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Optical reception device

US8059971B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 2004
Grant dateNov 15, 2011
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B10/66
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical reception device realizes stabilization of reception sensitivity inexpensively and highly precisely. The optical reception device includes: a Mach-Zehnder type 1-bit delay unit including a one-terminal input port and two-terminal output ports for decoding an optical difference phase shift keying (DPSK) signal and provided with one or more phase control functions to control the phase state of light; photoelectric conversion means for branching a portion of an optical output signal output from the one-side output port of the Mach-Zehnder type 1-bit delay unit, to convert the branched portion into an electric signal; and a phase control unit for controlling the phase state of the Mach-Zehnder type 1-bit delay device by using as an error signal the output signal of the photoelectric conversion means.

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