplied from control systems A, B, and C.
- the optical outputs of the EDFAs 15a and 15b, 15c and 15d, 15e and 15f, 15g and 15h, and 15i and 15j are designed to always be equal within the pair.
- This design is such that the amounts of current supplied from the control systems A, B, and C are always equal within each pair.
- the branching ratio of the 2 ⁇ 2 couplers 13a to 13j in the front stage of the WDM couplers 14a to 14j is selected as close to the design center value of 50:50 as possible within the distribution width due to manufacturing variations. Furthermore, it is possible by adjusting so that the product of the losses of the WDM couplers 14a to 14j and the efficiency of the EDFAs 15a to 15j is well balanced within the pair.
- the optical outputs of the EDFAs 15a and 15b, 15c and 15d, 15e and 15f, 15g and 15h, and 15i and 15j are P1, P2, P3, P4, and P5, respectively.
- the relationship between the current amounts A, B, and C supplied from the control systems A, B, and C and the optical outputs P1 to P5 of the EDFA can be expressed by the formula in FIG.
- the coefficients K11 to K53 in the formula are numerical values determined by the efficiency of each excitation light source (LD1 to LD5), the transmittance of each coupler (12a to 12e, 13a to 13j), and the efficiency of EDFAs 15a to 15j.
- the simultaneous equations in Fig. 4 have three unknowns, but there are five equations, and generally there is no solution.
- the combination of each component of the LD, the coupler, and the EDFA is optimized so that the simultaneous equations have a solution.
- the optimization method will be described with reference to FIG.
- the numbers 1 to 5 written on the right side of the right side of FIG. 5 are the same as the numbers of the excitation light sources (LD1 to LD5) written on the right side of FIG. It shows that it is involved in the optical outputs P1 to P5 of the EDFA.
- symbols A, B, and C are written below the numbers 1 to 5. This means that the excitation light sources (LD1 to LD5) are current A, current B, and current A in FIG. It indicates which current of the current C is used for driving.
- the coefficients of A, B, and C are close values.
- the coefficient K is the efficiency of the excitation light source (LD1 to LD5), the branching ratio of each coupler (12a to 12e, 13a to 13j) included in the excitation light demultiplexing unit and the excitation light multiplexing/demultiplexing unit , or transmission loss, which is a numerical value determined by the efficiency of the EDFAs 15a to 15j.
- the efficiency of the excitation light source, the branching ratio of each coupler, or the transmission loss, and the efficiency of the EDFA are centered around a certain typical value or design center value, It is a value that varies with a distribution width due to manufacturing variations.
- the optical amplifier can be constructed by including five pumping light sources (LD1 to LD5), which is a smaller number than the number of EDFAs 15a to 15j, for ten EDFAs 15a to 15j for amplifying signal lights of a plurality of systems. is.
- the LD1 and LD2 are commonly driven by the driving current of the current value A supplied from the control system A, so that the excitation light source 11a ( This is because the configuration can be simplified as compared with the configuration in which the LD1) and the excitation light source 11b (LD2) are controlled by separate control systems.
- the LD3 and LD4 are commonly driven by the drive current of the current value B supplied from the control system B, so that the excitation light source 11c (LD3) and the excitation This is because the configuration can be simplified as compared with the configuration in which the light source 11d (LD4) is controlled by separate control systems.
- the excitation light source 11a (LD1) and the excitation light source 11b (LD2) are configured to be controlled by separate control systems, it is easy to align the optical outputs of a plurality of EDFAs among the EDFAs 15a to 15j. On the other hand, it is costly.
- the excitation light source 11a (LD1) and the excitation light source 11b (LD2) are configured to be commonly driven by the driving current of the current value A supplied from the control system A, The optical outputs of a plurality of EDFAs among the EDFAs 15a to 15j can be aligned while reducing the number of control circuits and simplifying the configuration.
- a plurality of excitation light sources (LD1 to LD5), 1 ⁇ 2 couplers 12a to 12e constituting the plurality of excitation light demultiplexing units, and the excitation light multiplexing/demultiplexing unit are configured.
- the optical outputs of the EDFAs 15a-15j can be uniformed by utilizing the variation in the characteristics of passive optical components such as the 2 ⁇ 2 couplers 13a-13j.
