JP5438179B2 - Photoelectric conversion device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a photoelectric conversion device that converts an optical signal into an electrical signal in an optical transmission system, and more particularly to a photoelectric conversion device that can operate without power supply.

  In recent years, with the progress of optical communication technology, optical transmission systems using optical cables have become widespread. According to this optical transmission system, relayless transmission of about several tens of kilometers can be performed, so that the transmission system can be easily widened. As schematically shown in FIG. 7, this optical transmission system includes an optical transmitter 100 and an optical amplifier 101 arranged on the sender side, and an optical network unit (ONU: Optical Network Unit) arranged on the receiver side. ) 102 are connected to each other via a long-distance transmission line constituted by the optical cable 103. Then, the transmitter side mixes the TV signal and the announcement broadcast signal, converts the mixed electric signal into an optical signal by the optical transmitter 100, amplifies the optical signal by the optical amplifier 101, and then uses the optical cable 103. To the optical network unit 102. The optical line termination device 102 converts an optical signal into an electric signal (RF signal) and outputs it to the TV receiver 104 or the notification broadcast receiver 105. In FIG. 7, a distributor 106 is provided at the subsequent stage of the optical line termination device 102, and an RF signal distributed by the distributor 106 is output to each of the plurality of TV receivers 104 and the notification broadcast receiver 105. Is done. In this configuration, the greater the RF signal output level of the optical line termination device 102, the greater the number of distribution by the distributor 106, and the more TV signals 104 can be input with RF signals.

  The optical line terminator 102 incorporates a PD (Photo Diode) for converting an optical signal into an electrical signal. A circuit diagram around this PD is shown in FIG. For example, when the PD 110 is a PIN photodiode, a depletion layer is formed in the i layer in the PIN structure because a reverse voltage of + Vcc is applied to the PD 110. In this state, when light energy of energy band cap or more is incident from the outside of the PD 110, the light energy is absorbed by the depletion layer, and generation and drift of conduction electrons and holes are performed, so that the light intensity is increased. A current (reverse current) proportional to the change flows, and photoelectric conversion can be performed. Thus, the AC component in the signal output from the PD 110 can be extracted by AC coupling by the capacitor 111 and output to the output terminal 112.

  Here, in a broadcasting system that performs emergency notification broadcasting, a system capable of continuing the notification broadcasting even in the event of a power failure due to a disaster or the like is required. However, when the power supply to the optical line termination device is stopped due to a power failure, the reverse voltage is not applied to the PD 110, so that the photoelectric conversion cannot be performed. In order to prevent such a situation, conventionally, by incorporating a dry cell or a large-capacity capacitor as a backup power source in an optical line termination device, a reverse voltage can be applied even during a power failure, and photoelectric conversion can be continued (for example, Patent Document 1 discloses an example using a large-capacitance capacitor).

JP 2006-174221 A

  However, when a dry cell is used as a backup power source, there is a problem that maintenance of the optical line terminator is troublesome, such as monitoring the life and spontaneous discharge of the dry cell or replacing the dry cell as necessary. It was. In addition, when a large-capacity capacitor is used as a backup power source, a reverse voltage can be applied for only about 1 hour at the longest, making it difficult to construct a long-time backup system.

  On the other hand, in order to solve such a problem, the present applicant uses the PD in an unbiased mode (solar cell mode) without applying a reverse voltage, and extracts only the AC component of the signal output from the PD. The idea was to perform photoelectric conversion by outputting via an output terminal. For example, as shown in the circuit diagram around the PD in FIG. 9, the PD 110 is connected to the output terminal 112 via AC coupling by the capacitor 111. When light energy exceeding the energy band cap is incident on the PD 110, an electromotive force proportional to the light intensity is generated, and the direct current component of the electromotive force is dropped by the capacitor 111, so that only the alternating current component (RF signal) is generated. Is output to the output terminal 112.

  However, while the circuit as shown in FIG. 9 has an advantage that the RF signal can be output even during a power failure, the RF signal cannot be amplified. Therefore, the RF signal is distributed by the distributor 106 as shown in FIG. There arises a new problem that it is difficult to supply to a large number of TV receivers 104. However, if an amplifier is simply provided in the circuit of FIG. 9, the power supply to the amplifier is also stopped at the time of a power failure, so that the amplifier becomes inoperable and the RF signal cannot be output, and the notification broadcast is continued at the time of a power failure. The initial purpose cannot be achieved.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and is capable of inputting an RF signal to many TV receivers when power is supplied, and also capable of continuing announcement broadcasting even when no power is supplied. An object is to provide an apparatus.

