WO1996026585A1 - Anordnung zur rückgewinnung eines zeittaktes aus einem modulierten optischen eingangssignal - Google Patents
Anordnung zur rückgewinnung eines zeittaktes aus einem modulierten optischen eingangssignal Download PDFInfo
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- the resonator compared to multi-section DFB lasers is that the nonlinear element is better separated from the residual resonator with its amplification medium and can therefore be influenced in a more targeted manner.
- the invention specified in claim 1, the genus of Electr. Lett. Vol. 30 (1994), pp. 151-152 or Elect. Lett. Vol. 30 (1994) pp. 787-788 is known, has the advantage that the laser arrangement can be integrated in a module and the timing clock can be recovered from the modulated input signal in optical networks with high data rates of IOGb / s and more light is.
- the arrangement according to the invention corresponds to a mode-locked laser which has an optical resonator with a wavelength-selective optical transmission channel section and at least one optical amplifier on each side of this channel section, the position of the wavelength-selective optical transmission channel section being essential to the invention in the 3 resonator is.
- the optical transmission channel section can advantageously be implemented with a bidirectional optical wavelength demultiplexer which, when operated in one direction, acts as a demultiplexer and, in the opposite direction, acts as a multiplexer.
- the arrangement according to the invention can advantageously be used to regenerate the optical input signal in an optical repeater.
- FIG. 1 shows a first exemplary embodiment of an arrangement according to the invention
- Figure 2 shows a second embodiment of an arrangement according to the invention
- FIG. 3 shows a third embodiment of an arrangement according to the invention.
- the laser arrangement according to the invention recovers the timing clock T from an optical input signal S 0 modulated on an input carrier wavelength 2 clocked with this clock T and has an optical resonator 1 consisting of between two resonator mirrors 21 and 42 extending bidirectional optical transmission channel 3 of predetermined optical length L.
- the transmission channel 3 has at least two nonlinear optical between the two resonator mirrors 21 and 42 Amplifiers, for example the two amplifiers 2, 4 according to FIG. 1, and between these amplifiers 2, 4 a wavelength-selective transmission channel section 31.
- the two amplifiers 2, 4 are arranged one after the other in a transmission direction r of the transmission channel 3 pointing from one resonator mirror, for example the resonator mirror 21, to the other resonator mirror, in the case of example to the resonator mirror 42.
- the transmission channel section 31 optically connects the two amplifiers 2, 4 and serves to transmit an optical signal on a predetermined optical carrier wavelength between these two amplifiers 2, 4, for example the signal S_ 'on the predetermined carrier wavelength ⁇ ⁇ in FIG 1.
- the input signal S 0 is coupled into the transmission channel 3 by the resonator mirror 21 on the input carrier wavelength ⁇ 2.
- the other resonator mirror 42 serves to decouple an optical signal S] _ from the second and last amplifier 4 in the assumed direction of transmission r on the predetermined carrier wavelength.
- the light power of the input signal S 0 is chosen so high that the first amplifier 2 operates in the non-linear range, ie the optical signal power is higher than the saturation power of the first amplifier 2.
- An amplification then occurs in the resonator 1 for all optical amplifiers Wavelengths is modulated with the signal rate of the input signal S 0 , and the longitudinal laser modes of the laser arrangement are coupled to one another so that they occur in pulses with the clock rate of the input signal S 0 .
- the pulse width of the mode-locked laser depends on the modulation of the input signal S 0 , on the bit sequence and on the bandwidth of the wavelength-selective transmission channel section 31.
- the optical signal S ⁇ originating from the last amplifier 42 and decoupled by the other resonator mirror 42 naturally has pulses I which occur periodically in a clock cycle t of the clock T and which define the recovered clock T.
- the optical length L of the transmission channel 3 of the resonator 1 can be determined, for example, by Trimming the temperature of an optical amplifier 2 and / or 4 can be adjusted.
- the transmission channel 3 has an additional wavelength-selective transmission channel section 32 which is arranged between the first amplifier 2 and the other resonator mirror 42 and which optically connects the first amplifier 2 directly to the other resonator mirror 42.
- This additional transmission channel section 32 is designed such that the other resonator mirror 42 is supplied with an optical signal S 0 'originating from the first amplifier 2 on the input carrier shaft X2 and can be coupled out from the other resonator mirror 42, which clocks itself with the clock T and correspondingly the Input signal S 0 is modulated so that it corresponds to the Einkoppelsi ⁇ signal S 0 .
- Resonator window 42 on the one hand an optical signal S2 originating from the first amplifier 2 and transmitted via the transmission channel section 31 on the input carrier wavelength ⁇ 2 and on the other hand an optical signal S2 originating from the first amplifier 2 and via the additional transmission channel section
- the 32 transmitted optical signal S ⁇ can be coupled out on the carrier wavelength ⁇ i.
- the signal S2 on the input carrier wavelength 1.2 would have pulses I which occur periodically in the clock cycle t of the clock T and which define the recovered clock T, and the signal S ⁇ on the carrier wavelength ⁇ ⁇ would be a clock pulse which is self-timed and corresponding the input signal S 0 modulated signal.
- This signal S_ correspond to the signal S 0 'and the input signal S 0, which is converted from the input carrier wavelength 2 au ⁇ lenmother the Rin- ⁇ _.
- Wavelength conversion is generally possible in the event that signals on different carrier wavelengths are coupled out of the other resonator mirror 42.
- a wavelength conversion of the input signal S 0 is also possible in that an optical signal originating from a last amplifier 4 and decoupled from the resonator mirror 42 on a carrier wavelength, which has pulses which occur periodically in the clock cycle of the clock and which define the recovered clock T, for example, the signal S_ on the carrier wavelength ⁇ ⁇ after Figure 1, is modulated according to the input signal S 0 .
