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- the present invention relates generally to the field of optical amplifiers and lasers and more particularly to a broad bandwidth optical amplifier and method.
- Fiber optics has promised to carry extraordinary amounts of bandwidth.
- the optical signal requires amplification.
- EDFAs erbium doped fiber amplifiers
- the optical signal is directly amplified without conversion to an electrical signal.
- EDFAs tend to only amplify a rather narrow range (narrow bandwidth) of optical wavelengths.
- FIG. 1 One of the most promising solutions to the limited bandwidth (wavelength range) is shown in FIG. 1.
- a pump light source 20 at a wavelength of 1062 nm is used to pump a P-doped (Phosphorus doped) single mode fiber 22 .
- a plurality of highly reflective (HR) mirrors pairs 24 , 26 , 28 are strategically spaced about the P-doped single mode fiber 22 .
- the first mirror pair (Bragg gratings) is highly reflective at 1236 nm.
- the second mirror pair is highly reflective at 1316 nm and the third mirror pair is highly reflective at 1407 nm.
- the output light 30 has amplified light around 1236 nm, 1316 nm and 1407 nm.
- a final mirror 32 is highly reflective at 1062 nm or the pump wavelength.
- the mirrors 24 , 26 , 28 , 32 are highly reflective near the specified wavelength and are highly transmissive at other wavelengths.
- the output light 30 is coupled into a germanium doped single mode fiber 34 .
- the output light 30 acts as a pump for the germanium doped fiber 34 .
- the input communication signal 36 enters the germanium-doped fiber 34 and is amplified.
- the amplified signal 38 exits through a splitter 40 or other device. While this device is a significant improvement over the EDFAs, amplification of a larger wavelength range is already foreseeable.
- the prior art device of FIG. 1 cannot amplify signals in the 700-1000 nm range, which is an important band of wavelengths since it is a highly transmissive part of optical fibers.
- the prior art systems cannot amplify signals in the gaps between the Stokes amplified lines.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a prior art optical amplifier
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a Raman ring laser that is part of an optical amplifier in accordance with one embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a pump laser system having a frequency tuning a locking system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a Raman chamber in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
- FIGS. 5 A-C are examples of devices for coupling a Raman chamber to an optical fiber in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view of a “panda” style single mode polarization maintaining fiber in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a system having a plurality of optical amplifiers in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
- a broad bandwidth optical amplifier includes an optical pump source.
- a Raman chamber is coupled to an output of the optical pump source.
- An optical fiber ring having a first end is coupled to a first end of the Raman chamber.
- a second end of the optical fiber is coupled to a second end of the Raman chamber.
- a doped optical fiber is coupled to a second end of the optical fiber ring.
- the Raman chamber produces a number of Stokes resonant lines between 550 nm to 2350 nm.
- the optical fiber ring increases the output power by eliminating spatial modes in the Raman chamber.
- An embodiment of the amplifier was shown to produce 86% photon conversion of the pump laser source.
- the Stokes resonant lines are broadened by other devices.
- the optical amplifier has an extremely broad range of wavelengths that can be amplified with high levels of photon conversion.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a Raman ring laser 50 that is part of an optical amplifier in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
- the Raman ring laser 50 has an optical pump source (pump laser source) 52 connected to a single mode fiber 54 .
- the optical pump source may be ND:YAG laser that is frequency doubled or a YB doped fiber laser that is frequency doubled or direct diode pumped.
- the optical pump source is a frequency tuned and locked laser.
- the output 54 of the optical pump source 52 is coupled into a Raman chamber (Raman active component) 56 by a two-core specialty fiber (first coupler system) 57 .
- the optical pump source is mode locked to the Raman chamber.
- the optical pump source provides an output resonant with an absorbing species in the Raman chamber.
- a cross section of an example of the specialty fiber is shown in FIG. 6.
- the Raman chamber 56 has a first end (second coupler system) 58 coupled to a first end (first port) 60 of an optical fiber ring 62 .
