Optical communications – Transmitter – Including compensation
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-23
2010-06-08
Pascal, Leslie (Department: 2613)
Optical communications
Transmitter
Including compensation
Reexamination Certificate
active
07734192
ABSTRACT:
An object of the invention is to provide a control system in which the phase shift between drive signals of an optical modulator can be reliably detected and compensated by a simple configuration. To this end, a control apparatus of the invention, for an optical modulator generating a signal light of a CS-RZ modulation system or the like by two LN modulators connected in series, detects the phase shift between drive signals given to the former and latter stage LN modulators, or judges the phase shift between the drive signals based on intensity information of the electric spectrum of the signal light output from the optical modulator, to control the phases of the drive signals so as to minimize the phase shift. As a result, the phase shift between the drive signals can be reliably detected and compensated by an electric circuit with a simple configuration.
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Akiyama Yuichi
Ooi Hiroki
Fujitsu Limited
Pascal Leslie
Staas & Halsey , LLP
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