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Digital phase estimator, digital phase locked loop and optical coherent receiver

US7970290B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 6, 2008
Grant dateJun 28, 2011
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Expiry dateJan 2, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B10/65
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a digital phase estimator, a digital phase locked loop and an optical coherent receiver. The optical coherent receiver comprises a local oscillator laser, for supplying a local oscillator optical signal; an optical 90 degree frequency mixer, for mixing a received optical signal with the local oscillator optical signal; first and second balancing photoelectric detectors, for converting the optical signals outputted from the optical 90 degree frequency mixer into baseband electrical signals; first and second A/D converters, for respectively converting output signals from the first and the second balancing photoelectric detectors into digital signals; a digital phase locked loop, for compensating a phase difference between a carrier signal of the received optical signal and the local oscillator optical signal, and outputting the compensated signal; and a data recovering unit, for recovering data from the compensated signal.

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