Aleksandr A. Krivonosov , Alina Yu. Tkachenko , Nikita R. Poddubrovskii
{"title":"A Yb-doped self-sweeping fiber laser with intensity dynamics control","authors":"Aleksandr A. Krivonosov , Alina Yu. Tkachenko , Nikita R. Poddubrovskii","doi":"10.1016/j.yofte.2025.104376","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.yofte.2025.104376","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A Yb-doped sigma-cavity self-sweeping fiber laser has been developed. It was demonstrated that the intensity dynamics can be controlled via changing the radiation direction in the ring part of the cavity. A continuous-wave (CW) self-sweeping operation was obtained for the case of co-propagating pump and generation radiation. In turn, for the configuration with counter-propagating pump and generation radiation a transition from CW to pulsed intensity dynamics with pump power increase was demonstrated for the first time. The generation occurred near the central wavelengths of 1082–1083 nm with the sweeping range varying from 0.1 to 0.5 nm for co– and counter-propagating pump and generation radiation, respectively. It was demonstrated that the intensity dynamics retain the properties typical for CW self-sweeping even in the case of μs-long pulses generation. New criteria for the characterization of the self-sweeping fiber lasers intensity dynamics were proposed. The results obtained can be used for development and characterization of self-sweeping lasers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19663,"journal":{"name":"Optical Fiber Technology","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 104376"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144893426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wei Dai , Yuan Xue , Xingyu Wang , Wanru Liu , Jianping He
{"title":"Stability monitoring of deep soil in slope based on local strain and continuous vibration information analysis","authors":"Wei Dai , Yuan Xue , Xingyu Wang , Wanru Liu , Jianping He","doi":"10.1016/j.yofte.2025.104377","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.yofte.2025.104377","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Slope stability is crucial for the safe operation of downstream highways and railroad traffic lines, and the stress state of deep soil body is an important index to reflect the stability of slopes. Environmental vibrations can cause redistribution of internal stresses within slopes, making them one of the primary causes of slope instability. To gain a clearer understanding of internal stress distribution and vibration response within slopes, this paper proposes a monitoring method for the stability of deep soil in slopes based on local strain and continuous vibration optical fiber sensing technologies. Firstly, a fiber Bragg grating-optical fiber vibration sensor packaged by FRP (Fiber Reinforced Plastics) for local strain and continuous vibration monitoring was developed and its sensing performance was experimentally investigated, and then the sensor was applied to a slope to carry out slope stability monitoring. The research results show that the strain sensing coefficient and the flexural sensing coefficient are 1.24 pm/με and 2.07 pm/cm respectively, and the FBG-DVS sensor can effectively measure the displacement distribution of deep soil in slopes and the vibration information generated by the expansion of cracks. This method can provide early warning of disasters such as slope collapse, providing a scientific basis for the safe management of slope engineering.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19663,"journal":{"name":"Optical Fiber Technology","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 104377"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144891856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tracking a silent killer: Comparison of grating and non-grating palladium-functionalized optical fiber SPR sensor for carbon monoxide detection","authors":"Tasawouf Ali , Ahsan Illahi , Tayba Suleman , Akhtar Hussain","doi":"10.1016/j.yofte.2025.104375","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.yofte.2025.104375","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Carbon monoxide (CO) is a leading cause of poisoning deaths globally. CO exposure can cause severe health effects, ranging from neurological and cardiovascular symptoms at low levels to loss of consciousness and death at high or prolonged levels. Hence accurate and early detection of CO is essential for public health and environmental safety. To detect CO gas, this paper presents the design and performance analysis of palladium-based fiber optic surface plasmon resonance sensor. Palladium (Pd) readily adsorbs CO molecules and enables sensitive and selective signal transduction in sensor systems, making it an efficient biorecognition layer for CO detection. The sensor’s response is analyzed using finite element method, with an emphasis on important performance metrics such as resonance shift and modal loss. Grating and non-grating Pd biorecognition layers are demonstrated to compare the performance of sensors. Introducing a Pd grating enhanced the sensor’s sensitivity by approximately 12.7 %, increasing from 6300 nm/RIU in