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the photoelectric conversion device according to claim 1 is a photoelectric conversion device of a notification broadcasting system that converts an optical signal into an electric signal in an optical transmission system, and A photodiode for converting a signal into the electrical signal, a DC component reflux means for returning a DC component of a current output from the photodiode to the photodiode, and a voltage by opening the line at the time of power feeding Switching means for DC short-circuiting the photodiode by closing the line when no power is supplied, and an AC coupling capacitor for extracting and outputting only an electric signal of an AC component of the current output from the photodiode, during the feeding of the predetermined power supply, output from the photodiode output from said AC coupling capacitor A first output means that amplifies and outputs a TV signal of the electrical signals, power feeding from the predetermined power source and the time of the parasitic, output from the photodiode of the electric signal output from the AC coupling capacitor It is one that outputs a notification broadcast signal of out, wherein the time of no power supply from a predetermined power supply, and a second output means for outputting without amplifying an announcement broadcast signal of the electrical signal, the first output means Output an output signal obtained by amplifying at least a part of an electric signal output from the photodiode and output from the AC coupling capacitor without switching means, and directly or indirectly to a TV receiver. comprises a first output terminal connected, the second output unit, output from the photodiode output from the AC coupling capacitor electrically A filtering means for filtering the notification broadcasting signal of the items, the be one that is connected without passing through the switching means with respect to filtering means, a second being directly or indirectly connected to the announcement broadcast receiver And an output terminal.

  The photoelectric conversion device according to claim 2 is the photoelectric conversion device according to claim 1, wherein the second output means is connected to the second output terminal between the filtering means and the second output terminal. Matching means for performing impedance matching with a connected external device is provided.

  According to the photoelectric conversion device of the first aspect, the signal can be amplified and output at a high level at the time of power feeding, and the notification broadcast signal can be continuously output even at the time of no power feeding.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to perform impedance matching with an external device by the matching means, and from the second output terminal by increasing the resistance value of the resistance of the matching means as much as possible. The output RF signal can be increased.
Further, since the matching means is disposed between the filtering means and the second output terminal, the influence of the winding loss of the transformer of the matching means does not affect the signal in the high frequency band. Even if it is increased, the output level of the notification broadcast signal can be increased.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the optical transmission system using the optical line termination | terminus apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of the optical line termination device in FIG. 1. It is a voltage-current characteristic view of PD. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an optical transmission system using an optical line termination device according to a second embodiment. FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram of the optical line termination device in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram of an optical line termination device according to a third embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the conventional optical transmission system. FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram around a PD in a conventional optical line terminator. It is a circuit diagram of PD periphery for solving a part of conventional problem.

  Embodiments of an optical line termination device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. [I] First, the basic concept common to each embodiment was explained, then [II] the specific contents of each embodiment were explained, and [III] Finally, modifications to each embodiment were explained. To do. However, the present invention is not limited to each embodiment.

[I] Basic concept common to the embodiments First, the basic concept common to the embodiments will be described. In each embodiment, the optical line termination device can be operated both when power is supplied and when power is not supplied. At the time of power feeding, as in the past, a reverse voltage is applied to the PD to perform photoelectric conversion, and an RF signal obtained by this photoelectric conversion is amplified and output, so that it is distributed by a distributor and can be received by many TV receivers. It is possible to input an RF signal to the machine. On the other hand, since a reverse voltage cannot be applied to the PD when no power is supplied due to a power failure or the like, the PD is used in a non-bias mode to perform photoelectric conversion, thereby performing signal transmission with a lower quality than that during power supply. In particular, by separating the system that performs amplification from the system that does not perform amplification, a system that does not perform amplification can transmit a signal regardless of whether power is supplied to the amplifier.

[II] Specific Contents of Each Embodiment Next, specific contents of each embodiment will be described.

[Embodiment 1]
First, the first embodiment will be described. In the first embodiment, the first output means for outputting an RF signal at the time of feeding and the second output means for outputting the RF signal at the time of feeding and no feeding are completely separated from each other.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an optical transmission system using an optical line termination device according to Embodiment 1 (however, the upstream side of the optical line termination device is omitted). The optical transmission system 1 is schematically configured in the same manner as the conventional optical transmission system shown in FIG. 7, but two outputs are output from the optical line termination device 10, one of which ( An output at the time of power supply in the figure, which is a TV signal in this case) is supplied to a plurality of TV receivers 3 via a distributor 2, and the other (a constant output in the figure, here a notification broadcast signal) is a notification broadcast receiver 4. Has been supplied to.

  FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of the optical line termination device 10 of FIG. The optical line termination device 10 is configured by connecting a photoelectric conversion unit 11, a first output unit (power supply output circuit) 12, and a second output unit (always output circuit) 13 as illustrated.

