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27 results about "Raman gain" patented technology

Raman gain is optical gain (amplification) arising from stimulated Raman scattering. It can occur in transparent solid media (e.g. optical fibers), liquids and gases under the influence of intense pump light, and is used in Raman amplifiers and Raman lasers.

Scanning high-resolution double-optical-comb spectrum system based on Raman gain modulation

The invention discloses a scanning high-resolution double-optical-comb spectrum system based on Raman gain modulation. The method is suitable for real-time spectrum detection with a wide spectrum range and high spectral resolution. The system comprises a single-frequency laser and driver, an optical coupler, a mode-locked laser, a rare earth doped amplifier, a wavelength division multiplexer, a Raman gain fiber, a sample to be tested, a photoelectric detector, a data processor and a wavemeter. The single-frequency laser couples part of light to the wavemeter, and the remaining light is divided into two paths to be coupled with the two amplified mode-locked lasers to enter the Raman gain optical fiber for Raman gain modulation and is converted into high-mutual-dryness double optical combs. The double combs pass through a to-be-measured sample in a combined manner, and interference signals are measured by the photoelectric detector and received by the data processor. And meanwhile, the processor sends a tuning signal to the single-frequency laser driver, so that the double combs scan in a wide spectrum range to obtain high-resolution spectrum information. Electrical feedback locking is not needed, and high-precision spectrum acquisition with megahertz resolution in a terahertz range can be completed within a few minutes.
Owner:SHANGHAI INST OF OPTICS & FINE MECHANICS CHINESE ACAD OF SCI

An adaptive raman gain compensation system and method

The application discloses a self-adaptive Raman gain compensation system and method, and relates to the technical field of optical communication, wherein the self-adaptive Raman gain compensation system comprises: an optical fiber link; a Raman optical amplifier used for amplifying an input optical signal transmitted by the optical fiber link; a centralized optical amplifier used for amplifying an optical signal output by the Raman optical amplifier; and a compensation device used for acquiring and comparing partial optical powers of the input optical signal and the optical signal output by the centralized optical amplifier, and controlling the gain of the centralized optical amplifier based on a comparison result. The application can realize self-adaptive gain compensation when the gain of the Raman amplifier is insufficient.
Owner:WUHAN POST & TELECOMM RES INST CO LTD

Raman fiber laser employing ultra-low reflectance fiber Bragg grating

A Raman fiber laser includes a pump light source, a reflective end mirror, a wavelength division multiplexer, a Raman gain fiber, and an output end mirror. The output end mirror is an ultra-low reflectance fiber Bragg grating. The reflective end mirror is connected to a reflective end of the wavelength division multiplexer. The pump light source is connected to an input end of the wavelength division multiplexer. One end of the Raman gain fiber is connected to a common end of the wavelength division multiplexer, and the other end of the Raman gain fiber is connected to the ultra-low reflectance fiber Bragg grating. The laser of the present invention can reduce loss of laser light at the reflective end mirror, thereby increasing laser light optical conversion efficiency and output power, and simultaneously achieving high time domain stability and extremely low coherence.
Owner:HUAZHONG UNIV OF SCI & TECH

Apparatus and method for adjusting the wavelength of light

An optical arrangement for adjusting the wavelength of light, comprising: a first light source arranged to generate a first beam of light at a first wavelength; a second light source arranged to generate seed light at a second wavelength; a first Raman shifting medium arranged to receive the light from the first light source in combination with the seed light from the second light source, and to produce, by stimulated Raman scattering, output light at the second wavelength and having temporal properties determined by those of the first beam of light; a third light source arranged to generate seed light at a third wavelength; and a second Raman shifting medium arranged to receive the output light from the first Raman shifting medium in combination with the seed light from the third light source, and to produce, by stimulated Raman scattering, output light at the third wavelength and having temporal properties determined by those of the output light from the first Raman shifting medium; wherein the third wavelength is greater than the second wavelength, and the second wavelength is greater than the first wavelength; wherein the frequency difference between the first beam of light and the seed light from the second light source is a frequency difference where the first Raman shifting medium exhibits Raman gain; and wherein the frequency difference between the output light from the first Raman shifting medium and the seed light from the third light source is a frequency difference where the second Raman shifting medium exhibits Raman gain. Also provided is a corresponding method of adjusting the wavelength of light.
Owner:IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNVOATIONS LTD