- a second end 64 of the optical fiber ring 62 is coupled to a second end 66 of the Raman chamber 56 .
- the fiber of the fiber ring 62 is a polarization maintaining single mode fiber.
- the fiber ring 62 includes a frequency selective device 68 .
- the frequency selective device is a Bragg grating or an etalon or a birefringent filter.
- the frequency selective device is used for fine-tuning the wavelengths of the light traversing the optical fiber ring 62 .
- the tuning is done by attenuating high gain lines so that specific lower gain lines can lase.
- a course tuning device is a piezoelectric transducer 70 that is attached to a portion of the optical fiber ring and stretches the optical fiber 62 . The stretching changes the center frequency of the lasing by changing the cavity length.
- the output 72 of the Raman ring laser 50 is coupled to a doped optical fiber, as shown in FIG. 1. Note that the doped optical fiber may be doped with germanium, terbium, P 2 O 5 , deuterium or hydrogen.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a pump laser system 52 having a frequency tuning and locking system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
- a laser 80 has an output 82 that is split by a mirror (splitter) 84 .
- a portion 86 of the output light is coupled into an absorption cell (AC) 88 .
- the absorption cell (frequency locking absorption cell system) 88 contains the same Raman active material as the Raman chamber.
- a photodetector (detector) 90 detects the output from the absorption cell 88 .
- the photodetector 90 is connected to a controller 92 .
- the controller 92 is also connected to a frequency-tuning device (FT) 94 of the laser 80 .
- FT frequency-tuning device
- the controller 92 causes the laser to scan through its tuning range and determines when a maximum fluorescence or minimum transmission of pump light occurs in the absorption cell. The maximum fluorescence occurs when the laser's output is tuned for the maximum absorption by the Raman chamber.
- the frequency-tuning device (tuning servo system) is a mirror that is movable by a small motor.
- the frequency-tuning device is a birefringent material. Diode lasers can be frequency tuned by changing the temperature of the diode(s) or by modulating the current driving the diode.
- the frequency tunable laser should have a tuning range from 10-20 GHz.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a Raman chamber 56 in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
- the Raman chamber is a hollow core optical fiber 100 containing a Raman active gas.
- the Raman active gas may be a halogen gas or an inter-halogen gas.
- iodine gas is one of the common choices for the Raman gas.
- the Raman gas is placed in the chamber at a predetermined pressure. Generally, a lower pressure in the range of 0.1 to 1.0 Torr is used for iodine gas.
- a pair of lens 102 , 104 are used to seal the hollow core optical fiber 100 . In one embodiment the lens are anti-reflection coated lens.
- the lens 102 , 104 are replaced with Brewster's windows.
- an end of the Raman chamber 56 is sealed with a single mode fiber.
- a pair of heating elements 106 , 108 is place at the ends 110 , 112 of the hollow core fiber 100 .
- a thermoelectric cooler 114 is placed on the center of the hollow core fiber 100 .
- the heaters (pair of heating elements) 106 , 108 and the cooler 114 are controlled by a controller 116 .
- the heaters can be resistive element heaters.
- a plurality of temperature sensors 118 , 120 , 122 are placed at the ends and in the middle of the hollow core fiber 100 .
- the temperature sensors may be thermistors that have a resistance that correlates to the temperature.
- the controller 116 maintains a several degree difference between the center temperature and the temperature of the ends of the chamber. The ends are kept warmer to avoid any condensation on the windows 102 , 104 and the center is kept cooler to control the density of the gas throughout the cell.
- the Raman chamber is a doped fiber.
- the fiber is doped with the same materials as the Raman chamber, generally by placing the fiber in a chamber under very high pressures of the Raman gas.
- the doped fiber does not require the heaters and coolers.
- FIGS. 5 A-C are examples of devices for coupling a Raman chamber to an optical fiber in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 5A is a free space coupler with the lens 132 on an end of the Raman chamber focused into the single mode fiber 134 .
- FIG. 5B is a lens 140 , such as a gradient index lens, fused to the single mode fiber 142 and the hollow core fiber 100 .
