WO1999057587A1 - Fibre optique - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a single mode optical fiber that can be used for a communication cable or the like as a long-distance transmission line such as optical communication, and is particularly suitable for large-capacity optical communication such as wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) transmission. It is about dispersion-shifted fiber.
- WDM wavelength division multiplexing
- a single-mode optical fiber (hereinafter referred to as a single-mode optical fiber for 1.5-5.5-m wavelength) applied to a transmission line for light in the 1.5-55-m wavelength band uses light in the 1.5-55-m wavelength band. It is designed so that its chromatic dispersion (the phenomenon that a pulse wave spreads because the propagation speed of light varies depending on the wavelength) becomes zero (dispersion shift fiber with a zero dispersion wavelength of 1.55 ⁇ m).
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-304655 US Pat. No. 5,613,027
- US Pat. No. 5,659,649 disclose a core region.
- a dispersion-shifted fiber having a refractive index profile of a ring-shaped core structure which comprises an inner core and an outer core having a higher refractive index than the inner core.
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-248481 European Patent No. 0 724 171 A2
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-33734 describes that a core region includes a first core and a first core.
- JP-A-63-43107 and JP-A-2-141704 disclose a depressed structure in which a cladding region is composed of an inner cladding and an outer cladding having a higher refractive index than the inner cladding. A clad structure has also been proposed.
- nonlinear optical effect is caused by nonlinear phenomena such as four-wave mixing (FWM), self-phase modulation (SPM), and cross-phase modulation (XPM). This is a phenomenon in which the signal light pulse is distorted in proportion to the light intensity density, etc., and is a limiting factor in the transmission speed and the relay interval in the relay transmission system. Disclosure of the invention
- N 2 is the nonlinear refractive index (unit: m 2 / W)
- a efi is the effective area (unit: Aim 2 )
- P is the optical power.
- the nonlinear refractive index N 2 is defined as follows. That is, the refractive index ⁇ N> of the medium under strong light changes with the optical power. Therefore, the lowest order effect on this refractive index ⁇ N> is
- N> ⁇ N. > + ⁇ N 2 > ⁇ I... (2)
- the refractive index ⁇ N> of the medium is a normal value ⁇ N. > And the increase in proportion to the light intensity.
- the second term proportionality constant ⁇ N 2 > (unit: m 2 / W) is called the nonlinear refractive index.
- the effective area A eff is given by the following equation (3) as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-248251 (EP 0 724 171 A2). (0 E 2 rdr) 2 / (0 E 4 rdr)-(3) where E is the electric field associated with the propagating light, and r is the radial distance from the core center (the central axis of the optical fiber).
- an optical fin having a refractive index profile of a ring-shaped core structure has a lower side pressure loss than an optical fiber having another refractive index profile, for example, a refractive index profile of a dual ring core structure or a multilayer core structure, but still has There is an upper limit.
- the increase in bending loss and lateral pressure loss with an increase in the effective area A eff is an essential problem of the optical fiber and cannot be avoided.
- An optical fiber according to the present invention includes: a core region extending along a predetermined axis; It has a cladding region provided on the outer periphery of the region and is suitable for a single mode optical fiber mainly composed of quartz glass.
- the optical fiber according to the present invention has an absolute value of 1.0 to 4.5 ps / nm / km with respect to light having a wavelength of 1550 nm in consideration of application to recent wavelength division multiplexing transmission and the like. And an effective area of 70 zm 2 or more, and a cutoff wavelength of 1.3 ⁇ m (1300 nm) or more at a fiber length of 2 m.
- the optical fiber according to the present invention extends along the central axis and is provided on the outer periphery of the central region 101 having a predetermined refractive index and the central region 101.
- 103 at least.
- the second annular region 103 reduces the nonlinear refractive index N 2 and suppresses the occurrence of nonlinear phenomena (see the above equation (1)), the refractive index of the second annular region 103 in the radial direction from the center of the optical fiber 100 is increased.
- the amount of fluorine, which is a refractive index lowering agent, is adjusted so that the refractive index decreases.
