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US09548818B2 Optical modulator and operating point control method 有权
光调制器和工作点控制方法

Optical modulator and operating point control method
Abstract:
An optical modulator includes an optical phase modulator which applies an operating voltage to at least one arm so as to modulate an optical phase of an optical signal transmitted via at least one arm and an optical phase adjuster which applies a voltage below the operating voltage to at least one arm so as to adjust an operating point. In the optical phase adjuster, an optical phase coarse adjuster applies a voltage below the operating voltage to at least one arm so as to change an optical phase of an optical signal by 180° or more, while an optical phase fine adjuster applies a voltage below the operating voltage to at least one arm so as to changer an optical phase of an optical signal by 90° or less. Thus, it is possible to automatically calibrate an operating point of an optical modulator with low power consumption.
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