the non-grating configuration to 7100 nm RIU<sup>−1</sup> with 100 nm residual cladding, 30 nm air gap width and 20 gratings. This research also provides a first-principle study of CO adsorption on Pd surface by density functional theory to examine the specific adsorption behavior of analyte, which remains a major challenge in the field. Two surface geometries, i.e., (1 × 1) and (2 × 1), were investigated; resulting in the (2 × 1) structure exhibiting more desirable adsorption character. High sensitivity and efficiency are demonstrated by the suggested biosensor in the detection of CO for the development of ultrasensitive SPR sensors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19663,"journal":{"name":"Optical Fiber Technology","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 104375"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144890321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Realization of a high-power flat-gain ASE source with C/L/C+L band selection via embedded software control","authors":"Ozcan Akcesme , Murat Yucel","doi":"10.1016/j.yofte.2025.104370","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.yofte.2025.104370","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Amplified Spontaneous Emission (ASE) sources operating in both C-band and L-band generally use separate setups for each band. Using separate setups for C and L-bands increases design complexity and cost while using a single setup deteriorates the flatness of the output gain spectrum. This work presents the design and implementation of a flat gain ASE source that can operate in C-band and L-band separately or combined with only a single optical setup for all bands. The optical setup designs are first optimized in a simulation environment for the required length of Erbium Doped Fiber (EDF), the number of pump lasers, pump powers, and pump wavelengths. Then, an optical management board containing a multi-laser control driver and embedded software algorithm is developed to achieve flat gain and separate operation of C/L/C + L bands. With this management board, the lasers on the optical setup can be controlled and the output spectrum can be adjusted to the desired optical power and ripple without requiring any external components such as optical switches/optical filters. The developed ASE source offers bandwidths of 36 nm (1524–1560 nm), 44 nm (1560–1604 nm), and 80 nm (1524–1604) for the C, L, and C + L bands, respectively, while providing a constant output power of 30 mW and a 3 dB power ripple across all bands. As a result, to our knowledge, for the first time in the literature, an ASE source has been developed without an optical component, with band selection via a management board, adjustable optical power and ripple, and at a very low cost compared to the market.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19663,"journal":{"name":"Optical Fiber Technology","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 104370"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144890312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High pulse energy picosecond erbium-doped fiber oscillator with near-Fourier-limited pulse duration","authors":"Zhipeng Ding , Nihui Zhang , Xuyan Zhou , Mingjin Wang , Hongbo Zhang , Wanhua Zheng","doi":"10.1016/j.yofte.2025.104367","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.yofte.2025.104367","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We report a high-pulse-energy, narrowband erbium-doped fiber (EDF) laser oscillator mode-locked by a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM), delivering pulses with a nearly Fourier-transform-limited duration. The oscillator adopts a linear cavity configuration, in which linear loss is intentionally introduced by splicing polarization-maintaining (PM) fibers with mismatched core diameters and geometries. This design preserves the polarization state of the output while effectively suppressing multi-pulsing behavior under high pump power. The system delivers a pulse duration of 14.98 ps, a central wavelength of 1560.19 nm, a 3 dB spectral bandwidth of 0.20 nm, and an average output power of 16.30 mW. To the best of our knowledge, the achieved single-pulse energy of 937.86 pJ is the highest ever reported among SESAM mode-locked EDF oscillators with nearly transform-limited pulse durations. Following single-stage amplification, the output power is increased to 94.30 mW. The spectral linewidth broadened marginally from 0.20 nm to 0.21 nm, indicating minimal chirp and excellent spectral integrity. Long-term measurements confirm stable operation. The compact all-fiber configuration, combined with high pulse energy and near-transform-limited performance, makes this laser a promising candidate for use as a seed source in high-power MOPA systems and advanced nonlinear optical applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19663,"journal":{"name":"Optical Fiber Technology","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 104367"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144867281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jie Ma, Yueyi Yao, Jia Lu, Jianfei Liu, Xiangye Zeng, Mingming Luo
