摘要:
In an ultrahigh-speed clock extraction circuit wherein a local pulse generating light source 22 for generating a local optical pulse stream synchronized in bit phase with an input optical signal pulse stream is placed in a phase-locked loop, when repetition frequencies of the input optical signal pulse stream and the local optical pulse stream bear a particular relationship, a frequency demultiplier 32 and multipliers 43 and 52 are set so that the frequency of a modulation signal for an optical modulator 41 and a frequency which is a natural-number multiple of the modulation signal frequency, and the frequency of a down-converted version of an optical pulse stream output from a photodetector 42 differ from each other.
摘要:
A multiple-channel all-optical TDM-WDM converter and multiple-channel all-optical TDM demultiplexer which is able to simultaneously and spatially separate optical signal pulse trains of each channel from a TDM optical signal pulse train is structured without using a multistage-structure constitution. A control optical source 10 generates a control optical pulse train containing N optical frequencies, which is synchronous with optical signal pulse trains of N channels which are to be divided from a TDM optical signal pulse train wherein optical signal pulse trains of N channels have been multiplexed in time series. An optical wavelength multiplexer 11 combines the time-division-multiplexed optical signal pulse train and the control optical pulse train. The light output from an optical wavelength multiplexer 11 is input to a nonlinear material 12, which induces a four-wave mixing effect between the control optical pulse stream having the N optical frequencies and optical signal pulse trains of N channels, and outputs a frequency-converted optical pulse train which is the combination of N optical pulse trains having different optical frequencies. An optical wavelength demultiplexer 13 spatially divides the N types of optical pulse trains according to each optical frequency from the frequency-converted optical pulse train.
摘要:
A monitoring system includes first and second evaluation sections for obtaining an averaged Q-factor parameter and a waveform distortion parameter from an optical signal amplitude histogram collected from optical signals under measurement. The monitoring system further includes a third evaluation section for determining both averaged Q-factor parameter and waveform distortion parameter, and for making a decision as to whether the main factor of the optical signal quality degradation is waveform distortion or not by comparing the averaged Q-factor parameter and waveform distortion parameter with their initial values or initial characteristics which are obtained when no optical signal quality degradation is present.
摘要:
It is the object of the present invention to provide a transmission system that transmits a control signal corresponding to the overhead accommodating time division multiplexing information at a frequency that is the same (or nearly the same) as that of the main signal. In order to attain this object, an optical transmitter broadens in a time range the optical waveform of the OTDM signal having a wavelength &lgr;0 and the control light having a wavelength &lgr;1(≈&lgr;0), and multiplexes the signal light having an optical peak intensity set low compared to the OTDM signal peak intensity and sending this to an optical transmission fiber. An optical receiver provides a light splitting means that splits into two parts the transmitted OTDM signal and the control light and outputs one part thereof to an optical time division multiplexing means, and at the same time restores the control light included in the other part of the light to the original optical pulse train, and extracts the control information by converting this to an electric signal.
摘要:
The phase sensitive amplifier according to the present invention is a phase sensitive amplifier that uses the optical mixing using a nonlinear optical effect to amplify the signal light. The phase sensitive amplifier according to the present invention includes: the first second-order nonlinear optical element; and the second second-order nonlinear optical element. The first second-order nonlinear optical element causes the fundamental wave light to generate second harmonic light used as pump light and separates only the second harmonic light. The second second-order nonlinear optical element includes a multiplexer to multiplex the signal light with the second harmonic light and spectrally separates only the amplified signal light. The multiplexed signal light and second harmonic light are used subjected to parametric amplification.
摘要:
A nonlinear optical crystal allowing type 2 phase matching multiplexes a fixed wavelength light having an angular frequency &ohgr;D and a variable wavelength light having an angular frequency &ohgr;S, with the polarization directions thereof being perpendicular to each other, so as to produce a sum frequency light having an angular frequency &ohgr;D+&ohgr;S. When multiplexing the fixed wavelength light and the variable wavelength light through the nonlinear optical crystal, a controlling section controls the polarization direction of the fixed wavelength light so as to be parallel to a predetermined reference axis within a plane vertical to a phase matching direction of the nonlinear optical crystal. Even when the wavelength of inputted light is changed, the predetermined reference axis is a single axis which maintains parallelism with the crystal axis of the nonlinear optical crystal.
摘要翻译:允许2型相位匹配的非线性光学晶体复用具有角频率ωD的固定波长光和具有角频率ωs的可变波长光,其偏振方向彼此垂直,以便产生具有 角频率ω+ D +ω。 当通过非线性光学晶体复用固定波长光和可变波长光时,控制部分将固定波长的光的偏振方向控制在垂直于垂直于相位匹配方向的平面内的预定基准轴上 非线性光学晶体。 即使输入光的波长发生变化,规定的基准轴也是与非线性光学晶体的晶轴平行的单轴。
摘要:
The present invention relates to a white pulse source that produces spectrally shaped white pulses of a constant optical output power over a wide wavelength range. The white pulse source includes a pump pulse source for generating pump pulses with a center wavelength .lambda.0 and a waveguided nonlinear optical medium with a length L. The waveguided nonlinear optical medium is characterized by two properties: the first property is that chromatic dispersion D(.lambda.0,z) at the center wavelength of pump pulses in ps/nm/km is positive at an input end of said waveguided nonlinear optical medium, where z=0, and decreases towards an output end. The second property is that said chromatic dispersion D(.lambda., z) has a maximum value D(.lambda.p(z), z) at a peak wavelength .lambda.p(z) within a range of propagation distance given by L1.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.L where 0.ltoreq.L1
摘要:
A multiple-frequency-modulation mode-locked laser device which generates high-speed optical pulse trains and can be used as a high-speed optical pulse source in the fields of optical communications and optical measurement is presented, wherein the repetition frequency F.sub.rep and the pulse width .DELTA.t are able to be controlled independently with only the laser itself.A drive signal generation means is provided which generates a frequency-mixed drive signal mixed from at least two different frequencies f.sub.1 (=N.sub.1 f.sub.r), f.sub.2 (=N.sub.2 f.sub.r), . . . , which are integral multiples of the frequency spacing f.sub.r (=c/R) of the longitudinal modes of either a ring cavity or a Fabry-Perot cavity. This frequency-mixed drive signal is supplied to an optical modulation means of the cavity.
摘要:
A bandwidth variable communication method is provided that enables effective use of frequency bandwidths in which the bit rate is constant in every optical path. The bandwidth variable communication method includes, when a network management apparatus sets or changes an optical path that passes through plural communication apparatuses, measuring or obtaining an optical signal quality deterioration amount in a route of the optical path; selecting a modulation format in which a spectrum bandwidth is the narrowest from among modulation formats by which transmission is available on conditions of the optical signal quality deterioration amount and a desired bit rate B (bit/s); and exchanging control information between the network management apparatus and a control unit of each communication apparatus on the optical path route. A bandwidth variable communication apparatus receives the control information, and changes a passband based on the received control information.
摘要:
An optical communication apparatus, in the sending side, distributes client signals according to destinations and a communication capacity of each destination, electrical-to-optical converts the distributed signals to optical signals having different center frequencies, and multiplexes the optical signals to output, and in the receiving side, the optical communication apparatus divides the wavelength division multiplexed signal to each wavelength (for each sending source), optical-to-electrical converts the divided optical signals to electrical signals, and multiplexes the electrical signals to output. An add/drop port of an optical route switching apparatus includes an input/output port to the optical communication apparatus, and an optical frequency bandwidth is variable according to an optical spectrum width of the optical signal. A network is constructed by using the optical communication apparatus and the optical route switching apparatus.