High-brightness high-power raman photonic crystal fiber laser

The application discloses a high-brightness and high-power Raman photonic crystal fiber laser, which comprises a pump source and a Raman gain medium connected with the pump source; the Raman gain medium is a full-solid photonic crystal fiber in a long cone shape; the full-solid long cone photonic crystal fiber is continuously and proportionally reduced in the whole cone area, and constantly satisfies the double-mode operation condition in the working wavelength range; the thick end is the input end, and the thin end is the output end; the full-solid photonic crystal fiber comprises a core and a cladding from inside to outside; the cladding microstructure comprises a high-refractive-index matrix material and a low-refractive-index filling material; the filling material is filled in the matrix material and is arranged in a two-dimensional closest equilateral triangle lattice periodically; the microstructure of the filling material is arranged in a concentric circle along the radial direction of the center of the core, and the number of the microstructure is 3-5 circles. The laser can effectively improve the laser beam quality of the output end and realize single-mode laser output.
Owner:XUZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY

A near single-mode linearly polarized Raman laser based on step-index multimode fiber

The application discloses a high-power single-mode linear polarization Raman fiber laser based on a multimode optical fiber, and is characterized in that: a Raman gain medium of the laser is a single-clad circularly symmetric step-index distribution large-core multimode optical fiber; a base mode diameter of the step-index large-core multimode optical fiber is more than 65% of a core diameter; a Bragg fiber grating is inscribed in the core of the multimode optical fiber by using a femtosecond laser direct writing technology; a long axis of the grating region is coincided with a base mode field supported by the multimode optical fiber in a radial direction in space and length; the grating forms selective optical feedback only to the base mode in the cavity; a grating region with a difference between the long axis and the short axis forms selective feedback to one polarization state of the base mode; thus, the multimode optical fiber Raman laser effectively suppresses generation of mode instability at a high power level through active mode cleaning, and finally realizes near-diffraction-limited single-mode, high linear polarization and high-power Raman fiber laser output.
Owner:XUZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY

A raman gain adaptive regulation method and system for a multi-band optical network

The application provides a Raman gain adaptive regulation method and system for a multi-band optical network, and the steps of the method comprise: supplementing gain values of non-target channels, constructing a gain vector based on target gain values of target channels and the supplemented gain values of the non-target channels, and performing at least one round of iteration; in each iteration, inputting values in a population into a pre-trained inverse model, the inverse model outputting corresponding pump adjustment parameters; determining gain values of all channels based on the pump adjustment parameters, screening target gain values of target channels from the gain values of all channels, and calculating fitness based on target gain values of target channels and the screened target gain values of the target channels; adjusting the supplemented gain values of non-target channels based on target function values, re-constructing the gain vector, and performing the next round of iteration, and after completing the last iteration, screening final pump adjustment parameters from all pump adjustment parameters.
Owner:BEIJING UNIV OF POSTS & TELECOMM

Optical amplification device

PendingJP2026135904AGainMaterials science
The present invention provides an optical amplifier with high gain and improved flatness of gain and NF. [Solution] The optical amplification device comprises a plurality of Raman optical amplifiers, each having a Raman amplification optical fiber and an excitation light source unit that supplies excitation light to the Raman amplification optical fiber. The plurality of Raman optical amplifiers are connected in series. The product of the maximum value of the Raman gain efficiency of the Raman amplification optical fiber of the second Raman optical amplifier and its fiber length is smaller than the product of the maximum value of the Raman gain efficiency of the Raman amplification optical fiber of the first Raman optical amplifier, which is located before the second Raman optical amplifier, and its fiber length. The number of excitation light sources in the excitation light source unit of the second Raman optical amplifier is smaller than the number of excitation light sources in the excitation light source unit of the first Raman optical amplifier. At least one wavelength of the excitation light output by the excitation light source unit of the second Raman optical amplifier is different from at least one wavelength of the excitation light output by the excitation light source unit of the first Raman optical amplifier.
Owner:FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD

Determination of optical performance of distributed Raman amplifiers using deep neural networks

ActiveUS12597997B2Electromagnetic transmissionNeural network analysisRaman amplifiers
Systems and methods include receiving inputs comprising a Raman gain target for a Raman amplifier, fiber parameters, and fiber characteristics, each for an optical span; analyzing the inputs with a deep neural network (DNN) having a plurality of layers; providing a plurality of outputs from the DNN; and utilizing the plurality of outputs for a link budget calculation on the optical span. The Raman amplifier includes a plurality of pumps each at a fixed wavelength.
Owner:CIENA CORP