{"title":"Fiber channel modeling based on CGAN and three-dimensional geometric shaping based on E2EDL","authors":"Jie Ma, Yueyi Yao, Jia Lu, Jianfei Liu, Xiangye Zeng, Mingming Luo","doi":"10.1016/j.yofte.2025.104369","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.yofte.2025.104369","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To optimize the complex nonlinear effects in optical communication systems, this paper introduces channel modeling and three-dimensional (3D) geometric shaping based on end-to-end deep learning (E2EDL), which includes the autoencoder and conditional generative adversarial network (CGAN). The CGAN is employed for fiber channel modeling, and the autoencoder realizes 3D geometric shaping of carrierless amplitude phase (CAP)-16, 32, and 64, which achieves an automatic and smart nonlinear control of optical communication systems. However, compared with two-dimensional (2D) modulation, the 3D modulation requires a larger training dataset, thereby increasing the complexity of the model. By pre-training the transceiver of the autoencoder, the training process becomes more stable, the training time is reduced, and the bit error rate (BER) of the system is further optimized. The results indicate that the running time of the pre-trained system is 55 % less than the traditional system. Compared with 2D modulation, the BER performance of 3D CAP-16/32/64 is improved by an order of magnitude. It demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed deep learning framework in mitigating nonlinear impairments and achieving global performance optimization in fiber-optic communication systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19663,"journal":{"name":"Optical Fiber Technology","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 104369"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144867282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Capacity-aware resource provisioning by prioritizing the highest capacity band in next-generation multi-band elastic optical networks","authors":"Ruchi Srivastava , Yatindra Nath Singh","doi":"10.1016/j.yofte.2025.104362","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.yofte.2025.104362","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The emergence of next-generation multi-band elastic optical networks (MB-EONs) marks a paradigm shift in addressing the escalating bandwidth demands of future communication systems. While conventional C-band provisioning is nearing its spectral saturation point, expanding into additional spectral bands such as L, S, and E bands provides an avenue for scalable capacity enhancement. However, utilization of these heterogeneous spectral resources necessitates efficient provisioning strategies. This paper proposes a capacity aware-resource provisioning technique that prioritizes spectral bands based on their spectral capacity, favoring the highest-capacity band during allocation unlike traditional provisioning methods in the literature which prioritize the C-band for resource provisioning which has least resource availability. Through comprehensive simulation-based evaluation, we show that band sequencing strategies can substantially affect the network performance. Simulations have been conducted on NSF and USNET topologies by considering the following performance metrics: request blocking probability (RBP), bandwidth blocking probability (BBP), spectral efficiency (SE), total bits transmitted, band utilization distribution (BUD) and band resource allocation time. Simulation results demonstrate that our strategy significantly outperforms baseline models in terms of blocking probabilities with a least reduction of RBP and BBP by 0.6% and 2.4% respectively.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19663,"journal":{"name":"Optical Fiber Technology","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 104362"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144858145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xi Fang, YunZhang Wang, LingYu Liu, YueDing Xu, YuXiang Liu
{"title":"CNN based intra channel nonlinear equalization method for WDM CO-OFDM systems","authors":"Xi Fang, YunZhang Wang, LingYu Liu, YueDing Xu, YuXiang Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.yofte.2025.104359","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.yofte.2025.104359","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Polarization-division multiplexing wavelength-division multiplexing coherent optical orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (PDM-WDM CO-OFDM) systems have emerged as a key technology in optical communications due to their high spectral efficiency and ability to resist frequency selective fading. However, in long-distance or high-data-rate transmission scenarios, signal distortion caused by fiber nonlinear effects significantly degrades system performance. Traditional nonlinear compensation methods, such as the high-order Volterra series, can address some of these challenges but are limited by high computational complexity and insufficient accuracy, making them unsuitable for real-time transmission requirements. To address these challenges, we propose a convolutional neural network (CNN)-based nonlinear equalization