- the radius of the first annular region 102 is particularly set to 1.5 ⁇ m or more in order to avoid concentration of the optical power near the central axis.
- the relationship between the effective area A eff given by the above equation (3) and the mode field MFD is given by the following equation (4), and the proportional constant k in the equation (4) is 1.4 or more. Is preferred.
- the contribution to the nonlinear refractive index N 2 in each region of the optical fiber is larger in the first annular region 102 than in the second annular region 103,
- the first annular region 102 greatly contributes to the above-described determination of various characteristics of the optical fiber at the wavelength of 1505 nm.
- the amount of added fluorine is controlled such that the shape of the refractive index profile in the second annular region 103 is inclined from the center of the optical fiber 100 toward the periphery. That is, the optical power of the light propagating in the optical fiber 100 is large.
- the amount of fluorine added to the inner portion of the second annular region 103 is reduced while the outer portion of the second annular region 103 is reduced.
- the amount of fluorine added is increased, and the refractive index aperture file in the second annular region 103 is deliberately tilted, so that the nonlinear refractive index of the entire optical fiber is increased. N 2 is reduced.
- Various embodiments can be applied to the structure of the refractive index profile for realizing the optical fiber according to the present invention. That is, as the structure of the refractive index profile in the core region of the optical fiber, a ring-shaped core structure, a dual ring structure, a multilayer core structure, or the like can be applied, and the refractive index profile of the cladding region is depressed. A clad structure is also applicable.
- a refractive index profile of the optical fiber according to the present invention when a refractive index profile 250 of a ring-shaped core 'depressed clad structure as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B is adopted.
- Optical fiber extending along the central axis of 200 The central region 101 corresponds to the side core 2 11, and the first annular region 102 corresponds to the outer core 2 12 provided on the outer periphery of the inner core 211.
- the second annular region 103 corresponds to the inner cladding 21 provided on the outer periphery of the outer core 21.2.c.
- the glass regions 211, 212, and 221 are defined as follows. The relative refractive index difference is given based on the outer cladding 222 provided on the outer periphery of the inner cladding 222.
- the optical fiber 400 When the refractive index profile 450 of a dual ring core structure as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B is adopted as the refractive index profile of the optical fiber according to the present invention, the optical fiber 400
- the central area 101 corresponds to the first core 4 11 extending along the central axis of the first core 4 11, and the second core 4 12 provided on the outer periphery of the first core 4 11
- the first annular region 102 corresponds to the first annular region 102
- the third annular region 103 provided on the outer periphery of the second core 412 corresponds to the second annular region 103.
- a fourth core 414 is provided on the outer periphery of the third core 413, and a cladding area is provided on the outer periphery of the fourth core.
- 420 is provided.
- Each of the glass regions 4 11, 4 12, 4 13, and 4 14 is given a relative refractive index difference based on the cladding region 4 20.
- a distress clad structure may be adopted.
- FIG. 1A and 1B are diagrams showing a main part of the optical fiber according to the present invention.
- FIG. 1A shows its cross-sectional structure
- FIG. 1B shows its refractive index profile.
- FIG. 2A and 2B are diagrams showing a first embodiment of the optical fin according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2A is a sectional view of the optical fin
- FIG. 2B is a refractive index profile thereof (a ring-shaped core “depressed clad”). Structure).
- FIG. 3 is a graph showing the relationship between the refractive index profile and the optical power distribution in the optical fiber according to the first example.
- FIGS.4A and 4B show reference light as an index prepared for an experiment showing the relationship between the nonlinear refractive index of the optical fiber according to the first embodiment and the inclination of the refractive index aperture file.
- FIG. 4A shows a fiber
- FIG. 4A shows its cross-sectional structure
- FIG. 4B shows its refractive index profile.
- FIG. 5 is a graph showing the relationship between the refractive index profile and the optical power distribution in the reference fiber shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing the measurement results of Experiments 1 to 3 showing the relationship between the nonlinear refractive index and the inclination of the refractive index profile for the optical fibers according to the first and second examples.
