Very Small Form Factor Erbium-Ytterbium Optical Amplifiers

超小型铒镱光学放大器

• 批准号: 514504-2017
• 负责人: Bradley, Jonathan
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: McMaster University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=640149
• 关键词: Very; Small; Form; Factor; Erbium

Optical amplifiers are critical for boosting the power of high-speed optical signals in data communicationssystems. However, as the size of optical transceiver modules continuously shrinks to increase the overallcapacity of networks, current optical amplifier technology, based on erbium-doped optical fiber, will no longersatisfy the size constraints of the system. For future high-speed communications systems a new technologyplatform for very small form factor (VSFF) amplification is required. In this project my research team and Iwill build on our expertise in compact, integrated erbium-ytterbium-doped waveguide amplifiers to provide aVSFF amplification solution together with industry partner Lumentum. Lumentum is a world leader in opticalamplifier technology and is seeking solutions for the next generation of its pluggable transceiver technology.Integrated erbium-ytterbium amplifiers can be fabricated with ultra-compact size and at low cost on siliconchips. Therefore, this project will enable Lumentum to leap forward on their optical amplifier roadmap andsignificantly increase their competitive advantage. Furthermore, it will lead to new knowledge about theminimum size, output power limitations, gain, signal polarization dependency and overall design andperformance of integrated erbium-ytterbium optical amplifiers.

光学放大器对于提高数据通信系统中高速光信号的功能至关重要。但是，随着光学收发器模块的大小不断收缩以增加网络的全部容量，基于掺杂的光纤的当前光学放大器技术不会延长系统的尺寸约束。对于将来的高速通信系统，需要新的技术平面图非常小的外形（VSFF）放大。在这个项目中，我的研究团队和IWILL基于我们在紧凑的，集成的Erbium-ytterbium掺杂波导放大器方面的专业知识，以与行业合作伙伴Lumentum一起提供AVSFF放大解决方案。 Lumentum是光学示意剂技术的全球领导者，正在寻求下一代可插入收发器技术的解决方案。整合的Erbium-ytterbium放大器可以用超紧凑型尺寸和低成本的硅芯片制造。因此，该项目将使Lumentum能够在其光学放大器路线图上飞跃，并显着提高其竞争优势。此外，这将导致有关最小尺寸，输出功率限制，增益，信号极化依赖性和整体设计以及综合eRbium-ytterbium光学放大器的性能的新知识。