Device for inhibiting influence of light polarization state on stimulated Raman signal

The invention relates to a device for inhibiting the influence of a light polarization state on a stimulated Raman signal, which is characterized in that a passive depolarizer device is added to a pump light branch of a stimulated Raman gas detection system to reduce the degree of polarization of pump light, so that the influence of the light polarization state change caused by the light path state change on a stimulated Raman gain signal is reduced. According to the device for inhibiting the influence of the light polarization state on the stimulated Raman gain signal, a passive depolarizer device is constructed by adopting a passive optical device and a single-mode optical fiber, and the passive depolarizer device comprises a first polarization controller, a first polarization beam splitter, a single-mode delay optical fiber, a second polarization controller and a second polarization beam splitter. According to the invention, the environmental adaptability of the gas sensing system based on the stimulated Raman effect in a real measurement scene is improved, and the practicability of the gas sensor is accelerated. The polarization degree of the pump light is reduced, meanwhile, the system cost is not obviously increased, and compared with an optical fiber scrambler and a passive depolarizer achieved through polarization maintaining optical fibers, the passive depolarizer has the obvious cost advantage.
Owner:BEIJING INST OF AEROSPACE CONTROL DEVICES

Tunable raman pump for raman amplification

A fiber Raman amplifier system that includes a Raman pump module with a first pump laser at a first wavelength and a first power and a second pump laser at a second wavelength and a second power. The second wavelength is less than 10 nanometers different from the first wavelength. A ratio of the first power to the second power is adjusted to establish a Raman gain in a bandwidth.
Owner:II VI DELAWARE INC

Limiting the gain of a Raman amplifier upon fiber span recovery

Systems and methods for clamping Raman gains are provided. According to one implementation, a method includes a step of limiting a gain of a Raman amplifier after maintenance or repair of a fiber span, where the Raman amplifier is configured to amplify optical signals propagating over the fiber span. The method also includes a step of obtaining local power measurements. Based on the local power measurements, the method includes a step of increasing the gain of the Raman amplifier. Furthermore, according to another implementation, an optical amplifier assembly may include a Raman amplifier configured to amplify optical signals propagating over a fiber span and a control device configured to limit a gain of the Raman amplifier after maintenance or repair of the fiber span.
Owner:CIENA CORP

A continuous U-band high-gain Raman fiber amplification module

PendingCN122292032ASpectral widthGain
This invention provides a continuous U-band high-gain Raman fiber amplification module. It utilizes a Raman gain fiber with a dedicated gain peak at a 13 THz frequency shift, coupled with a broadband pump source with a 3 dB spectral width of at least 10 nm. A pump signal combiner is used to achieve efficient fusion coupling between the pump light and the U-band signal, ensuring that the broadband pump energy is precisely matched to the amplification requirements of the U-band signal. This achieves efficient high-gain amplification of the U-band signal, filling the amplification capability gap in this band of traditional amplifiers, ensuring the stability and efficiency of the amplification process, and ultimately outputting a high-purity, high-gain U-band laser signal. Compared with traditional Raman methods, this invention's Thraman fiber amplification module has advantages such as simple structure, high gain, and low cost, and has significant practical value and application prospects.
Owner:WUHAN CHANGJIN XIANFENG PHOTOELECTRIC TECH CO LTD

Raman fiber laser and optical amplifier

The invention provides a Raman fiber laser and an optical amplifier, and belongs to the technical field of optical communication. The Raman fiber laser comprises a plurality of pump light assemblies, a combiner, a multi-wavelength reflector, a Raman gain fiber and a multi-wavelength output device, each pump light assembly is connected with the combiner, the combiner is connected with the multi-wavelength reflector, and the Raman gain optical fiber is located between the multi-wavelength reflector and the multi-wavelength output device; the plurality of pump light assemblies are used for outputting optical signals with multiple wavelengths to the combiner; the combiner is used for combining the optical signals with multiple wavelengths into a combined signal and outputting the combined signal; the multi-wavelength reflector is used for inputting the combined wave signal to the Raman gain optical fiber and reflecting the middle Raman laser and the target Raman laser corresponding to each wavelength in multiple wavelengths; and the multi-wavelength output device is used for reflecting the middle Raman laser corresponding to each wavelength and outputting the target Raman laser corresponding to each wavelength. By adopting the Raman fiber laser, Raman laser with various wavelengths can be output.
Owner:HUAWEI TECH CO LTD