- FIG. 7A and 7B are views showing a second embodiment of the optical fiber according to the present invention.
- FIG. 7A shows the cross-sectional structure
- FIG. 7B shows the refractive index profile (dual ring core structure). ing.
- FIG. 8A and 8B show a reference optical fiber as an index prepared for an experiment showing the relationship between the nonlinear refractive index of the optical fiber and the inclination of the refractive index aperture file according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 8A shows its cross-sectional structure
- FIG. 8B shows its refractive index profile.
- FIG. 9 is a view for explaining a modified example of the refractive index profile of the optical fiber according to the present invention.
- the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.
- FIG. 1A and 1B are diagrams showing a main part of the optical fiber according to the present invention.
- FIG. 1A shows its cross-sectional structure
- FIG. 1B shows its refractive index profile.
- the optical fiber 100 according to the present invention includes a core region extending along a central axis; An optical fiber mainly composed of quartz glass and having a cladding region formed on the outer periphery of the core region.
- the optical fino 100 is provided on a central region 101 having an outer diameter a 1 having a predetermined refractive index and an outer diameter b having a higher refractive index n 2 than the central region 101.
- impurities such as fluorine are added so that the refractive index n 3 (r) of the second annular region 103 gradually decreases from the center of the optical fiber 100 toward the periphery.
- r is the distance in the radial direction from the center of the optical fiber 100.
- the horizontal axis of the refractive index profile 150 shown in FIG. 1B corresponds to each position of the line L1 in FIG. 1A.
- O t denotes the intersection of the central axis line L 1 of the optical fiber 10 0.
- the refractive index profile 150 indicates a refractive index in each glass region
- a region 151 indicates each portion on the line L1 of the central region 101
- a region 152 indicates the first annular region.
- Each region and region 153 on the line L1 of 102 correspond to each region on the line L1 of the second annular region 103, respectively.
- the amount of nonlinear phenomena generated is proportional to the amount of change given by equation (1).
- the present invention provides a structure that suppresses the occurrence of nonlinear phenomena by reducing the nonlinear refractive index N 2 in view of the limit of the increase in the effective area A eff caused by bending loss and lateral pressure loss.
- the second annular region 103 located outside the first annular region 102 attention is paid to the second annular region 103 located outside the first annular region 102, and the shape of the refractive index profile in the second annular region 103 is defined by the optical fiber 1
- the amount of fluorine added is controlled so as to be inclined from the center of 00 toward the periphery. That is, while the amount of fluorine added is reduced in the inner portion of the second annular region 103 where the optical power of the light propagating in the optical fiber 100 is large, the outside of the second annular region 103 is reduced.
- the optical fiber 100 according to the present invention is designed such that the refractive index in the inner portion of the second annular region 103 is higher than the refractive index in the outer portion of the annular region 103. I have.
- FIG. 1 The optical fiber according to the first embodiment has a refractive index profile of a ring-shaped core and a displaced clad structure.
- FIG. 2A and 2B are diagrams showing a first embodiment of the optical fiber according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2A is a sectional view of the optical fiber
- FIG. 2B is a refractive index profile thereof (ring-shaped core 'depressed clad'). Structure) is shown.
- FIG. 3 is a graph showing the relationship between the refractive index profile 250 and the optical power distribution 260 in the optical fiber 200 according to the first embodiment. Note that the optical power distribution 260 in FIG. 3 is standardized with the maximum value being 1.
- the optical fiber 200 also has a core region 210 extending along the central axis and a cladding region 220 formed on the outer periphery of the core region 210.
- An optical fiber mainly composed of glass.
- the core region 210 comprises an inner core 211 having an outer diameter a 2 having a refractive index, provided on an outer periphery of the inner co ⁇ 211., consists outer core 21 and second outer diameter b 2 having a refractive index n 2 ONO I have.
- the cladding region 220 is provided on the outer periphery of the outer core 212 and is doped with fluorine so that the refractive index n 3 (r) ( ⁇ n 2 ) gradually decreases from the center of the optical fiber 200 toward the periphery.