method. By introducing a sliding window mechanism, the global signal is divided into local segments, enabling the model to efficiently capture local nonlinear features while maintaining low computational complexity. Additionally, CNNs leverage parameter sharing and parallel computation to significantly improve training and inference speeds, overcoming the computational inefficiencies and sequential nature of recurrent neural networks (e.g., Bi-LSTM) in handling time-series data. Simulation results demonstrate that, for a 16-QAM modulated PDM-WDM CO-OFDM system with a data rate of 850 Gb/s, the proposed method improves the maximum transmission distance by 100 % compared to the Volterra series model. Furthermore, while achieving comparable bit error rate (BER) performance to the Bi-LSTM model, the computational complexity of the CNN-based method is significantly decreased. The proposed CNN method exhibits superior robustness and performance in nonlinear equalization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19663,"journal":{"name":"Optical Fiber Technology","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 104359"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144858144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dhyana C. Bharathan , R. Martijn Wagterveld , Karima Chah , Christophe Caucheteur , Herman L. Offerhaus
{"title":"Optical fiber sensor with enhanced strain sensitivity based on the Vernier effect in a three-FBG cascaded Fabry–Perot configuration","authors":"Dhyana C. Bharathan , R. Martijn Wagterveld , Karima Chah , Christophe Caucheteur , Herman L. Offerhaus","doi":"10.1016/j.yofte.2025.104361","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.yofte.2025.104361","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Vernier effect has attracted significant attention in the past decade as an effective method for improving measurement sensitivity. In this study, we introduce and validate a sensitivity-enhanced optical fiber strain sensor utilizing cascaded Fabry–Perot interferometers (FPIs), which are constructed by inscribing three fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) in series. Experimental results show that the proposed structure provides a strain sensitivity of up to 23.3 pm <span><math><mrow><mi>μ</mi><msup><mrow><mi>ɛ</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></math></span>, which is approximately 16 times higher than that of the single-sensing FPI, which has a sensitivity of 1.45 pm <span><math><mrow><mi>μ</mi><msup><mrow><mi>ɛ</mi></mrow><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></math></span>. Beyond demonstrating high sensitivity, we systematically analyze the sensor’s detection limit and dynamic range by varying the cavity lengths, highlighting key performance trade-offs. Experimental results show strong agreement with simulations and validate the practical utility of the design. The proposed sensor is simple to fabricate, cost-effective, and well-suited for deployment in low-resource environments or multiplexed sensor networks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19663,"journal":{"name":"Optical Fiber Technology","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 104361"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144841866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hui Zhao , Jiahao Huo , Chao Shang , Peng Qin , Xiaoying Zhang , Jianlong Tao , Wei Huangfu
{"title":"Signal-signal beat interference elimination in self-coherent systems enabled by half-symbol-rate receiver","authors":"Hui Zhao , Jiahao Huo , Chao Shang , Peng Qin , Xiaoying Zhang , Jianlong Tao , Wei Huangfu","doi":"10.1016/j.yofte.2025.104366","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.yofte.2025.104366","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Self-coherent transmission systems require only a single-ended photodetector for optical field recovery, dramatically reducing receiver complexity compared to coherent detection systems. Nevertheless, a photodetector with a bandwidth comparable to the symbol rate of the signal is still required in such systems. A real-valued modulation direct detection system based on a half-symbol-rate receiver is a promising solution that reduces the required receiver bandwidth half of the symbol rate. In this paper, we applied a two-stage linearization filter to this system for the first time to suppress signal-signal beat interference(SSBI), and further proposed a three-stage linearization filter algorithm to eliminate SSBI more effectively. The two algorithms were validated in a 28 Gbaud self-coherent system with a half-symbol-rate receiver using four-level pulse amplitude modulation (PAM4). Simulations demonstrated that the two-stage and three-stage linearization filter schemes can achieve approximately 1 dB and 2 dB improvements in OSNR sensitivity at the 7 % HD-FEC threshold for 80 km transmission, compared to the single-stage approach, respectively.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":19663,"journal":{"name":"Optical Fiber Technology","volume":"94 ","pages":"Article 104366"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144829384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}