公开(公告)号：US06659614B2

公开(公告)日：2003-12-09

申请号：US10114322

申请日：2002-04-03

申请人： Makoto Katayama ,  Tomohiko Kanie ,  Masayuki Nishimura ,  Shunichi Tsuchiya

发明人： Makoto Katayama ,  Tomohiko Kanie ,  Masayuki Nishimura ,  Shunichi Tsuchiya

IPC分类号： G02B508

CPC分类号： H04B10/25133 ,  H04B2210/258

摘要： An optical signal, which is to become the subject of dispersion compensation, is split by optical combining/splitting unit 2, and each frequency component of the optical signal that is split is reflected by each reflective surface of reflective mirror 40 of reflective means 4 to apply a predetermined phase shift to the respective frequency components. Each reflected frequency component is then combined using optical combining/splitting unit 2, to give dispersion compensated optical signal. Furthermore, in regards to reflective means 4, which is used to apply phase shift to each frequency component of an optical signal, reflective mirror 40 is made a variable movable mirror by reflection position at each reflective surface, which reflects the frequency components, deforming the entire reflective surface. This allows dispersion that is created in an optical signal to be compensated with favorable controllability and high accuracy. As a result, it becomes possible to provide a variable dispersion compensator that presents high precision and controllability of dispersion compensation, and has a miniaturized optical circuit, and an optical transmission system comprising such variable dispersion compensator.

摘要翻译： 要成为色散补偿对象的光信号被光学合成/分离单元2分离，被分离的光信号的每个频率分量被反射装置4的反射镜40的每个反射表面反射到 对各个频率分量施加预定的相移。 然后使用光学合成/分离单元2将每个反射频率分量组合，以产生色散补偿光信号。 此外，关于用于向光信号的每个频率分量施加相移的反射装置4，通过反射位置在每个反射表面处将反射镜40制成可变可移动反射镜，其反映频率分量，使 整个反光面。 这允许以良好的可控性和高精度补偿在光信号中产生的色散。 结果，可以提供具有高精度和色散补偿的可控性的可变色散补偿器，并且具有小型化的光电路和包括这种可变色散补偿器的光传输系统。