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Optical signal transmitter, and bias voltage control method

US9020361B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 7, 2010
Grant dateApr 28, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 27, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B10/5561
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical signal transmitter of the present invention includes: two phase modulating portions; a phase shifter which displaces carrier phases of two output lights from the phase modulating portions by π/2; a multiplexing portion which multiplexes two signal lights, carrier phases of the two signal lights being made orthogonal to each other by the phase shifter; a drive signal electrode portion which supplies a differential data signal to each of four paths of interference optical waveguides, each of the two phase modulating portions having the interference optical waveguides, the differential data signal having an amplitude which is equal to a half-wave voltage Vπ of the two phase modulating portions; a drive amplifier which amplifies the differential data signal to be supplied to each of the four paths of the interference optical waveguides; a data bias electrode portion which supplies a total of four data bias voltages to two arms, each of the two phase modulating portions having the two arms; an orthogonal bias electrode portion which supplies an orthogonal bias voltage to the phase shifter; a data bias power supply portion that adjusts delay times in the two phase modulating p…

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