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Light Sources for Optical Communications
Considerations with Optical Sources
Physical dimensions to suit the fiber 9 micron fiber core diameter
Narrow radiation pattern (beam width) to launch enough light into low NA fiber
Linearity (output light power proportional to driving current) important for analog systems
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Considerations …
Ability to be directly modulated by varying driving current output light varies with injected current
Fast response time (wide band) for high speed links
Adequate output power into the fiber to go further without repeaters
Considerations…
Narrow spectral width (or line width) to reduce ___________ ?
Stability LED better than LASER
Driving circuit issues impedance matching
Reliability and cost
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Solid State (Semiconductor) Light Sources
Considering all these factors following SLS are used in fiber optics
Light Emitting Diode (LED) Forward biased PN junction
LASER LED with stimulated emission to provide (1) low line width (2) low beam width (3) high bandwidth (4) high power and (5) coherency
Theory of Operation
A PN junction (that consists of direct band gap semiconductor materials) acts as the active or recombination region
When the PN junction is forward biased, electrons and holes recombine either radiatively (emitting photons) or non-radiatively (emitting heat). This is simple LED operation.
In an LASER, the photon is further processed in a resonance cavity to achieve a coherent, highly directional optical beam with narrow linewidth
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Energy-Bands
In a pure Gp. IV material, equal number of holes and electronsexist at different energy levels.
n-type material
Adding group V impurity will create an n- type material (more electrons than holes)
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p-type material
Adding group III impurity will create a p-type material
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl45Rrt4j2Uhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULNnxCg_SA8
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Light Emission
Basic LED operation: When an electron jumps from a higher energy state (Ec) to a lower energy state (Ev) the difference in energy Ec- Ev is released either
as a photon of energy E = h (radiative recombination)
as heat (non-radiative recombination)
The Light Emitting Diode (LED)
For fiber-optics, the LED should have a high radiance (light intensity), fast response time and a high quantum efficiency
Emitted wavelength depends on band gap energy Eg
Eg depends on the type of material (ratio between them)
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Physical Design
Double hetero structure is used to improve light output (2 p type and 2 n type)
Each region shall also have the right refractive index to guide the light (optical property)
Light is confined in the active region (high ref. index) due to waveguide operation
Double-Heterostructure configuration
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Surface-Emitting LED larger emitting area
Edge-Emitting LED
The active region is embedded into a waveguide structure so that the light is directed an edge Larger active region More directional radiation (similar to LASER)
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LED Spectral Width
Generally LED is a broadband light source (125 nm)Edge emitting LED’s have slightly narrow line width
Quantum Efficiency
Internal quantum efficiency is the ratio between the radiative recombination rate and the sum of radiative and non-radiative recombination rates
For exponential decay of excess carriers, the radiative recombination lifetime is n/Rr and the non-radiative recombination lifetime is n/Rnr
)/(int nrrr RRR
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Internal Quantum Efficiency
If the current injected into the LED is I, then the total number of recombination per second is,
where, q is the charge of an electron. That is, Rr = intI/q.
Since Rr is the total number of photons generated per second, the optical power generated internal to the LED depends on the internal quantum efficiency
External Efficiency
Not all the light internally generated exits the LED
The actual light output depends on the optical properties of the active region and surrounding material as well as incident angle of light
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Fresnel Reflection and Transmission Coefficients
At the surface of any two material with n1
and n2 ref indices, there will be F. Loss
Fresnel Loss = -10 Log (T)
tCoefficien Reflection
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4laWjdjjpA
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External Efficiency
External Efficiency for air n2=1, n1 = n
2)1(1
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n2
Lightemission cone
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Optical Power Emitted
Half Power Beam Width (θ1/2)
The angle at which the power is half of its peak value
L = 1 For Lambertian source
)(Cos)( LoBB
/2)( 2/1 oBB
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Bandwidth (3-dB points)
Optical Power I(f); Electrical Power I2(f)
2)2(1/)( fPfP o
Electrical Loss = 2 x Optical Loss
1/sqrt(2)=0.707½=0.5
Drawbacks of LED
Large line width (30-40 nm)
Large beam width (Low coupling to the fiber)
Low output power
Low E/O conversion efficiency
Advantages
Robust
Linear
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The LASER
Light Amplification by ‘Stimulated Emission’ and Radiation (L A S E R)
1. Coherent light (stimulated emission)
2. Narrow beam width (very focused beam)
3. High output power (amplification)
4. Narrow line width because only few wavelengthwill experience a positive feedback and getamplified (optical filtering)
Fundamental Lasing Operation
Absorption: An atom in the ground state might absorb a photon emitted by another atom, thus making a transition to an excited state.