  The photoelectric conversion unit 11 is a photoelectric conversion unit that converts an optical signal into an electric signal and outputs the signal as an RF signal, and includes a PD 11a, a resistor 11b, coils 11c and 11d, a switch 11e, and a capacitor 11f. . The resistor 11b is a resistor for preventing inrush current, the coil 11c is a choke coil, and the coil 11d is an inductor (DC component reflux means) for returning the DC component of the PD current to the PD 11a. The switch 11e is a switching means for applying a voltage to the PD 11a by opening the line at the time of power supply, and short-circuiting the PD 11a by direct current by closing the line at the time of no power supply, and can be switched manually or automatically by a known method. . The capacitor 11f is an AC coupling capacitor for extracting only the alternating current component (RF signal) of the PD current.

  The first output unit 12 amplifies at least a part of the RF signal output from the PD 11a of the photoelectric conversion unit 11 and outputs the amplified signal to an external device (here, the distributor 2 in FIG. 1). Corresponds to the first output means in the range. The first output unit 12 is configured by connecting an HPF (High Pass Filter) 12a, a plurality of amplifiers 12b, and a first output terminal (power supply output terminal) 12c as illustrated. The HPF 12a extracts only the high frequency component of the RF signal and corresponds to the high-pass filtering means in the claims. The amplifier 12b is an amplifying unit that amplifies the RF signal using the positive power source + Vcc. The number of stages of the amplifier 12b (three stages in FIG. 2) can be determined according to the level of the desired TV signal. The first output terminal 12c is output means for outputting an RF signal to the distributor 2 in FIG.

The second output unit 13 outputs at least a part of the RF signal output from the PD 11a of the photoelectric conversion unit 11 to an external device (here, the notification broadcast receiver 4 in FIG. 1) without amplifying, This corresponds to the second output means in the claims. The second output unit 13 is configured by connecting an LPF (Low Pass Filter) 13a, a matching circuit 13b, and a second output terminal (always output terminal) 13c as illustrated. The LPF 13a extracts only the low frequency component of the RF signal and corresponds to the low-pass filtering means in the claims. The matching circuit 13b performs impedance matching with an external device connected to the second output terminal 13c, and corresponds to matching means in the claims. The matching circuit 13b is constituted with a resistor 13b ₁ and trans 13b ₂ connected as shown. By providing the matching circuit 13b, it becomes possible to perform impedance matching with an external device, to increase the RF signal outputted from the second output terminal 13c by increasing the resistance value of the resistor 13b ₁ as much as possible be able to.

  In such a configuration, when the positive power source + Vcc is fed, the switch 11e is opened, the voltage fed from the positive power source + Vcc is applied to the PD 11a, and the RF signal photoelectrically converted and output by the PD 11a is the first output unit. 12 and the second output unit 13. Among the RF signals, a TV signal that is a high frequency (for example, 90 MHz or higher) component passes through the HPF 12a and is input to the amplifier 12b, and is amplified in multiple stages by the amplifier 12b, and is transmitted through the first output terminal 12c as shown in FIG. To the distributor 2. Thus, since the amplified TV signal is output from the optical line terminating device 10, even if this TV signal is distributed by the distributor 2, a constant output level can be maintained, and many TV receivers can be maintained. 3 can be supplied with a TV signal. In addition, among the RF signals output from the photoelectric conversion unit 11, a notification broadcast signal that is a low-frequency (for example, 70 to 76 MHz) component passes through the LPF 13a and reaches the matching circuit 13b, via the second output terminal 13c. It is output to the notification broadcast receiver 4 of FIG. Since the second output unit 13 does not have an amplifier, the level of the notification broadcast signal is smaller than the level of the TV signal output from the first output unit 12, but the notification broadcast receiver 4 is usually in the house. Since only one unit is installed and it is not necessary to distribute the notification broadcast signal by the distributor 2, a sufficient level can be secured.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 2, when the positive power source + Vcc is in a non-powered state due to a power failure or the like, the switch 11e is closed, and the PD 11a functions as a photoelectric conversion means used in a no-bias mode without voltage application. FIG. 3 is a voltage-current characteristic diagram of the PD 11a. When light energy exceeding the energy band cap is incident on the PD 11a, this light energy is absorbed by the depletion layer, and the generation and drift of conduction electrons and holes are performed, so that an electromotive force proportional to the light intensity is generated. Occur. In this electromotive force, only the AC component (RF signal) is output to the first output unit 12 and the second output unit 13 by dropping the DC component by AC coupling by the capacitor 11f of FIG. In particular, in this circuit, since the PD 11a is short-circuited in a DC manner by closing the switch 11e, the inter-terminal capacitance of the PD 11a can be made as small as possible when no power is supplied, and the high-speed performance of the PD 11a is maximized. Can be kept to a limit.

