• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 22, Issue 4, 041401 (2024)
Xinrui Jiang, Baojian Wu*, Wei Yan, Feng Wen, and Kun Qiu
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  • Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Ministry of Education, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202422.041401 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Xinrui Jiang, Baojian Wu, Wei Yan, Feng Wen, Kun Qiu. Experiments and simulation on the overall DMG of long-haul cascade FM-EDFA systems[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2024, 22(4): 041401 Copy Citation Text show less
    All-fiber FM-EDFA based on IWDMs. (a) FM-IWDM. (b) All-fiber FM-EDFA configuration.
    Fig. 1. All-fiber FM-EDFA based on IWDMs. (a) FM-IWDM. (b) All-fiber FM-EDFA configuration.
    Experimental results for the IWDM-based FM-EDFA. (a) The input signal spectrum, (b) the variations of the modal gain and the DMG with the forward LP01-mode pump power, and (c) the output spectrum at the pump power of 940 mW.
    Fig. 2. Experimental results for the IWDM-based FM-EDFA. (a) The input signal spectrum, (b) the variations of the modal gain and the DMG with the forward LP01-mode pump power, and (c) the output spectrum at the pump power of 940 mW.
    Cascade FM-EDFA system for long-haul transmission of MDM signals.
    Fig. 3. Cascade FM-EDFA system for long-haul transmission of MDM signals.
    Experimental test setup for the equivalent spectrum method.
    Fig. 4. Experimental test setup for the equivalent spectrum method.
    Performance for the cascade FM-EDFA system. (a) Amplified powers and the overall DMG. (b) Output OSNRs and ASE noise power.
    Fig. 5. Performance for the cascade FM-EDFA system. (a) Amplified powers and the overall DMG. (b) Output OSNRs and ASE noise power.
    Simulation on cascade FM-EDFA systems. (a) Recirculating loop model. (b) Comparison of the simulation and experimental results.
    Fig. 6. Simulation on cascade FM-EDFA systems. (a) Recirculating loop model. (b) Comparison of the simulation and experimental results.
    Optimization of the FMF length in the recirculating loop. (a) The system output powers and overall DMG for 10-stage FM-EDFA system. (b) The max stage number of the overall DMG permitted in the limit of 2 dB.
    Fig. 7. Optimization of the FMF length in the recirculating loop. (a) The system output powers and overall DMG for 10-stage FM-EDFA system. (b) The max stage number of the overall DMG permitted in the limit of 2 dB.
    Curves of the modal gain and the DMG in the C-band.
    Fig. 8. Curves of the modal gain and the DMG in the C-band.
     IWD MultiplexerIWD Demultiplexer
    ModeLP01LP11LP21LP02LP01LP11LP21LP02
    1550 nm insertion loss/dB0.790.970.890.871.581.551.511.66
    1550 nm isolation/dB48.7947.6344.8747.7242.4544.5443.4846.08
    1480 nm insertion loss/dB0.540.840.520.420.280.790.780.88
    1480 nm isolation/dB≥ 50≥ 50
    Table 1. Test Data for the FM-IWDMs
    Xinrui Jiang, Baojian Wu, Wei Yan, Feng Wen, Kun Qiu. Experiments and simulation on the overall DMG of long-haul cascade FM-EDFA systems[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2024, 22(4): 041401
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