- the optical output of one of the EDFAs 15a to 15j is affected by the pumping light from the pumping light source 11a (LD1) and the pumping light source 11b (LD2), and the pumping light source 11c (LD3) and the excitation light from the excitation light source 11d (LD4), and considering the influence of the excitation light from the excitation light source 11e (LD5), the plurality of excitation light sources, the plurality of excitation light demultiplexers, and This is because the combination of parts such as the excitation light multiplexing/demultiplexing section is optimized.
- the current A of the control system A and the current A of the control system B are By optimizing the combination of each part, paying attention to which current is involved in the current C of the control system C and to what degree, all the outputs P1 to P5 of the EDFA are adjusted to the same power. The effect of being able to
- a plurality of LDs for example, LD1 and LD2 are driven by a common current (current A), so that the number of drive circuits can be reduced.
- a plurality of LDs for example, LD3 and LD4 are driven by a common current (current B), it is possible to reduce the number of drive circuits.
- the plurality of LDs are driven by a common current, and the number of drive circuits can be reduced. Therefore, the manufacturing cost of the optical amplifier configuration can be reduced.
- the excitation light sources 11a to 11e are driven with the same drive current amount A, or the excitation light sources 11c and 11d are driven with the same drive current.
- the efficiency of the plurality of excitation light sources, the transmission loss of the optical coupler included in the excitation light demultiplexing unit and the excitation light multiplexing/demultiplexing unit, and the efficiency of the EDFA are different from those of the multiple excitation light sources.
- it is adjusted according to which excitation light source is driven by the same drive current.
- the drive currents of the plurality of pumping light sources so that the optical outputs of the EDFAs are all equal, it is possible to amplify the signal light of a plurality of systems and provide an optical amplifier capable of reducing costs.
- the optical transmission device 71 of the terminal station A and the optical transmission device 72 of the terminal station B can be connected to each other for transmission and reception. It is possible to reduce the cost of the optical communication system including the optical fiber 73 that transmits the signal light to be transmitted and the optical repeater 74 that is inserted into the optical fiber 73 and amplifies the signal light.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the number of multiple pumping light sources in the optical amplifier of the above-described embodiment is not limited to three or five as described above, and may be an odd number such as seven or nine.
- the number of the plurality of pumping light sources should be less than the number of the plurality of EDFAs of the optical amplifier and an odd number.
- a configuration in which they are commonly driven by a current may be adopted.
- an erbium (Er)-doped optical fiber amplifier is used as the impurity-doped optical fiber amplifier, but the impurity-doped optical fiber amplifier in the embodiments of the present invention is not limited to an EDFA.
- Optical fiber amplifiers doped with impurities other than erbium for example, praseodymium (Pr)-doped optical fiber amplifiers (PDFA) and thulium (Tm)-doped optical fiber amplifiers (TDFA) can also be used.
- Pr praseodymium
- Tm thulium
- TDFA thulium-doped optical fiber amplifiers
- An example of the application of the present invention is a repeater optical amplifier in a long-distance optical communication system.