- This modulated correspond to the input signal S 0, that this carrier wavelength has been converted from the input carrier wavelength .2 ⁇ au.
- the embodiment of Figure 2 differs from the embodiment of Figure 1 essentially in that the transmission channel 3 between the two resonator mirrors 21 and 42 in addition to the first nonlinear optical amplifier 2, two last nonlinear optical amplifiers 4 downstream of the first amplifier 2 in the transmission direction r and has a wavelength-selective transmission channel section 31 arranged between the first amplifier 2 and the two last amplifiers 4, which connects the first amplifier 2 optically to each last amplifier 4 and is designed such that an optical one is provided between the first amplifier 2 and each last amplifier Signal S T.
- S2 is transmitted on a predetermined carrier wavelength ⁇ ⁇ or ⁇ 2 assigned to this last amplifier 4, wherein - the other resonator mirror 42 for decoupling 4 the optical signal S-_ or S2 originating from each last amplifier 4 serves the predetermined carrier wave ⁇ _ or ⁇ 2 assigned to this last amplifier 4 from the transmission channel 3, each of which has pulses I which occur periodically in the clock cycle t of the clock T and which define the recovered clock T.
- the upper last amplifier 4 is assigned the carrier wavelength ⁇ i and the lower last amplifier 4 the input carrier wavelength X2.
- the recovered clock T can be switched between the carrier wavelengths ⁇ i and -2.
- Two or more last optical amplifiers 4 of this type generally give the possibility of switching the carrier wavelength of the recovered clock T on a predetermined grid.
- wavelength conversion would also be possible if the output signal S ⁇ were modulated in accordance with the input signal S 0 .
- the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 3 differs from the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 2 essentially in that the lower last amplifier 4 does not have the input carrier wavelength and that, as in the example according to FIG. 1, the transmission channel 3 has an additional wavelength-selective transmission channel section 32 which is arranged between the first amplifier 2 and the other resonator mirror 42 and which has the first
- Amplifier 2 optically connects directly to the other resonator mirror 42.
- This additional transmission channel section 32 is designed such that the other resonator mirror 42 is supplied with an optical signal S 0 'originating from the first amplifier 2 on the input carrier shaft 2 and can be coupled out from the other resonator mirror 42, which clocks itself with the clock T and corresponds to the input signal S 0 is modulated so that it corresponds to the coupling signal S ⁇ .
- an optical signal S3 originating from the lower last amplifier 4 can be coupled out on the carrier wavelength ⁇ 3 assigned to this lower last amplifier 4, which has pulses I which occur automatically in the clock cycle t of the clock T and which define the recovered clock T.
- the recovered clock T can be switched between the carrier wavelengths ⁇ ⁇ and ⁇ 3. Wavelength conversion is also possible here if at least one of the two signals S ⁇ and S3 is modulated in accordance with the input signal S 0 .
- the nonlinearly working first optical amplifier 2 with an intensive undamped optical wave W of both the input carrier wavelength ⁇ 2 and that of this wavelength X2 different carrier wavelengths ⁇ ] _ ⁇ 3 different additional optical wavelength ⁇ 5 are irradiated (see Elect. Lett. Vol. 30 (1994) pp. 787-788).
- This further optical wavelength ⁇ 5 can either be coupled into the resonator 1 via an existing additional optical transmission channel section 32 and then emits the input signal S 0 that is coupled in or is mixed into the input signal S 0 and then separated from the input signal and radiated to another place.
- the undamped wave W is coupled into the first amplifier 2 through the one resonator mirror 21.
- An optical wave W 'of the same optical wavelength ⁇ 5, which corresponds to the injected wave W, is coupled out of the first amplifier 2 and is fed to the other resonator mirror 42 via the additional transmission channel section 32 and can be decoupled from this resonator mirror 42.
- the additional transmission channel section 32 according to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 is designed such that, in addition to the input carrier wavelength ⁇ 2, it also transmits the wavelength ⁇ 5 of the optical wave W.
- the undamped wave W is coupled into the first amplifier 2 by the other resonator mirror 42 via the additional transmission channel section 32.
- the transmission channel section 31 and / or additional transmission channel section 32 are / are preferably implemented by a bidirectional optical wavelength demultiplexer 6, an integrable demultiplexer being preferred.
- An applicable method for integrating a demultiplexer with active optoelectronic elements is specified in published European patent application 0 497 358.
- the one resonator mirror 21 of the resonator 1 is preferably a partially transparent mirrored amplifier input of the first optical amplifier 2.
- the other resonator mirror 42 of the resonator 1 is preferably a partially transparent mirror which comprises a partially transparent mirrored optical amplifier output of one or more last amplifiers 4.
- An amplifier output 22 of the first optical amplifier 2 and the amplifier input 41 of each last optical amplifier 4, to which the transmission channel section 31 is optically coupled, are preferably optically anti-reflective.
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| EP96902867A EP0809902B1 (de) | 1995-02-21 | 1996-02-15 | Anordnung zur rückgewinnung eines zeittaktes aus einem modulierten optischen eingangssignal |
| US08/894,456 US6028687A (en) | 1995-02-21 | 1996-02-15 | Arrangement for recovering a clock from a modulated optical input signal |
| DE59610606T DE59610606D1 (de) | 1995-02-21 | 1996-02-15 | Anordnung zur rückgewinnung eines zeittaktes aus einem modulierten optischen eingangssignal |
| JP8525294A JPH11500286A (ja) | 1995-02-21 | 1996-02-15 | 光変調入力信号からクロックを再生するための装置 |
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