- FIG. 5C is an example of a single mode fiber 150 fused to a specially designed single mode hollow core fiber 152 .
- FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view of a “panda” style single mode polarization maintaining fiber 57 in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
- the single mode specialty fiber 57 has two single mode cores 160 , 162 spaced about 5 ⁇ m-15 ⁇ m apart. The close spacing allows for efficient overlap and/or coupling of the pump Raman laser modes in the hollow core fiber. For example, coupling to a 100 ⁇ m hollow core fiber with a 10 ⁇ m separation, approximately 90% of the pump light can be coupled to the hollow core fiber. Similarly, two stripped single mode fibers can be used to replace the dual core fiber, or a splitter may be used to combine both the pump and Raman light into one fiber.
- the pump laser In the event of direct coupling of the solid core fiber to the hollow core fiber gain medium, the pump laser needs to propagate through the same core as the fiber ring Raman laser, or be coupled through the side of the hollow core fiber. Good overlap between the pump laser light and the Raman light is important in keeping the photon conversion rates high.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a system 200 having a plurality of optical amplifiers in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
- the system 200 has a single optical pump source 202 that pumps a plurality of Raman ring lasers 204 , 206 , 208 .
- Each Raman ring laser is operated at a different wavelength.
- the outputs may be combined 210 to provide a very broad-spectrum amplifier.
- a method of amplifying an optical signal includes the steps of pumping the Raman active component with a light from a tunable pump laser source.
- the tunable pump laser source is tuned to provide an optimal absorption of light by the Raman active component.
- the output of the Raman active component is coupled into a doped optical fiber.
- An optical signal to be amplified is coupled through the doped optical fiber.
- the Raman active component is incorporated into an optical fiber ring.
- an end of the Raman active component is heated and a center of the Raman active component is cooled.
- a controller maintains a predetermined temperature difference between the end and the center of the Raman active component.
- the step of tuning the pump laser source includes diverting a portion of the light from the tunable pump laser to an absorption cell. An output from the absorption cell is measured. The wavelength of the tunable pump laser is tuned to find an optimal output from the absorption cell.
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- The present invention relates generally to the field of optical amplifiers and lasers and more particularly to a broad bandwidth optical amplifier and method.
- Fiber optics has promised to carry extraordinary amounts of bandwidth. For long haul systems (over 20 miles) the optical signal requires amplification. Until recently this required converting the optical signal to an electrical signal, amplifying the signal and converting it back to an electrical signal. As a result amplification was expensive and limited to the bandwidth of the optical signal. The advent of erbium doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) provided an all optical amplifier. The optical signal is directly amplified without conversion to an electrical signal. Unfortunately, EDFAs tend to only amplify a rather narrow range (narrow bandwidth) of optical wavelengths. As a result, other optical amplifiers have been proposed. One of the most promising solutions to the limited bandwidth (wavelength range) is shown in FIG. 1. A
pump light source 20 at a wavelength of 1062 nm is used to pump a P-doped (Phosphorus doped)single mode fiber 22. A plurality of highly reflective (HR) mirrors pairs 24, 26, 28 are strategically spaced about the P-dopedsingle mode fiber 22. Note that the first mirror pair (Bragg gratings) is highly reflective at 1236 nm. The second mirror pair is highly reflective at 1316 nm and the third mirror pair is highly reflective at 1407 nm. As a result theoutput light 30 has amplified light around 1236 nm, 1316 nm and 1407 nm. Afinal mirror 32 is highly reflective at 1062 nm or the pump wavelength. Generally themirrors - The
output light 30 is coupled into a germanium dopedsingle mode fiber 34. Theoutput light 30 acts as a pump for the germanium dopedfiber 34. Theinput communication signal 36 enters the germanium-dopedfiber 34 and is amplified. The amplifiedsignal 38 exits through asplitter 40 or other device. While this device is a significant improvement over the EDFAs, amplification of a larger wavelength range is already foreseeable. For instance, the prior art device of FIG. 1 cannot amplify signals in the 700-1000 nm range, which is an important band of wavelengths since it is a highly transmissive part of optical fibers. In addition the prior art systems cannot amplify signals in the gaps between the Stokes amplified lines. - Thus there exist a need for an optical amplifier that can cover a wide range of optical wavelengths in a continuous fashion.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a prior art optical amplifier;