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- Control system B 10c
- Control system C 11a-11e LDs 12a-12e 1 ⁇ 2 coupler 13a-13j 2 ⁇ 2 coupler 14a-14j WDM coupler 15a-15j EDFA 71, 72 optical transmission device 73 optical fiber 74 optical repeater
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複数の不純物ドープ光ファイバー増幅部と、複数の励起光源と、上記複数の励起光源からの励起光を分波する複数の励起光分波部と、上記複数の励起光分波部からの励起光を合波及び分波する複数の励起光合分波部と、上記複数の信号光の一つと上記複数の励起光合分波部からの励起光とを合波した後、上記複数の不純物ドープ光ファイバー増幅部の一つに入力する複数の合波部と、を含み、
上記複数の励起光源の数は上記複数の不純物ドープ光ファイバー増幅部の数より少なく、上記複数の励起光源は、第1駆動電流で共通に駆動される第1励起光源及び第2励起光源と、上記第1駆動電流とは別系統の第2駆動電流で駆動される第3励起光源と、を少なくとも含んでおり、
上記複数の励起光分波部は、第1励起光分波部、第2励起光分波部及び第3励起光分波部を少なくとも含んでおり、
上記複数の励起光合分波部は、第1励起光合分波部、第2励起光合分波部及び第3励起光合分波部を少なくとも含んでおり、
上記複数の励起光源からの励起光は、上記複数の励起光分波部及び上記複数の励起光合分波部を経由して、上記複数の合波部に入力され、
上記複数の不純物ドープ光ファイバー増幅部の各不純物ドープ光ファイバー増幅部の光出力に対する、上記第1励起光源の励起光及び上記第2励起光源による励起光の関与と、上記第3励起光源による励起光の関与とを考慮して、上記複数の励起光源、上記複数の励起光分波部、及び上記励起光合分波部が選択されている。
本発明の実施形態による光通信システムは、図8に示されるような、伝送線路の一例としての光ファイバー73を含む。ここで、伝送線路は、図8に示されるような、端局Aの光伝送装置71と端局Bの光伝送装置72との間を結び、光伝送装置71と光伝送装置72との間で送受信される信号光を伝送する。さらにこの光通信システムは、光伝送装置71と光伝送装置72との間の伝送線路の一例としての光ファイバー73に挿入されて、上記信号光を増幅する光中継器74を含む。図8では、光ファイバー73に複数の光中継器74が挿入された状態を示している。さらにこの光中継器74は、伝送線路を伝播する信号光を増幅する光増幅器を含む。
本発明の上位概念の実施形態による光増幅器、光中継器、及び光通信システムについて、図面を参照して説明する。図1は、本発明の上位概念の実施形態による光増幅器の構成図である。図1に示される光増幅器は、上述した図8の光中継器74に用いられ、光伝送装置71と光伝送装置72との間の伝送線路の一例としての光ファイバー73に挿入されて、光ファイバー73を伝播する信号光を増幅する。そして本実施形態の光通信システムは、図8と同様に、端局Aの光伝送装置71と端局Bの光伝送装置72との間を結び、光伝送装置71と光伝送装置72との間で送受信される信号光を伝送する伝送線路の一例としての光ファイバー73と、光ファイバー73に挿入されて、上記信号光を増幅する光中継器74と、を含む。
次に、本発明の一実施形態による光増幅器、光中継器、及び光通信システムについて図面を参照して説明する。
次に、本発明の実施形態の光増幅器の動作、設計について説明する。各EDFA15a~15jの光出力は、各EDFAに入射する励起LDのパワーによって制御される。そして各励起LDの出力パワーは、制御系A、B、Cから各励起LDへ供給される駆動電流によって制御される。つまり、各EDFA15a~15jの光出力は、制御系A、B、Cから供給する電流量により制御されている。
K21=K51
K22=K52
K23=K53
とする。
K31=K41
K32=K42
K33=K43
とする。
K21=K51≡KX1
K22=K52≡KX2
K23=K53≡KX3
また、図5の(3)式と(4)式において、
K31=K41≡KY1
K32=K42≡KY2
K33=K43≡KY3
とすれば、図5の方程式は、図6のように表される。ここで、図6においては、(2)式と(5)式、(3)式と(4)式は同一の方程式であるから、それぞれ一方を削除すると、図6の連立方程式は、さらに図7のようになる。図7の連立方程式は、変数(未知数)がA、B、Cの3つに対し、方程式が3本であるから、一般にこれを解くことができる。すなわち、電流A、電流B、電流Cを調節することで、EDFA15a~15jの光出力P1~P5を、全て等しいパワーに調節することができる。
