Optical amplification apparatus and multi-port wavelength division multiplexing coupler

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023238765-A1
Application number	US-202318192137-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 29, 2023
Priority date	Sep 30, 2020
Publication date	Jul 27, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

An optical amplification apparatus includes a plurality of input ends configured to receive a plurality of first optical signals with different wavelengths, a plurality of output ends configured to output a plurality of second optical signals obtained by amplifying the first optical signals, and a first pump source configured to provide a first pump light for amplifying the first optical signals. The apparatus also includes a first multi-port wavelength division multiplexing coupler having a plurality of first connection ports connected to the input ends. The apparatus further includes a first optical fiber connection cable connecting the first pump source with the first multi-port wavelength division multiplexing coupler. The first optical fiber connection cable is configured to transmit the first pump light. The apparatus additionally includes an active optical fiber connection cable having an active doped fiber for transmitting and amplifying a plurality of third optical signals.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An optical amplification apparatus, comprising:
a plurality of input ends configured to receive a plurality of first optical signals with different wavelengths; a plurality of output ends configured to output a plurality of second optical signals obtained by amplifying the plurality of first optical signals; a first pump source configured to provide a first pump light for amplifying the plurality of first optical signals; a first multi-port wavelength division multiplexing coupler comprising a plurality of first connection ports connected to the plurality of input ends, wherein the first multi-port wavelength division multiplexing coupler is configured to couple the plurality of first optical signals and the first pump light; a first optical fiber connection cable connecting the first pump source with the first multi-port wavelength division multiplexing coupler, wherein the first optical fiber connection cable is configured to transmit the first pump light; and an active optical fiber connection cable comprising an active doped fiber for transmitting and amplifying a plurality of third optical signals obtained by coupling the plurality of first optical signals to the first pump light, wherein the active optical fiber connection cable is connected to the first multi-port wavelength division multiplexing coupler, and the active optical fiber connection cable is connected to the plurality of output ends.

2 . The optical amplification apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the first multi-port wavelength division multiplexing coupler comprises a fused-tapered region, the fused-tapered region comprises a plurality of second optical fiber connection cables connected to the plurality of first connection ports to facilitate transmitting the plurality of first optical signals through the second optical fiber connection cables, and the first optical fiber connection cable is coupled to the plurality of second optical fiber connection cables in the fused-tapered region.

3 . The optical amplification apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the fused-tapered region further comprises a plurality of third optical fiber connection cables between the first optical fiber connection cable and the plurality of second optical fiber connection cables, the first optical fiber connection cable is coupled to the third optical fiber connection cables, and the third optical fiber connection cables are coupled to the second optical fiber connection cables.

4 . The optical amplification apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the first optical fiber connection cable is separately bound with the plurality of second optical fiber connection cables.

5 . The optical amplification apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a gain flattening filter on the active optical fiber connection cable, wherein the gain flattening filter is configured to perform gain flattening on fourth optical signals obtained by transmitting and amplifying the third optical signals by the active doped fiber.

6 . The optical amplification apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the gain flattening filter is a grating.

7 . The optical amplification apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein a wavelength of the grating is set to a wavelength section of the fourth optical signals so that the grating performs a function of gain flattening filtering on the fourth optical signals.

8 . The optical amplification apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein a wavelength of the grating is set to a wavelength section of the first pump light, so that the grating performs power distribution regulation on the first pump light.

9 . The optical amplification apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of output ends are configured to receive a plurality of first target optical signals with different wavelengths, the plurality of input ends are configured to output a plurality of second target optical signals obtained by amplifying the first target optical signals, the optical amplification apparatus further comprises:
a second pump source configured to provide a second pump light, wherein the second pump light is configured to amplify the plurality of first target optical signals; and
a second multi-port wavelength division multiplexing coupler comprising a plurality of second connection ports connected to the plurality of output ends, wherein the second multi-port wavelength division multiplexing coupler is connected to the second pump source, the second multi-port wavelength division multiplexing coupler is connected to the active optical fiber connection cable, the second multi-port wavelength division multiplexing coupler is configured to couple the plurality of first target optical signals and the second pump light, and
the active doped fiber is configured to transmit and amplify a plurality of third target optical signals obtained by coupling the plurality of first target optical signals to the second pump light.

10 . A multi-port wavelength division multiplexing coupler, comprising:
a plurality of first connection ports configured to:
receive a plurality of first optical signals with different wavelengths; and
receive a first pump light for amplifying the plurality of first optical signals; and
a fused-tapered region configured to couple the plurality of first optical signals and the first pump light.

11 . The multi-port wavelength division multiplexing coupler according to claim 10 , wherein the fused-tapered region comprises:
a first optical fiber connection cable configured to transmit the first pump light; and a plurality of second optical fiber connection cables coupled to the first optical fiber connection cable in the fused-tapered region, wherein the plurality of second optical fiber connection cables are configured to transmit the first optical signals.

12 . The multi-port wavelength division multiplexing coupler according to claim 11 , wherein
the fused-tapered region further comprises a plurality of third optical fiber connection cables arranged between the first optical fiber connection cable and the plurality of second optical fiber connection cables, the first optical fiber connection cable is coupled to the third optical fiber connection cables, and the third optical fiber connection cables are coupled to the second optical fiber connection cables.

13 . The multi-port wavelength division multiplexing coupler according to claim 12 , wherein the first optical fiber connection cable is separately bound with the plurality of second optical fiber connection cables.

14 . An optical amplifier board, comprising:
a first pump source configured to provide first pump light; and a first multi-port wavelength division multiplexing coupler connected to the first pump source, the first multi-port wavelength division multiplexing coupler being configured to:
receive a plurality of first optical signals with different wavelengths; and
couple the plurality of first optical signals with the first pump light.

15 . The optical amplifier board according to claim 14 , wherein
the first multi-port wavelength division multiplexing coupler comprises a fused-tapered region, and the fused-tapered region comprises:
a first optical fiber connection cable for transmitting the first pump light; and
a plurality of second optical fiber connection cables coupled to the first optical fiber connection cable in the fused-tapered region, wherein the plurality of second optical fiber connection cables are configured to transmit the first optical signals.

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Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jiang Hengyun
• Wu Bo

Classifications

• H01S3/094053 Primary

  Fibre coupled pump, e.g. delivering pump light using a fibre or a fibre bundle · CPC title

• H01S3/06754

  Fibre amplifiers (H01S3/06708 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01S3/094003

  the pumped medium being a fibre · CPC title

• G02B6/4206

  Optical features (G02B6/4207, G02B6/421 take precedence) · CPC title

• G02B6/4215

  the intermediate optical elements being wavelength selective optical elements, e.g. variable wavelength optical modules or wavelength lockers (G02B6/4246 takes precedence) · CPC title