H01S3/1001

Suppressing signal noise on an optical fiber
11563300 · 2023-01-24 · ·

An optical system for suppressing signal noise on an optical fiber, including an input power signal; a pump laser configured to receive the input power signal; a phase modulator coupled to the pump laser configured to modulate, in response to the input power signal, a phase of the pump laser to increase a stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) threshold of the pump laser, wherein the pump laser is further configured to: increase a power at the pump laser to be greater than the SBS threshold; generate a back scattering power based on the power of the pump laser being greater than the increased SBS threshold; and limit an output power signal of the pump laser based on the generated back scattering power.

AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION OF PUMP ATTRIBUTES OF A RAMAN AMPLIFIER TO ACHIEVE A DESIRED GAIN PROFILE
20220416495 · 2022-12-29 ·

Disclosed herein are methods and systems for automatically configuring a raman amplifier. One exemplary system may be provided with the raman amplifier, a user device, and a network administration device. A processor of the network administration device executes instructions that cause the network administration device to generate a machine learning model using machine learning techniques and deploy the machine learning model to a controller of the raman amplifier. When a desired gain profile is communicated from the user device to the controller of the raman amplifier, instructions stored in non-transitory computer readable memory cause a processor of the controller to automatically assess the desired gain profile using the machine learning model to determine raman pump configurations for each of a plurality of raman pumps of the raman amplifier and send the determined raman pump configurations to each of the plurality of raman pumps of the raman amplifier.

OPTICAL SIGNAL COPIER
20220404682 · 2022-12-22 ·

Embodiments of an optical signal copier and an optical parametric amplifier are disclosed herein, which are applied to the communications field. In the embodiments, the optical signal copier is included in the optical parametric amplifier, which generates an invalid signal in a process of transmitting signal light and pump light. The optical signal copier may separate the signal light from the invalid signal and then transmit the signal light to a signal processing module. In this way, the signal processing module may directly process the signal light that does not include the invalid signal, the invalid signal does not occupy transmission bandwidth of the optical parametric amplifier, and the effective transmission bandwidth of the optical parametric amplifier is relatively large.

LASER DEVICE AND PULSE WIDTH-CHANGING METHOD

A laser device according to one embodiment includes a laser light source configured to output pulsed laser light L1 and a pulse width control unit configured to amplify the pulsed laser light output from the laser light source, change a pulse width of the pulsed laser light, and output the pulsed laser light. The pulse width control unit includes a first laser amplifier configured to amplify the pulsed laser light and a pulse waveform manipulation unit disposed between the first laser amplifier and the laser light source and configured to manipulate a pulse waveform of the pulsed laser light.

Methods and systems for aligning master oscillator power amplifier systems

The present disclosure provides a method for aligning a master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) system. The method includes ramping up a pumping power input into a laser amplifier chain of the MOPA system until the pumping power input reaches an operational pumping power input level; adjusting a seed laser power output of a seed laser of the MOPA system until the seed laser power output is at a first level below an operational seed laser power output level; and performing a first optical alignment process to the MOPA system while the pumping power input is at the operational pumping power input level, the seed laser power output is at the first level, and the MOPA system reaches a steady operational thermal state.

Optical amplifier assembly and detection method for dynamically executable optical time-domain reflection detection

An optical amplifier assembly and a detection method capable of dynamically performing optical time-domain reflection detection. The detection method comprises obtaining signal light intensity detection signals from a first and second photodetectors and sending a control signal to an L-band Raman pump when the signal light intensity in the second photodetector is lower than a first preset threshold, so that the L-band Raman pump enters into an optical time-domain reflection detection mode; sending a control signal to the L-band Raman pump when the signal light intensity in the second photodetector is greater than or equal the first preset threshold, so that the L-band Raman pump enters into an L-Band Raman optical fiber amplifier operation mode.

Rod-type photonic crystal fiber amplifier

A rod-type photonic crystal fiber amplifier includes a signal coupling lens, a first dichroic mirror, a first hollow pump coupling lens, and a rod-type photonic crystal fiber. The rod-type photonic crystal fiber comprises a core and a cladding, wherein signal light is coupled into the core of the rod-type photonic crystal fiber through the signal coupling lens, and pump light is coupled into the cladding of the rod fiber through the hollow pump coupling lens. The structure optimizes the coupling between the signal light and the core of the rod-type photonic crystal fiber, and the coupling between the pump light and the cladding of the rod fiber respectively by introducing the hollow pump coupling lens. The purpose of this is to fully optimize the rod-type photonic crystal fiber amplifier, improve the amplification efficiency and improve the efficiency of a manufacturing process.

RAMAN OPTICAL AMPLIFIER WITH FABRY-PEROT PUMP LASER
20230102535 · 2023-03-30 · ·

A fixed input current is provided to a pump laser of an optical pumping block. Further, a first tuning temperature is provided to the pump laser while providing the fixed input current. The first tuning temperature is based on a target band of a pumping beam and causes the pump laser to generate a light beam having a first frequency band that is dictated by the first tuning temperature and the fixed input current. Further, a second tuning temperature is provided to a temperature dependent optical reflector configured to receive the light beam. The second tuning temperature is based on the target band of the pumping beam and causes the optical reflector to reflect light of the light beam that is within a second frequency band that corresponds to the target frequency band. The reflected light beam is emitted into a transmission optical medium configured to carry an optical signal.

Gain Adjuster, Gain Adjustment Method, and Optical Line Terminal
20220344891 · 2022-10-27 ·

A gain adjuster, a gain adjustment method, and an optical line terminal are provided, to separately adjust a gain of a to-be-adjusted optical signal. The gain adjuster includes a light spot conversion component and a gain medium that are sequentially coupled. The gain adjuster further includes a pump laser. The light spot conversion component is configured to adjust light spot sizes of at least some optical signals in received optical signals to output a first optical signal transmitted in space. The pump laser is configured to excite the gain medium. The gain medium is configured to adjust a gain of the first optical signal to output a second optical signal.

AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION OF PUMP ATTRIBUTES OF A RAMAN AMPLIFIER TO ACHIEVE A DESIRED GAIN PROFILE
20230085524 · 2023-03-16 ·

Disclosed herein are methods and systems for configuring a raman amplifier. One exemplary system may be provided with a raman amplifier having a plurality of raman pumps and a controller, and a network administration device. The network administration device generates and deploys a first machine learning model and a second machine learning model to the controller of the raman amplifier. A desired gain profile may be automatically assessed using the first machine learning model to determine raman pump configurations for each of the plurality of raman pumps of the raman amplifier. The raman pump configurations for each of the plurality of raman pumps of the raman amplifier may be processed with the second machine learning model to produce an output gain profile. The determined raman pump configurations are deployed only if the output gain profile and the desired gain profile match to within a margin of error.