- an outer cladding 222 provided on the outer periphery of the inner cladding 221 and having a refractive index n 4 (> n 3 (r)).
- r is the distance in the radial direction from the center of the optical fiber 200.
- the inner core 211 corresponds to the central region 101
- the outer core 212 corresponds to the first annular region 102
- the inner cladding 221 corresponds to the second annular region. This corresponds to the area 103.
- the horizontal axis of the refractive index profile 25 ° shown in FIG. 2B corresponds to each position of the line L2 in FIG. 2A, and 0 2 in FIG. 2A indicates the center of the optical fin 200. This is the intersection of the axis and line L2. More specifically, the refractive index profile 250 indicates the relative refractive index difference of each of the glass regions 211, 212, and 221 with respect to the outer clad 222, and the region 251 corresponds to each of the inner cores 211 on the line L2.
- the region and region 252 are each region on the line L2 of the outer core 212, the region 253 is each region on the line L2 of the inner clad 221 and the region 254 is on the line L2 of the outer clad 222. Each part corresponds to each part.
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ is defined as shown in the following equation (5).
- n c is the refractive index of the outer clad 222 as a reference r
- n t corresponds to the refractive indices ni, n 2 , and n 3 (r) of the glass regions 211, 212, and 221 respectively.
- the relative refractive index difference .DELTA..eta 2 of the outer core 212 given by (n 2 2 -n 4 2 ) / 2n 4 2
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ 3 (r) of the inner cladding 211 is given by (ri 3 (r) 2 -n 4 2 ) / 2 ⁇ 4 2 .
- the refractive indices in the above formulas are not in any order, and the glass region having a negative relative refractive index difference with respect to the outer cladding 222 has a refractive index lower than the refractive index ⁇ 4 of the outer cladding 222. It means that it is an area.
- the relative refractive index difference of each glass region is expressed as a percentage.
- FIG. 4A and 4B show a reference optical fiber 300 prepared as an index for Experiment 1.
- FIG. 4A shows its cross-sectional structure
- FIG. 4B shows its refractive index profile. Is shown.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the relationship between the refractive index profile 350 and the optical power distribution 360 of the reference optical fiber 300 shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B. Note that the optical power distribution 360 in FIG. 5 is standardized with the maximum value being 1.
- the reference optical fiber 300 is configured such that the core region 310 includes an inner core 311 having an outer diameter a 3 having a refractive index n ⁇ and an outer core 312 having an outer diameter b 3 having a refractive index n 2 (> r).
- the cladding region 320 includes an inner cladding 221 having an outer diameter c 3 having a refractive index n 3 ( ⁇ n 2 ) and an outer cladding 322 having a refractive index n 4 (> n 3 ).
- the relative refractive index difference n 3 of the inner cladding 321 with respect to the outer cladding 322 is constant (the inclination (% / ⁇ m) of the refractive index aperture file is 0).
- the refractive index profile 350 in FIG. 4B is the relative refractive index difference of each glass region 311, 312, 321 with respect to the outer cladding 322 in FIG.
- Region 35 1 is a portion of the inner core 3 11 on the line L 3
- a region 3 52 is a portion of the outer core 3 12 on the line L 3
- a region 3 53 Represents each part of the inner cladding 321 on the line L3
- the region 354 corresponds to each part of the outer cladding 322 on the line L3.
- ⁇ 3 in FIG. 4A is an intersection of the central axis line L 3 of the reference optical fiber 300.
- each composition parameter is given as follows.
- the radius (a 3/2) of the inner core 3 11 is 2.6, and the cutoff wavelength at a length of 2 m is 1.45 1.m It is.
- the prepared reference optical fiber 300 has the following characteristics with respect to light having a wavelength of 1550 nm.
- each glass region contributes as follows for the nonlinear refractive index N 2.
- Inner core 18.1% Outer core 52.5%
- each sample optical fiber was prepared by measuring the relative refractive index difference ⁇ 3 in the inner clad (corresponding to the inner clad 221 in the first embodiment) in which the refractive index profile was inclined.
