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Analog-to-digital conversion controller, optical receiving device, optical receiving method, and waveform-distortion compensating device

US7602322B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 4, 2008
Grant dateOct 13, 2009
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B10/697
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical receiving device of the present invention receives optical signals from an optical transmitting device which uses a modulation format wherein an optical intensity waveform of each symbol is return-to-zero (RZ) pulse, and converts the received optical signals into digital signals by a conversion process of an analog to digital (AD) converter. A control-value calculating unit subsequent to the AD converter digitally processes the digital signals, retrieves an absolute value of the digital signals or a value corresponding one-to-one with the absolute value of the digital signals, estimates errors from an appropriate timing of a sampling timing in the AD converter based on the absolute value of the digital signals or the value corresponding one-to-one with the absolute value of the digital signals, and calculates a control value controlling the sampling timing based on the estimated errors. Based on the control value, a phase of a pulse regulating the sampling timing of AD conversion can be compensated.

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