摘要:
An optical parallel receiving module receives optical signals transmitted in parallel in a plurality of channels by using optical fibers. The optical parallel receiving module includes photo-electric conversion elements for converting received signals which are electric signals as received signals, limiter amplifiers for comparing the received signals and a threshold level, and data decision circuits for recognizing data at a timing in every period of received data using a reference clock. Each of the data decision circuits includes a data edge position detecting unit for detecting in which region of a plurality of regions a rising edge of the received data is and for outputting a detecting signal corresponding to a detected region, one period of the received data having a reference phase equal to a phase of the reference clock signal being divided into the plurality of regions; and a data acquisition unit to which a plurality of clocks having different phases and the detecting signal from the data edge position detecting unit are supplied, each of the plurality of clocks corresponding to one of the plurality of regions, for acquiring data at a timing of a clock corresponding to the region in which the rising edge of the received data is detected by the data edge position detecting unit.
摘要:
An optical transmitter device capable of high-speed shutdown of optical output. A bias controller generates a low-frequency signal, extracts the frequency component of a low-frequency signal from an electrical signal fed back thereto, and compares the phase of the frequency component of the low-frequency signal generated thereby with that of the frequency component of the extracted low-frequency signal, to generate a direct-current voltage with which the operating point of an optical modulator is optimized. Using a half-wave voltage of the optical modulator and an optimum voltage, a bottom voltage calculation unit calculates a bottom voltage corresponding to a minimum of the operation characteristic curve of the modulator. A voltage selection unit selects the direct-current voltage during normal operation, to apply the optical modulator with a bias voltage derived from the direct-current voltage, and selects the bottom voltage at the time of shutdown, to apply the bottom voltage to the modulator.
摘要:
The optical transmission apparatus for multiple wavelengths according to the present invention comprises; a light source, a temperature control section for controlling the temperature of the light source, a temperature control (ATC) loop for controlling the operation of the temperature control section, and a wavelength control (AFC) loop. The ATC loop detects the temperature of the light source and feedback controls the operation of the temperature control section, so that the optical output wavelengths of the light source fall within a wavelength capture range corresponding to a target wavelength of the AFC loop. The AFC loop has a wavelength detection filter having a periodic transmission wavelength characteristic. After the operation of the ATC loop has stabilized, a wavelength capture operation is commenced, and the operation of the temperature control section is controlled so that the optical output wavelength of the light source is captured at a stable point corresponding to a target wavelength, among a plurality of stable points.
摘要:
An optical transmitter device capable of high-speed shutdown of optical output. A bias controller generates a low-frequency signal, extracts the frequency component of a low-frequency signal from an electrical signal fed back thereto, and compares the phase of the frequency component of the low-frequency signal generated thereby with that of the frequency component of the extracted low-frequency signal, to generate a direct-current voltage with which the operating point of an optical modulator is optimized. Using a half-wave voltage of the optical modulator and an optimum voltage, a bottom voltage calculation unit calculates a bottom voltage corresponding to a minimum of the operation characteristic curve of the modulator. A voltage selection unit selects the direct-current voltage during normal operation, to apply the optical modulator with a bias voltage derived from the direct-current voltage, and selects the bottom voltage at the time of shutdown, to apply the bottom voltage to the modulator.
摘要:
A receiver for coherent optical communication in a phase diversity system. An optical hybrid circuit receives a signal beam and receives a local-oscillator beam which has a predetermined phase shift. The optical hybrid circuit branches each beam into pairs, each pair having one signal beam and one local-oscillator beam. These beam pairs are output to first and second photodetectors which each apply a photoelectric conversion, thus producing first and second output signals. The output signals are output to an electrical 90.degree. hybrid circuit which shifts the first signal by 90.degree. and adds it to the second signal to produce a first output signal, and shifts the second signal by 90.degree. and adds it to the first signal to produce a second output signal. The first and second output signals are applied to first and second demodulators, respectively, which delay the signals by a delay corresponding to their frequency. The demodulators output the delayed signals to an adder which adds the two signals to produce an output signal. As a result, the receiver is capable of compensating the wavelength dispension is an optical fiber to secure an enhanced receiving sensitivity.