A U-band high-energy square-wave pulse Raman light source module

PendingCN122370846ALight energyHigh energy
This invention provides a U-band high-energy square-wave pulsed Raman light source module. It first achieves initial stable amplification of the seed light through forward pumping with a 100-watt pump source, followed by high-energy main amplification through reverse pumping with a kilowatt-level pump source. Both stages of Raman amplification utilize highly nonlinear optical fibers as the gain medium to significantly enhance the stimulated Raman scattering effect, efficiently converting pump light energy into signal light and improving overall Raman gain and energy conversion efficiency. Simultaneously, it balances the stability of the amplification process with the integrity of the pulse waveform, thereby achieving a smooth, step-by-step amplification of the U-band pulsed seed light. Ultimately, it stably outputs high-energy U-band square-wave pulsed light with a single pulse energy ≥5μJ and a pulse width of 80–120ns, significantly improving the light source's output performance and better meeting the application requirements of long-distance fiber optic communication expansion and atmospheric methane remote sensing.
Owner:WUHAN CHANGJIN XIANFENG PHOTOELECTRIC TECH CO LTD

Raman Gain Measurements in Dynamically Controlled Optical Line Systems

PendingUS20260205194A1Computational physicsGain
Systems and methods for measuring Raman gain in an optical span include, subsequent to determining a baseline measurement of a first total-power output at an upstream node and a first total-power input at a downstream node, causing a measurement a second total-power output at the upstream node and a second total-power input at the downstream node with one or more Raman pump lasers on; and determining a Raman gain for the optical span by comparing (a) a difference between the first total-power output and the first total-power input to (b) a difference between the second total-power output and the second total-power input. The baseline measurement was determined when one or more Raman pump lasers associated with the optical span were turned off. The Raman gain reflects an effective gain achieved over all of the optical span rather than only at a local amplifier input.
Owner:CIENA CORP

On-chip stimulated Raman scattering gas sensing system and method

The invention discloses an on-chip stimulated Raman scattering gas sensing system and method, and particularly relates to the technical field of gas analysis and measurement. According to the system, pump light and Stokes light interact with gas to be detected in a sensing waveguide evanescent field area, the Raman scattering process of gas molecules is enhanced, and Stokes light Raman gain signals related to gas concentration are obtained. In order to suppress Raman background noise caused by a waveguide material, different polarization modes of Stokes light are introduced into a sensing waveguide, pump light is filtered out through a micro-ring resonator and a polarization beam splitter, and a TE fundamental mode and a TM fundamental mode of the Stokes light are separated; the balance photoelectric detector is used for carrying out differential processing on Raman gain signals corresponding to the two polarization modes, so that the signal-to-noise ratio and the sensitivity of gas detection are improved. And meanwhile, the laser, the sensing waveguide and the detection unit are integrated, so that the device has the advantages of compact structure, low power consumption and high sensitivity, and can realize ppm-magnitude gas detection.
Owner:JILIN UNIVERSITY

Single-photon Raman temperature sensing system and sensing method thereof

The invention discloses a single-photon Raman temperature sensing system and a sensing method thereof, solves the problem of photon counting curve jittering caused by Raman gain in an optical fiber and polarization sensitivity of a single-photon detector, and belongs to the technical field of distributed optical fiber sensing and single-photon detection. According to the distributed optical fiber temperature sensing system and method based on the dual-wavelength cross-polarization pulse pumping, Raman pumping and single photon detection are carried out by combining a dual-independent-wavelength pulse light source with a cross-polarization synthesis light path; and photon number jitter of the Raman gain and the single-photon detector in the optical fiber due to the change of the polarization state of the optical signal can be effectively solved. According to the invention, the problem that the temperature measurement curve in the traditional single-photon Raman temperature sensing system changes periodically is eliminated, and the temperature measurement accuracy and the temperature resolution are higher, so that the method can be conveniently applied to the high-precision single-photon Raman temperature sensing system.
Owner:UNIV OF ELECTRONICS SCI & TECH OF CHINA