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a Raman ring laser that is part of an optical amplifier in accordance with one embodiment of the invention;
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a pump laser system having a frequency tuning a locking system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention;
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a Raman chamber in accordance with one embodiment of the invention;
- FIGS.5A-C are examples of devices for coupling a Raman chamber to an optical fiber in accordance with one embodiment of the invention;
- FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view of a “panda” style single mode polarization maintaining fiber in accordance with one embodiment of the invention; and
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a system having a plurality of optical amplifiers in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
- A broad bandwidth optical amplifier includes an optical pump source. A Raman chamber is coupled to an output of the optical pump source. An optical fiber ring having a first end is coupled to a first end of the Raman chamber. A second end of the optical fiber is coupled to a second end of the Raman chamber. A doped optical fiber is coupled to a second end of the optical fiber ring. The Raman chamber produces a number of Stokes resonant lines between 550 nm to 2350 nm. The optical fiber ring increases the output power by eliminating spatial modes in the Raman chamber. An embodiment of the amplifier was shown to produce 86% photon conversion of the pump laser source. The Stokes resonant lines are broadened by other devices. The optical amplifier has an extremely broad range of wavelengths that can be amplified with high levels of photon conversion.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a Raman
ring laser 50 that is part of an optical amplifier in accordance with one embodiment of the invention. The Ramanring laser 50 has an optical pump source (pump laser source) 52 connected to asingle mode fiber 54. The optical pump source may be ND:YAG laser that is frequency doubled or a YB doped fiber laser that is frequency doubled or direct diode pumped. In one embodiment the optical pump source is a frequency tuned and locked laser. Theoutput 54 of theoptical pump source 52 is coupled into a Raman chamber (Raman active component) 56 by a two-core specialty fiber (first coupler system) 57. In one embodiment, the optical pump source is mode locked to the Raman chamber. The optical pump source provides an output resonant with an absorbing species in the Raman chamber. A cross section of an example of the specialty fiber is shown in FIG. 6. The Ramanchamber 56 has a first end (second coupler system) 58 coupled to a first end (first port) 60 of anoptical fiber ring 62. Asecond end 64 of theoptical fiber ring 62 is coupled to a second end 66 of the Ramanchamber 56. In one embodiment, the fiber of thefiber ring 62 is a polarization maintaining single mode fiber. Thefiber ring 62 includes a frequencyselective device 68. In one embodiment the frequency selective device is a Bragg grating or an etalon or a birefringent filter. The frequency selective device is used for fine-tuning the wavelengths of the light traversing theoptical fiber ring 62. Generally the tuning is done by attenuating high gain lines so that specific lower gain lines can lase. A course tuning device is apiezoelectric transducer 70 that is attached to a portion of the optical fiber ring and stretches theoptical fiber 62. The stretching changes the center frequency of the lasing by changing the cavity length. Theoutput 72 of the Ramanring laser 50 is coupled to a doped optical fiber, as shown in FIG. 1. Note that the doped optical fiber may be doped with germanium, terbium, P2O5, deuterium or hydrogen. - FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a
pump laser system 52 having a frequency tuning and locking system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention. Alaser 80 has anoutput 82 that is split by a mirror (splitter) 84. Aportion 86 of the output light is coupled into an absorption cell (AC) 88. The absorption cell (frequency locking absorption cell system) 88 contains the same Raman active material as the Raman chamber. A photodetector (detector) 90 detects the output from theabsorption cell 88. Thephotodetector 90 is connected to acontroller 92. Thecontroller 92 is also connected to a frequency-tuning device (FT) 94 of thelaser 80. Thecontroller 92 causes the laser to scan through its tuning range and determines when a maximum fluorescence or minimum transmission of pump light occurs in the absorption cell. The maximum fluorescence occurs when the laser's output is tuned for the maximum absorption by the Raman chamber. In one embodiment the frequency-tuning device (tuning servo system) is a mirror that is movable by a small motor. In another embodiment, the frequency-tuning device is a birefringent material. Diode lasers can be frequency tuned by changing the temperature of the diode(s) or by modulating the current driving the diode. In one embodiment, the frequency tunable laser should have a tuning range from 10-20 GHz. - FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a