- the average ⁇ 3 ⁇ of (r), the relative refractive index difference ⁇ of the inner core to the outer cladding, and the outer diameter ratio c 3 / b 3 of the inner cladding to the outer core are fixed, and the relative refractive index of the inner cladding to the outer cladding.
- the difference ⁇ 3 (r) is changed respectively.
- the reference optical fiber prepared in Experiment 2 has the same structure as the optical fiber 300 shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, and has the following composition parameters. Also in Experiment 2, the nonlinear refractive index N 2 (m 2 / W) is measured for various sample optical fibers having different refractive index profiles with reference to the reference optical fiber. Graph (2) in FIG. 6 shows the measurement results of Experiment 2.
- the radius (a 3/2) of the inner core 311 is 2.7 ⁇ m, and the cutoff wavelength at a length of 2 m is 1.45. ⁇ M.
- the prepared reference optical fiber 300 has the following characteristics with respect to light having a wavelength of 1550 nm.
- the prepared reference optical fiber was used as a reference.
- the sample optical fiber with the gradient (% / m) of the refractive index profile in the inner cladding is prepared without changing the characteristics for the light of 155 Onm wavelength.
- the nonlinear refractive index N 2 (m 2 / W) was measured.
- Graph (2) in Fig. 6 shows the results of the experiment.
- point B corresponds to the reference optical fiber prepared in Experiment 2.
- the prepared sample optical fibers had a relative refractive index difference ⁇ 3 (r) in the inner cladding (corresponding to the inner cladding 221 of the first embodiment) in which the refractive index profile was inclined.
- average .DELTA..eta 3Arufanyuipushiron of, the outer diameter ratio c3 / b3 of the inner clad against relative refractive index difference .DELTA..eta and outer core of the inner core with respect to the outer clad is fixed, the relative refractive index difference of the inner clad with respect to the outer clad .DELTA..eta 3 ( r) can be changed respectively.
- the optical fiber according to the second embodiment has a refractive index profile of a dual ring core structure.
- FIG. 7A is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the optical fiber according to the present invention.
- FIG. 7A shows its sectional structure
- FIG. 7B shows its refractive index profile (dual ring core structure).
- the optical fiber 400 according to the second embodiment also has a core region 410 extending along the central axis, and a cladding region formed on the outer periphery of the core region 410.
- 420 is an optical fiber mainly composed of quartz glass.
- the core region 410 is provided on the outer periphery of the first core 41 1 having an outer diameter a 4 having a refractive index and the outer periphery of the first core 41 1, and has a refractive index n 2 OnJ.
- clad region 420 has a refractive index n 5 lower than the fourth core 414.
- r is the distance in the radial direction from the center of the optical fiber 200.
- the first core 411 corresponds to the central region 101
- the second core 412 corresponds to the first annular region 102
- the third core 413 corresponds to the third core 413. This corresponds to the two annular regions 103.
- the horizontal axis of the refractive index profile 450 shown in FIG. 7 B is equivalent to the position of the line L 4 in FIG. 7 A, the center axis of the 0 4 in Fig. 7 A is the optical Huai server 400 And the line L4.
- the refractive index profile 450 indicates the relative refractive index difference between each of the glass regions 411, 412, 413, and 414 with respect to the cladding region 420, and the region 451 is the first core 411.
- the regions 455 on the line L4 of FIG. 4 correspond to the regions on the line L4 of the cladding region 420, respectively.
- the relative refractive index differences ⁇ 2 , ⁇ 3 (r), and ⁇ 4 of the glass regions 411, 412, 413, and 414 with respect to the cladding region 420 are given by the above formula (5).
- the refractive index n t in the expression (5) is the refractive index n ′′ n 2 , n 3 (r ), And correspond respectively to n 4, n c is you corresponds to the refractive index n 5 of the clad region 420
- FIGS. 8A and 8B are diagrams showing a reference optical fiber 500 prepared as an index for Experiment 3, FIG. 8A shows its cross-sectional structure, and FIG. 8B shows its refractive index profile. Each is shown.