Spontaneous Emission: random emission of a photon, which enables the atom to relax to the ground state.
Stimulated Emission: An atom in an excited state might be stimulated to emit a photon by another incident photon.
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Howling Dog Analogy
Laser Transition Processes(Stimulated and Spontaneous
Emission)
Energy absorbed from the incoming photon
Random
release of energy
Coherent release of energy
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Stimulated Emission
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyObdBUgTRY
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In Stimulated Emission incident and stimulated photons will have
Identical energy Identical wavelength Narrow linewidth
Identical direction Narrow beam width
Identical phase Coherence and
Identical polarization
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LmcUaWuYao
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Fabry-Perot Laser (resonator) cavity
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Mirror Reflections
How a Laser Works
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_QOWbkc7UI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbiUEqXTNnY
Multimode Laser Output Spectrum
Longitudinal Modes
ModeSeparation
(Center Wavelength)
g(λ)
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Optical output vs. drive current of a laser
Threshold Current
External Efficiency Depends on the slope
Laser threshold depends on Temperature
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Modulation of Optical Sources
Optical sources can be modulated either directly or externally.
Direct modulation is done by modulating the driving current according to the message signal (digital or analog)
In external modulation, the laser is emits continuous wave (CW) light and the modulation is done in the fiber
Why Modulation
A communication link is established by transmission of information reliably
Optical modulation is embedding the information on the optical carrier for this purpose
The information can be digital (1,0) or analog (a continuous waveform)
The bit error rate (BER) is the performance measure in digital systems
The signal to noise ratio (SNR) is the performance measure in analog systems
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Types of Optical Modulation
Direct modulation is done by superimposing the modulating (message) signal on the driving current
External modulation, is done after the light is generated; the laser is driven by a dc current and the modulation is done after that separately
Both these schemes can be done with either digital or analog modulating signals
Direct Modulation
The message signal (ac) is superimposed on the bias current (dc) which modulates the laser
Robust and simple, hence widely used
Issues: laser resonance frequency, turn on delay, clipping and laser nonlinearity
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Optical Output vs. Drive Current of a Laser
Direct Analog ModulationLED LASER
Modulation index (depth) 'BIIm
BB II 'thBB III '
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Analog LED Modulation
Note: No threshold current No clippingNo turn on delay
Laser Digital Modulation
Current (I)I(t)
Ith
I1
t
P(t)
t
I2
th
spdII
IIt
2
12ln
Optical Power
(P)
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Turn on Delay (lasers)
When the driving current suddenly jumps from low (I1 < Ith) to high (I2 > Ith) , (step input), there is a finite time before the laser will turn on
This delay limits bit rate in digital systems
Can you think of any solution?
th
spdII
IIt
2
12ln
Input current
Assume step input
Electron density
steadily increases until threshold value is reached
Output optical power
Starts to increase only after the electrons reach the threshold
Turn on Delay(td)
Resonance Freq.(fr)
I1
I2
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Frequency Response of a Laser
Resonance Frequency(fr) limits the highest possible modulation frequency
Useful Region
Laser Analog Modulation
)](1[)( tmsPtP t
S(t)
P(t)
Here s(t) is the modulating signal,P(t): output optical powerPt: mean value
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The modulated spectrum
Two sidebands each separated by modulating frequency
Twice the RF frequency
Limitations of Direct Modulation
Turn on delay and resonance frequency are the two major factors that limit the speed of digital laser modulation
Saturation and clipping introduces nonlinear distortion with analog modulation (especially in multi carrier systems)
Nonlinear distortions introduce second and third order intermodulation products
Chirp: Laser output wavelength drift withmodulating current is also another issue
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Temperature dependency of the laser is another issue
External Optical Modulation
Modulation and light generation are separated Offers much wider bandwidth up to 60 GHz More expensive and complex Used in high end systems
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External Modulated Spectrum
Typical spectrum is double side band
However, single side band is possible which is useful at extreme RF frequencies
An Optical Phase External Modulator
Refractive index of the optical waveguide changes depending on the applied electric field
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A Traveling Wave Phase Mod.
Much wideband operation is possible due to the traveling wave tube arrangement
Mach-Zehnder Interferometers
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Distributed Feedback Laser (Single Mode Laser)
The optical feedback is provided by fiber Bragg Gratings Only one wavelength get positive feedback
DFB Output Spectrum