发明授权
- 专利标题: Optical pulse position detecting circuit and an optical pulse generating apparatus and their methods
- 专利标题(中): 光脉冲位置检测电路及光脉冲发生装置及其方法
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申请号: US09052072申请日: 1998-03-31
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公开(公告)号: US06236488B1公开(公告)日: 2001-05-22
- 发明人: Katsuhiro Shimizu , Takashi Mizuochi , Takeshi Komiya , Kiwami Matsushita , Tadayoshi Kitayama , Masatoshi Suzuki , Hidenori Taga , Shu Yamamoto , Noboru Edagawa , Itsuro Morita
- 申请人: Katsuhiro Shimizu , Takashi Mizuochi , Takeshi Komiya , Kiwami Matsushita , Tadayoshi Kitayama , Masatoshi Suzuki , Hidenori Taga , Shu Yamamoto , Noboru Edagawa , Itsuro Morita
- 优先权: JP9-080069 19970331; JP9-214215 19970808
- 主分类号: H04B1004
- IPC分类号: H04B1004
摘要:
Detection of an optical pulse position uses an optical pulse string with a determined repetitive ratio and an electric clock signal with a same frequency as the repetitive ratio of the optical pulse string. A phase of the electric clock signal oscillator is shifted and supplied to an optical modulator. The optical modulator modulates the optical pulse string based on the electric clock signal and outputs a modulated optical signal. A photo detector converts the modulated optical signal output from the optical modulator to an electric signal. The phase shift amount of the electric clock signal is controlled to maximize an output from the photo detector. Additionally, a dither signal may be used in the control of the phase shift, more than the optical modulator may be employed, and/or more than color light source may be employed. The use of at least one of feed forward and feedback control provided by maximizing an output of the photo detector allows an optical pulse having a short width to be realized.