摘要:
After mixing the signal light and the local oscillation light with a mixing circuit, two intersecting polarization components are divided by a polarization splitter and respective components are subjected to heterodyne detection by optical receivers. Thereafter, in an electric signal stage, the intermediate frequency signal outputted from the optical receivers are applied to a 90-degree hybrid coupler and the output signal from one of the output ports is demodulated by a demodulator. On the other hand, an intermediate frequency signal outputted from the optical receivers are subjected to a subtraction to provide a principal axis angle monitor signal for the signal light. The signal outputted from the output port from the 90-degree hybrid coupler is used to monitor the elliptic ratio of the signal light and these monitor signals are applied to the polarization control circuit. The polarization control circuit drives the polarization operation apparatus based on said monitor signal to control the polarization state (i.e. a principal axis angle and the elliptic ratio) of the signal light to achieve the optimum state.
摘要:
The direct control of a change in output amplitude of the modulator driver resulting from changes in the ambient environment or by aging is difficult because deterioration is generated in the drive waveform under the condition that the drive signal of the radio frequency is output from the modulator driver of the Mach-Zehnder modulator. A low frequency element included in the modulator output is monitored by superimposing the low frequency signals under the in-phase condition to two envelopes corresponding to the H input and L input of the drive signal. Amplitude of the drive signal outputted from the modulator driver can be adjusted without deterioration of the drive waveform.
摘要:
Disclosed herein is an optical transmitter suitable for stabilization of the output power and wavelength of an optical signal. The optical transmitter includes a light source for outputting a light beam, an external modulator for modulating the light beam according to a main signal to thereby output an optical signal, a power monitor for detecting the power of the optical signal output from the external modulator, and a control unit for controlling the light source so that the power detected by the power monitor becomes stable. The light source is controlled according to the power detected on the downstream side of the external modulator, so that the output power of the optical signal to be obtained can be maintained constant with high accuracy irrespective of variations in loss by the external modulator.
摘要:
A WDM optical transmission apparatus of the present invention comprises: a light source (1) for generating light whose wavelength is changed according to the temperature and a drive current; a temperature control section (4) for controlling the temperature of the light source so that a wavelength at the starting of emission of the light source is stabilized in an allowable range of optical output wavelength set in advance; a drive current control section (5) for controlling the drive current applied to the light source according to the allowable range of the optical output wavelength; a wavelength control section (3) for detecting a wavelength of light output from the light source and controlling the temperature of the light source based on the detection result, to lead the optical output wavelength into the vicinity of a predetermined target wavelength; and an operation control section (6) for controlling the start and stop of the control operation of each section at predetermined timing respectively corresponding to the time of optical output generation and the time of optical output stop.
摘要:
Disclosed is a laser diode protecting circuit adapted to prevent a laser diode from producing an excessive emission when the laser diode is driven at low temperature, thereby assuring that the laser diode will not be damaged or degraded in terms of its characteristic. When the laser diode is started at low temperature, a laser diode protecting circuit has a power monitor circuit for monitoring backward power of the laser diode and a laser diode current limiting circuit for limiting the laser diode current when the backward power becomes equal to the set power. When the laser diode temperature subsequently rises and the backward power falls below the set power, an automatic current control circuit performs automatic current control in such a manner that the laser diode current attains a set current value. Alternatively, a temperature monitor circuit monitors the temperature of the laser diode and the laser diode current limiting circuit limits the laser diode current when the monitored temperature of the laser diode is less than the set temperature. When the laser diode temperature exceeds the set temperature, the automatic current control circuit performs automatic current control in such a manner that the laser diode attains the set current value.