次に、本発明の実施形態の効果について説明する。本実施形態によれば、複数系統の信号光を増幅することができ、低コスト化を実現できる光増幅器、光中継器、及び光通信システムを提供することができる。その理由は、複数系統の信号光を増幅する10つのEDFA15a~15jに対して、EDFA15a~15jの数より少ない数である、5つの励起光源(LD1~LD5)を含んで光増幅器を構成できるからである。またその理由は、複数の励起光源(LD1~LD5)のうち、LD1及びLD2を制御系Aから供給される電流値Aの駆動電流で共通に駆動される構成としたことにより、励起光源11a(LD1)と励起光源11b(LD2)とを別々の制御系で制御する構成とした場合と比べて、構成が簡略化できるからである。また複数の励起光源(LD1~LD5)のうち、LD3及びLD4を制御系Bから供給される電流値Bの駆動電流で共通に駆動される構成としたことにより、励起光源11c(LD3)と励起光源11d(LD4)とを別々の制御系で制御する構成とした場合と比べて、構成が簡略化できるからである。
10b 制御系B
10c 制御系C
11a~11e LD
12a~12e 1×2カップラー
13a~13j 2×2カップラー
14a~14j WDMカップラー
15a~15j EDFA
71、72 光伝送装置
73 光ファイバー
74 光中継器
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- 複数系統の信号光を増幅して出力する光増幅器であって、
複数の不純物ドープ光ファイバー増幅部と、複数の励起光源と、前記複数の励起光源からの励起光を分波する複数の励起光分波部と、前記複数の励起光分波部からの励起光を合波及び分波する複数の励起光合分波部と、前記複数の信号光の一つと前記複数の励起光合分波部からの励起光とを合波した後、前記複数の不純物ドープ光ファイバー増幅部の一つに入力する複数の合波部と、を含み、
前記複数の励起光源は、第1駆動電流で共通に駆動される第1励起光源及び第2励起光源と、前記第1駆動電流とは別系統の第2駆動電流で駆動される第3励起光源と、を少なくとも含んでおり、
前記複数の励起光分波部は、第1励起光分波部、第2励起光分波部及び第3励起光分波部を少なくとも含んでおり、
前記複数の励起光合分波部は、第1励起光合分波部、第2励起光合分波部及び第3励起光合分波部を少なくとも含んでおり、
前記複数の励起光源からの励起光は、前記複数の励起光分波部及び前記複数の励起光合分波部を経由して、前記複数の合波部に入力され、
前記複数の不純物ドープ光ファイバー増幅部の各不純物ドープ光ファイバー増幅部の光出力に対する、前記第1励起光源の励起光及び前記第2励起光源による励起光の関与と、前記第3励起光源による励起光の関与とを考慮して、前記複数の励起光源、前記複数の励起光分波部、及び前記励起光合分波部が選択されている、
光増幅器。 - 前記複数の不純物ドープ光ファイバー増幅部の光出力がお互いに実質的に等しくなるように、前記複数の励起光源、前記複数の励起光分波部、及び前記励起光合分波部が選択されている、
請求項1に記載の光増幅器。 - 一つの不純物ドープ光ファイバー増幅部の光出力に対し、前記第1励起光源の励起光及び前記第2励起光源による励起光がともに関与しているときには、関与の大きさを大きく評価して、前記複数の励起光源、前記複数の励起光分波部、及び前記励起光合分波部が選択されている、
請求項1又は請求項2に記載の光増幅器。 - 一つの不純物ドープ光ファイバー増幅部の光出力に対し、前記第3励起光源の励起光が関与していないときには、関与がないものと評価して、前記複数の励起光源、前記複数の励起光分波部、及び前記励起光合分波部が選択されている、請求項1又は請求項2に記載の光増幅器。
- 前記複数の励起光源は、前記第1駆動電流及び前記第2駆動電流とは別系統の第3駆動電流で共通に駆動される第4励起光源及び第5励起光源を、さらに含み、
前記複数の励起光分波部は、第4励起光分波部及び第5励起光分波部を、さらに含み、
前記複数の励起光合分波部は、第4励起光合分波部、第5励起光合分波部を、さらに含み、
前記複数の不純物ドープ光ファイバー増幅部の各不純物ドープ光ファイバー増幅部の光出力に対する、前記第1励起光源の励起光及び前記第2励起光源による励起光の関与と、前記第3励起光源による励起光の関与と、前記第4励起光源の励起光及び前記第5励起光源による励起光の関与とを考慮して、前記複数の励起光源、前記複数の励起光分波部、及び前記励起光合分波部が選択されている、
請求項1乃至請求項4のいずれか一項に記載の光増幅器。 - 前記複数系統の信号光を伝播する光ファイバーに挿入され、
請求項1乃至5のいずれか一項に記載の光増幅器を含む、光中継器。 - 複数の端局間を結び、前記複数系統の信号光を伝播する光ファイバーと、請求項6に記載の光中継器と、を含む、
光通信システム。
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