Raman chamber 56 in accordance with one embodiment of the invention. The Raman chamber is a hollow coreoptical fiber 100 containing a Raman active gas. The Raman active gas may be a halogen gas or an inter-halogen gas. Presently iodine gas is one of the common choices for the Raman gas. The Raman gas is placed in the chamber at a predetermined pressure. Generally, a lower pressure in the range of 0.1 to 1.0 Torr is used for iodine gas. A pair oflens optical fiber 100. In one embodiment the lens are anti-reflection coated lens. In one embodiment thelens Raman chamber 56 is sealed with a single mode fiber. A pair ofheating elements ends hollow core fiber 100. Athermoelectric cooler 114 is placed on the center of thehollow core fiber 100. The heaters (pair of heating elements) 106, 108 and the cooler 114 are controlled by acontroller 116. The heaters can be resistive element heaters. A plurality oftemperature sensors hollow core fiber 100. The temperature sensors may be thermistors that have a resistance that correlates to the temperature. Thecontroller 116 maintains a several degree difference between the center temperature and the temperature of the ends of the chamber. The ends are kept warmer to avoid any condensation on thewindows - In one embodiment the Raman chamber is a doped fiber. The fiber is doped with the same materials as the Raman chamber, generally by placing the fiber in a chamber under very high pressures of the Raman gas. The doped fiber does not require the heaters and coolers.
- FIGS.5A-C are examples of devices for coupling a Raman chamber to an optical fiber in accordance with one embodiment of the invention. FIG. 5A is a free space coupler with the
lens 132 on an end of the Raman chamber focused into thesingle mode fiber 134. FIG. 5B is alens 140, such as a gradient index lens, fused to thesingle mode fiber 142 and thehollow core fiber 100. FIG. 5C is an example of asingle mode fiber 150 fused to a specially designed single modehollow core fiber 152. - FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view of a “panda” style single mode
polarization maintaining fiber 57 in accordance with one embodiment of the invention. The singlemode specialty fiber 57 has twosingle mode cores - FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a
system 200 having a plurality of optical amplifiers in accordance with one embodiment of the invention. Thesystem 200 has a singleoptical pump source 202 that pumps a plurality ofRaman ring lasers - A method of amplifying an optical signal includes the steps of pumping the Raman active component with a light from a tunable pump laser source. The tunable pump laser source is tuned to provide an optimal absorption of light by the Raman active component. The output of the Raman active component is coupled into a doped optical fiber. An optical signal to be amplified is coupled through the doped optical fiber. In one embodiment the Raman active component is incorporated into an optical fiber ring. In another embodiment an end of the Raman active component is heated and a center of the Raman active component is cooled. A controller maintains a predetermined temperature difference between the end and the center of the Raman active component.
- The step of tuning the pump laser source includes diverting a portion of the light from the tunable pump laser to an absorption cell. An output from the absorption cell is measured. The wavelength of the tunable pump laser is tuned to find an optimal output from the absorption cell.
- Thus there has been described a broad bandwidth optical amplifier that can cover wavelengths from 550 nm to 2350 nm. In addition, the Raman ring laser that is the heart of the amplifier has a photon conversion rate of over 80%. This optical amplifier allows fiber optic systems to greatly expand the wavelengths that can be used to transmit information.
- While the invention has been described in conjunction with specific embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alterations, modifications, and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the foregoing description. Accordingly, it is intended to embrace all such alterations, modifications, and variations in the appended claims.
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