Optical module that includes optical modulator and bias control method for optical modulator

    公开(公告)号:US10234704B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-19

    申请号:US15695652

    申请日:2017-09-05

    Inventor: Iori Shirakawa

    Abstract: An optical module includes: an optical modulator, a superimposing unit, an offset adding unit, a detector, and a bias controller. The optical modulator includes a first modulator to generate a first optical signal, a second modulator to generate a second optical signal and a phase shifter to provide a specified phase difference between the first optical signal and the second optical signal so as to generate a modulated optical signal. The superimposing unit superimposes a low frequency signal on a DC bias of the first modulator. The offset adding unit adds an offset to a DC bias of the second modulator. The detector detects a low frequency component from output light of the optical modulator. The bias controller controls a DC bias that is applied to the phase shifter based on the low frequency component detected by the detector.

    OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND METHOD
    152.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190058527A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-21

    申请号:US16029775

    申请日:2018-07-09

    Abstract: An optical transmission apparatus and an optical transmission method are provided. In particular, an optical transmission apparatus is disclosed as being configured to add strength to a signal. The signal corresponds to a value that an input signal has, and the strength added to the signal is strength according to the value. The optical transmission apparatus is further configured to give delays to a plurality of signals that includes the signal and to convert the sum of the plurality of signals into an optical signal.

    TUNABLE OPTICAL SOURCE AND OPTICAL MODULE
    153.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190041577A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-07

    申请号:US16048753

    申请日:2018-07-30

    Inventor: Masaki Sugiyama

    Abstract: A tunable optical source includes a substrate, a light source disposed on the substrate, and a wavelength selecting element configured to select light of a specific wavelength as output light, from light emitted from the light source, in accordance with a control signal. On the substrate, a wavelength filter including multiple output ports and a photodetector are disposed. The wavelength filter is configured to receive a part of the output light and to output light beams to the respective output ports. The photodetector is configured to receive the light beam output from one of the output ports. The tunable optical source further includes an inspection waveguide connecting to the photodetector at one end, and an inspection light input unit for inputting inspection light provided at the other end of the inspection waveguide.

    Optical module and optical transmission device

    公开(公告)号:US10122464B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-06

    申请号:US15252447

    申请日:2016-08-31

    Inventor: Masaki Sugiyama

    Abstract: An optical module includes a substrate, a package, and a flexible substrate. The substrate is provided with an electrode. The package includes a housing fixed to the substrate, a receiving unit that optically demodulates a received optical signal to convert the optical signal into a reception electrical signal, an output terminal that is provided on a surface of the housing and outputs the reception electrical signal, an input terminal that is provided at a height from the substrate different from a height of the output terminal and receives a transmission electrical signal, and a transmitting unit that optically modulates the transmission electrical signal received from the input terminal and transmits an optical signal resulting from optical modulation. A flexible substrate has flexibility and includes a signal electrode that connects one of the output terminal and the input terminal to the electrode arranged on the substrate.

    Optical modulator and optical module

    公开(公告)号:US10095080B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-09

    申请号:US15650222

    申请日:2017-07-14

    Abstract: An optical modulator includes an optical modulator chip configured to optically modulate an optical signal using an electrical signal input thereto; and a relay substrate configured to relay and couple the electrical signal to the optical modulator chip. The optical modulator chip includes a signal electrode and a ground electrode for the electrical signal, formed along a waveguide for the optical signal. One end of the optical modulator chip is arranged to face the relay substrate. An electrode connection portion coupling the electrical signal to the relay substrate by wire is provided at the one end. A distance between a tip of one end of the signal electrode in the electrode connection portion and the end of the optical modulator chip is less than a distance between a tip of an end of the ground electrode in the electrode connection portion and the end of the optical modulator chip.

    Optical modulator that is formed using ferroelectric substrate

    公开(公告)号:US10082683B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-09-25

    申请号:US15617478

    申请日:2017-06-08

    CPC classification number: G02F1/0027 G02F1/225 G02F2001/212 G02F2201/501

    Abstract: An optical modulator includes: a ferroelectric substrate in which an input optical waveguide, a pair of branched optical waveguides, and an output optical waveguide are formed; a signal electrode that is formed in a vicinity of at least one of the pair of branched optical waveguides; a first protection member that is attached to an input end of the ferroelectric substrate in which the input optical waveguide is formed; and a second protection member that is attached to an output end of the ferroelectric substrate in which the output optical waveguide is formed. The first protection member and the second protection member have a Mohs hardness that is less than or equal to a Mohs hardness of the ferroelectric substrate, and are formed of a glass material that does not have a pyroelectric effect.

    Optical receiver that receives polarization multiplexed optical signal

    公开(公告)号:US10044439B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-07

    申请号:US15723462

    申请日:2017-10-03

    Abstract: An optical receiver includes a processor. The processor calculates first through fourth optical intensities that respectively indicate input optical intensities of in-phase component in the first polarization, quadrature component in the first polarization, in-phase component in the second polarization and quadrature component in the second polarization. The processor calculates polarization dependent intensity ratio and phase dependent intensity ratio based on the first through fourth optical intensities. The processor calculates an input optical intensity of a polarization multiplexed optical signal based on an optical intensity of one of the first through fourth amplifiers, the polarization dependent intensity ratio, and the phase dependent intensity ratio.

    PROCESSING DEVICE
    159.
    发明申请
    PROCESSING DEVICE 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20180196714A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-12

    申请号:US15868048

    申请日:2018-01-11

    Abstract: A processing device has a memory including a plurality of storage areas each storing a setting value and the correction frequency change unit. The correction frequency change unit is configured to decrease, when a frequency of correction by the error correction unit for a storage area that stores one of the setting values is changed to a high frequency, a frequency of correction by the error correction processing for one of the storage areas other than the storage area whose correction frequency is changed to a high frequency, and to increase, when a frequency of correction by the error correction unit for a storage area that stores one of the setting values is changed to a low frequency, a frequency of correction by the error correction processing for one of the storage areas other than the storage area whose correction frequency is changed to a low frequency.

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