Method for improving raman gain coefficient of tellurite glass

This invention discloses a method for improving the Raman gain coefficient of tellurate glass. By introducing Ga2O3 into a TeO2-BaF2-Y2O3 tellurate glass matrix, Ga ions enter the glass network and form [GaO4] tetrahedral structural units. These Ga ions then form a Te-O-Ga connection structure with the tellurium oxygen structural units through bridging oxygen bonds, thereby controlling the glass network structure and increasing the proportion of non-bridging oxygen. Raman spectroscopy results show that at 789 cm⁻¹... ‑1 The Te-O-Te vibration peak is enhanced at 480 cm⁻¹. ‑1 Vibrational characteristic peaks associated with the Te-O-Ga structure appear at a certain point. A peak intensity ratio evaluation function is constructed to quantitatively evaluate the glass structure, thereby obtaining tellurate glass materials with high Raman gain coefficients. Through structural tuning, the synergistic enhancement of the two main Raman vibrational modes can be achieved, thus significantly improving the Raman gain coefficient of tellurate glass.
Owner:JILIN UNIVERSITY

Hydrogen detection system and method, and storage medium

The embodiment of the invention provides a hydrogen detection system and method and a storage medium, and belongs to the technical field of gas detection. The system comprises a pump laser, a Stokes laser, a polarization regulation and control module, an optical path coupling module, a distribution module, a detection module and a processing module. The polarization regulation and control module modulates the polarization state of first laser emitted by the pump laser, and the optical path coupling module couples the first laser modulated by the polarization regulation and control module and second laser emitted by the Stokes laser into third laser. The detection module is used for introducing hydrogen to be detected to generate stimulated Raman scattering with the third laser and outputting a current measurement signal; and the processing module is used for determining a current hydrogen concentration value according to the current measurement signal. A polarization regulation and control module is introduced into a pump light path, so that a polarization state quickly traverses a Poincare sphere within integral time, Raman gain equivalent to polarization average is obtained, and polarization state disturbance is eliminated. According to the invention, high-sensitivity and high-stability distributed trace hydrogen monitoring is realized.
Owner:THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIV SHENZHEN RES INST

Method, device and equipment for predicting raman gain coefficient of gain fiber in fiber laser and medium

To address the drawbacks of existing methods for measuring the Raman gain coefficient of optical fibers, such as their cumbersome complexity, this invention proposes a method, apparatus, device, and medium for predicting the Raman gain coefficient of the gain fiber in an optical fiber laser. The method includes inputting the phonon energy distribution, the number of phonons, and the phonon polarizability of the gain fiber in the optical fiber laser; constructing a Raman gain coefficient prediction model based on the phonon energy distribution; and inputting the phonon energy distribution, the number of phonons, and the phonon polarizability into the Raman gain coefficient prediction model to obtain the Raman gain coefficient of the gain fiber. This invention utilizes the magnitude of phonon energy in the gain fiber to rapidly predict the Raman gain coefficient in the optical fiber laser, thereby saving experimental time and significantly improving work efficiency.
Owner:NAT UNIV OF DEFENSE TECH

Raman amplifier gain control method and raman optical fiber amplifier

PCT designated stageWO2025256043A1Electromagnetic transmissionDistributed amplifierRaman amplifiers
The present invention relates to the technical field of communications, and provides a Raman amplifier gain control method and a Raman optical fiber amplifier. The method comprises: inputting pump light of a corresponding wavelength into an optical fiber, and measuring out-of-band ASE power of the optical fiber in each preset frequency band; determining an actual gain coefficient of each preset frequency band on the basis of the out-of-band ASE power of each preset frequency band; matching the actual gain coefficient of each preset frequency band with a preset Raman gain coefficient of each preset frequency band, using an optical fiber corresponding to an actual gain coefficient having the highest similarity obtained by means of matching as a first optical fiber, and using an adjustment parameter of the first optical fiber to perform gain control of a Raman amplifier. The present invention, by means of deriving a Raman gain coefficient in reverse by using the out-of-band ASE power, can measure the Raman gain coefficient during the working process of the Raman amplifier, resolving the problem of it being difficult for a distributed amplifier to acquire a gain coefficient of optical fiber.
Owner:ACCELINK TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD +1

Tunable Raman pump for Raman amplification

A fiber optic Raman amplifier system includes a Raman pump module having a first pump laser at a first wavelength and a first power and a second pump laser at a second wavelength and a second power. The difference between the second wavelength and the first wavelength is less than 10 nanometers. A ratio of the first power to the second power is adjusted to establish a Raman gain in a bandwidth.
Owner:II VI DELAWARE INC

