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Lecture 23 Intro To Optical Amplifiers

This document discusses different types of optical amplifiers, including erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs), Raman amplifiers, and semiconductor optical amplifiers. It provides details on EDFA characteristics such as wavelength range, gain, saturation power, and noise figure. It also compares the signal-to-noise ratio for a system with and without an EDFA pre-amplifier, showing that the EDFA provides a 180x better SNR by amplifying the signal above the noise levels.

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Lecture 23 Intro To Optical Amplifiers

This document discusses different types of optical amplifiers, including erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs), Raman amplifiers, and semiconductor optical amplifiers. It provides details on EDFA characteristics such as wavelength range, gain, saturation power, and noise figure. It also compares the signal-to-noise ratio for a system with and without an EDFA pre-amplifier, showing that the EDFA provides a 180x better SNR by amplifying the signal above the noise levels.

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Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifiers (EDFAs)

Best performance
Wide spread use
Raman Amplifiers
Used in conjunction with EDFAs
Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers
Small package
Potential use for low-cost applications
Potential use for optical switching
OPTI 500 C, Spring 2011, Lecture 23, Introduction to Optical Amplifiers
1
Types of Opt i c al Ampl i f i er s
OPTI 500 C, Spring 2011, Lecture 23, Introduction to Optical Amplifiers
2
Er bi um-Doped Fi ber Ampl i f i er s

Optical Signal

0
1550 nm
Erbium-Doped
OpticalFiber
Optical Pump
OPTI 500 C, Spring 2011, Lecture 23, Introduction to Optical Amplifiers
3
Semi c onduc t or Opt i c al Ampl i f i er s

Antireflection
Coating
p-type InP
i-InGaAsP Gain Region
Metal Electrode
n-type InP substrate
n-type InP
Metal Electrode
Antireflection
Coating
Optical
Input
Optical
Output
Pump
Current
Pump
Current
OPTI 500 C, Spring 2011, Lecture 23, Introduction to Optical Amplifiers
4
Fi ber Raman Ampl i f i er
Optical Signal
Undoped
OpticalFiber
Optical Pump
OPTI 500 C, Spring 2011, Lecture 23, Introduction to Optical Amplifiers
5
Typi c al EDFA Char ac t er i st i c s
Wavelength 1.55 m
Bandwidth 30-40 nm
Gain 30-45 dB
Pump Power 20-100 mW
Pump Wavelength 980 nm, 1480 nm
3 dB Saturation Power 5-10 dBm
Polarization Sensitivity No
WDM Crosstalk No
Noise Figure 4-6 dB

Signal-to-Noise Ratio
Noise Figure
Signal-to-Noise Ratio
in
out
=
0 dBm = 1 mW
OPTI 500 C, Spring 2011, Lecture 23, Introduction to Optical Amplifiers
6
Opt i c al Communi c at i on Bands
Source http://www.linktionary.com/f/fiber-optic.html
OPTI 500 C, Spring 2011, Lecture 23, Introduction to Optical Amplifiers
7
EDFA as a Pr e-Ampl i f i er

TIA
Photodiode
R =0.5 A/W
Optical
Fiber
R
in
=50
T =300 K
Output
Input
P
in
=3.2 W

0
=1.55 m
B=6.2 GHz
TIA
Photodiode
R =0.5 A/W
EDFA
Optical
Fiber
m
t
=2
n
sp
=2.25
G =1556
Optical
Band-Pass
Filter

f
=12.4
GHz
R
in
=50
T =300 K
Output
Input
P
in
=3.2 W

0
=1.55 m
B=6.2 GHz
OPTI 500 C, Spring 2011, Lecture 23, Introduction to Optical Amplifiers
8
Noi se Sour c es Wi t hout EDFA

( )( )
2
19 6 9 2
15 2
2
2 1.6 10 3.2 10 0.5 6.2 10
3.174 10
shot s
i eI B
A
A

=
=
=

( )
( )
( )
2
23 9
12 2
4
4 1.38 10 300 6.2 10
2.053 10
50
ther
in
kTB
i
R
A

=

= =

TIA
Photodiode
R =0.5 A/W
Optical
Fiber
R
in
=50
T =300 K
Output
Input
P
in
=3.2 W

0
=1.55 m
B=6.2 GHz
OPTI 500 C, Spring 2011, Lecture 23, Introduction to Optical Amplifiers
9
Si gnal -t o-Noi se Rat i o (SNR) - No
EDFA

( ) ( )
( )
( )
( )
2 2
23 9
12 2
12 2
3.2 0.5 /
4
4 1.38 10 300 6.2 10
50
2.56 10
1.25
2.053 10
s
in
P R W A W
SNR
kTB
R
A
A

= =

= =

OPTI 500 C, Spring 2011, Lecture 23, Introduction to Optical Amplifiers


10
Ampl i f i ed Spont aneous Emi ssi on
(ASE) i n t he EDFA

( )( )
( )( )( )
34 14 10
9
2 2.25 6.63 10 1.94 10 1.24 10
7.18 10
ASE t sp f
P m n h
x W

=
=
=

( )
( )
9 9
0.5 7.18 10 3.59 10
ASE ASE
I RP A

= = =

TIA
Photodiode
R =0.5 A/W
EDFA
Optical
Fiber
m
t
=2
n
sp
=2.25
G =1556
Optical
Band-Pass
Filter

f
=12.4
GHz
R
in
=50
T =300 K
Output
Input
P
in
=3.2 W

0
=1.55 m
B=6.2 GHz
OPTI 500 C, Spring 2011, Lecture 23, Introduction to Optical Amplifiers
11
Beat Noi se f r om t he EDFA

( )
( )
( )
( )
2
9
6 9
10
8 2
4
6.2 10
4 1556 3.2 10 0.5 1556 3.59 10
1.24 10
2.78 10
sig spon s ASE
f
B
i GI GI
A

=

OPTI 500 C, Spring 2011, Lecture 23, Introduction to Optical Amplifiers
12
SNR w i t h EDFA Pr e-Ampl i f i er

( )
( )
2
2
2
8 2
1556 3.2 0.5 /
223
2.78 10
s
sig spon
GP R
SNR
i
W A W
A

=

= =

180 times better SNR with EDFA pre-amplifier

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