- the reference optical fiber 500 includes a first core 511 having an outer diameter of a 5 to core region 510 has a refractive index rii, the second core 512 having an outer diameter b 5 having a refractive index n 2 On, the refractive index n 3 ⁇ a third core 513 having an outer diameter c 5 having (n 2, refractive Oriritsu n 4) is composed of a fourth core 514 having an outer diameter d 5 having a (> n 3), clad area 520 It has a lower refractive index n 5 than the fourth core 514.
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ 3 of the third core 513 with respect to the cladding region 520 is constant (the gradient (% / ⁇ m) of the refractive index profile is 0).
- the refractive index profile 550 of FIG. 8B shows the relative refractive index difference (defined as in the second embodiment) of each glass region 511, 512, 513, 514 with respect to the cladding region 520 in FIG. 8A.
- the region 551 is each portion of the first core 511 on the line L5
- the region 552 is each portion of the second core 512 on the line L5
- the region 553 is each portion of the third core 513 on the line L5.
- the region 554 corresponds to each part of the fourth core 514 on the line L5, and the region 555 corresponds to each part of the cladding region 520 on the line L5.
- 0 5 in FIG. 8 A is an intersection of the central axis line L 5 of the reference light Huai bus 500.
- each composition parameter is as follows. Has been given.
- the radius ( a 5/2) of the first core 5 11 is 1.8 ⁇ m, and the cutoff wavelength at a length of 2 m is 1.4. 2 ⁇ m.
- the prepared reference optical fiber 500 has the following various characteristics with respect to light having a wavelength of 1550 nm.
- the gradient (% / ⁇ m) of the refractive index profile in the third core 5 13 was determined without changing various characteristics for light having a wavelength of 1550 nm with reference to the reference optical fiber 500.
- a plurality of modified sample optical fibers were prepared, and the nonlinear refractive index N 2 (mVW) of each of the sample optical fibers was measured.
- Graph (3) in Fig. 6 is the measurement result of Experiment 3.
- point C corresponds to the reference optical fiber 500 shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B.
- each of the prepared sample optical fibers had a refractive index profile.
- Average of relative refractive index difference ⁇ 3 (r) in the third core in which the aisle is inclined (corresponding to the third core 513 in the second embodiment)
- the outer diameter ratio c 5 / b5 of the third core to the second core, 4 outer diameter ratio of the third core to core c 5 / d 5 the relative refractive index difference of the fourth Koa against relative refractive index difference delta n and cladding region of the first Koa respect to the cladding region ⁇ n 4 is fixed, the cladding region ,
- the relative refractive index difference ⁇ 3 (r) of the third core with respect to is changed.
- the relative refractive index difference of the second core against the clad region .DELTA..eta 2 and the outer diameter ratio a 5 / b5 of the first core also with respect to the second core the wavelength 1550 nm Is adjusted in accordance with the change in the relative refractive index difference ⁇ 3 (r) so that the various characteristics of the light do not change.
- the average ⁇ 3 ⁇ of the relative refractive index difference (r) in the third core is given by the above equation (6).
- the proportionality in the above equation (4) showing the relationship between the effective area A efi and the mode field diameter MFD for light having a wavelength of 155 Onm.
- the constant k is preferably 1.5 or more.
- the radius of the central region is preferably set to 1.5 m or more.
- the refractive index profile of the second annular region (corresponding to the inner cladding 221 in the first embodiment and the third core 13 in the second embodiment) in the optical fiber according to the present invention is described.
- a value (indicating the inclination of the depressed portion 601 in the refractive index profile 600) % / ⁇ M) is given as the slope of the approximate straight line obtained by the least square method or the like.
- the refractive index gradually decreases from the center to the periphery of the optical fiber at the outer periphery of the glass region that is located at the center and forms the refractive index profile of the ring-shaped core structure.
- the provision of the annular region has the effect of reducing the nonlinear refractive index and more effectively suppressing the occurrence of the nonlinear phenomenon.
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