System and method for realizing pumping multi-gain Raman laser

The invention belongs to the technical field of solid Raman lasers, and discloses a system and method for realizing a pumping multiple gain Raman laser, and the system comprises a laser pumping source, a resonant cavity, a Raman gain medium, and a pumping light-transmitting reflection assembly. The laser pumping source outputs pumping light to the pumping light-transmitting reflection assembly; the Raman gain medium is arranged in the resonant cavity, and the Raman gain medium is used for partially converting the passing pump light into Raman light; the resonant cavity enables the Raman light to oscillate in the resonant cavity and amplifies the energy of the Raman light; and the pump light transmitting and reflecting assembly is arranged at the periphery of the resonant cavity and is used for transmitting and reflecting the pump light, so that the pump light enters the resonant cavity for multiple times to be subjected to pump light-Raman light conversion. According to the invention, the plurality of reflectors outside the resonant cavity are utilized to realize that the pump light passes through the Raman gain medium in the cavity at different angles for many times, and the energy utilization rate of the pump light is improved.
Owner:HANGZHOU INST FOR ADVANCED STUDY UCAS

Raman gain adaptive control method and system for multi-band optical network

The present disclosure provides a Raman gain adaptive control method and system for multi-band optical network. The method includes: supplementing gain values of non-target channels, constructing a gain vector based on a target gain values of target channels and the supplemented gain values of the non-target channels, and performing at least one iteration; in each iteration, inputting values in a population into a pre-trained inverse model, and outputting a corresponding pump adjustment parameter; determining gain values of all channels based on the pump adjustment parameter, screening out gain values of the target channels from the gain values of all the channels, and calculating fitness based on the target gain values of the target channel and the screened gain values of the target channel; and adjusting the supplemented gain values of the non-target channels based on the objective function value, reconstructing the gain vector, performing a next iteration, and screening a final pump adjustment parameter from all the pump adjustment parameters after the last iteration is completed.
Owner:BEIJING UNIV OF POSTS & TELECOMM

Forward Raman nonlinear suppression amplification method for OAM optical communication

The invention discloses a forward Raman nonlinear suppression amplification method for OAM optical communication, and relates to the technical field of nonlinear optics, OAM composite signals are separated into multiple groups of intrinsic signals according to spiral phase characteristics and radial distribution characteristics, corresponding gain coefficients are adjusted through an order gain algorithm according to cooperative attenuation characteristics of orders and moduli of an OAM mode, and the OAM optical communication is realized. Pre-amplification is carried out on each group of intrinsic signals; collecting and calculating the dispersion amount of each group of amplified intrinsic signals, mapping orders and moduli according to a modulation type time sequence model to generate a control vector, taking the control vector as a modulation constraint, deducing a predicted dispersion amount, and superposing the predicted dispersion amount with an actual dispersion amount to carry out dispersion pre-compensation; the method comprises the following steps: determining the number of pumping wavelengths, collecting transmission loss, calculating target Raman gain, distributing injection point power and pause duration to realize distributed Raman amplification, inhibiting FWM clutter by using random phase modulation, and sending the FWM clutter to a receiving end for processing and demodulation to realize stable long-distance OAM optical communication.
Owner:ELECTRIC POWER SCI RES INST OF STATE GRID XINJIANG ELECTRIC POWER CO LTD +3

Dual comb absolute distance measurement system based on raman gain modulated single frequency laser

PendingCN122307573ARealize rangingreduce phase noiseBandpass filteringPhotodetector
This invention discloses a dual-comb absolute distance measurement system based on Raman gain modulation of a single-frequency laser. The system includes an optical frequency comb, a single-frequency laser, a rare-earth-doped amplifier, an optical coupler, a wavelength division multiplexer, a Raman gain fiber, an optical circulator, an optical collimator, a target, an optical bandpass filter, and a photodetector. The single-frequency laser is split into two paths, each coupled to an amplified optical frequency comb and then into the Raman gain fiber, generating two highly coherent Raman gain modulated dual combs: a signal comb and a local oscillator comb. The signal comb is divided into two groups; one group is reflected from the target and carries distance information, coupled to the other group and then to the local oscillator comb. After aliasing is eliminated by an optical bandwidth filter, the signal is collected by the photodetector, and the phase is de-encapsulated to calculate the distance. Due to the Raman gain modulation process, simple optical longitudinal mode stabilization and carrier wavelength readout can be achieved, ultimately using interferometry to achieve nanometer-level ranging accuracy.
Owner:SHANGHAI INST OF OPTICS & FINE MECHANICS CHINESE ACAD OF SCI