  In this non-powered state, since the positive power source + Vcc is not supplied to the amplifier 12b, the TV signal cannot be output from the first output terminal 12c, and the TV broadcast is stopped, but the power of the TV receiver 3 is also turned off at the time of power failure. Therefore, no substantial problem occurs. However, among the RF signals output from the photoelectric conversion unit 11, the notification broadcast signal, which is a low frequency component, passes through the LPF 13a and reaches the matching circuit 13b in the same manner as when the positive power supply + Vcc is supplied. It is output to the notification broadcast receiver 4 of FIG. 1 via 13c. Therefore, notification broadcasting can be continued even when no power is supplied.

  In the first embodiment, the RF signal in the high frequency band is described as the TV signal and the RF signal in the low frequency band is described as the notification broadcast signal. However, as long as both signals can be separated from each other, the specific example is specific. The kind of simple signals and filters is arbitrary. For example, when an emergency broadcast signal is performed in a mid band of 108 to 170 MHz, a BEF (Band Elimination Filter) having a blocking frequency band of 108 to 170 MHz is provided instead of the HPF 12a, and a passing frequency band of 108 to 170 MHz is substituted for the LPF 13a. BPF (Band Pass Filter) may be provided.

The matching circuit 13b may be moved to the position P1 or the position P2 in FIG. However, when increasing the resistance value of the resistor 13b ₁ in order to increase the output level of the announcement broadcast signal, since the number of turns of the transformer 13b ₂ is increased, the winding loss increases in the high frequency band. In this case, when the matching circuit 13b is arranged at the position P1, the influence of the winding loss is generated not only on the notification broadcast signal but also on the signal in the high frequency band (here, the TV signal), so that the output level of the TV signal is increased. Therefore, the resistance value of the resistor 13b ₁ cannot be increased, and as a result, the output level of the notification broadcast signal is also limited. On the other hand, if the matching circuit 13b is arranged at the position shown in FIG. 2, the influence of the winding loss does not reach the signal in the high frequency band, so even if the output level of the TV signal is increased, the notification broadcast signal Since an output level can be raised, it is more preferable.

(Effect of Embodiment 1)
As described above, according to the first embodiment, the notification broadcast signal can be output during power feeding, the TV signal can be amplified and output at a high level, and the output of the notification broadcast signal can be continued during no power feeding.

[Embodiment 2]
Next, a second embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail. In the second embodiment, a common output terminal for outputting a mixed signal of the output signal of the first output means and the output signal of the second output means to an external device is provided. However, unless otherwise specified, the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those used in the first embodiment, if necessary. To do.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an optical transmission system using the optical line termination device according to the second embodiment (however, the upstream side of the optical line termination device is omitted). The optical transmission system 5 is generally configured in the same manner as the optical transmission system 1 of FIG. 1, but only one system output is output from the optical line termination device 20, and this output is a duplexer. And one of them (power supply output, here a TV signal) is supplied to each of the plurality of TV receivers 3 via the distributor 2, and the other (always output), Here, the notification broadcast signal) is supplied to the notification broadcast receiver 4.

  FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram of the optical line termination device 20 of FIG. The optical line termination device 20 is configured by connecting a photoelectric conversion unit 21, a first output unit 22, a second output unit 23, and a common output terminal 24 as illustrated. Here, the photoelectric conversion unit 21 is configured in the same manner as the photoelectric conversion unit 11 of the optical line termination device 10 in FIG.

  The first output unit 22 is configured by connecting two HPFs 12a and one amplifier 12b as illustrated, and the second output unit 23 is configured by including two LPFs 13a and a matching circuit 13b. Yes. Since the matching circuit 13b can be configured in the same manner as in FIG. 2, it is shown in a block representation in which details are omitted in FIG. 5 (and other drawings described later). The output terminal 24 is disposed after the first output unit 22 and the second output unit 23, and the outputs of the first output unit 22 and the second output unit 23 are mixed and input to the output terminal 24. Is done.

  In such a configuration, the signal output from the photoelectric conversion unit 21 is output to the first output unit 22 and the second output unit 23 when the positive power source + Vcc is supplied. Among the RF signals, a TV signal that is a high frequency component passes through the HPF 12a of the first output unit 22, is input to the amplifier 12b, is amplified by the amplifier 12b, and is output through the HPF 12a. In addition, among the RF signals output from the photoelectric conversion unit 21, a notification broadcast signal that is a low frequency component passes through the LPF 13a of the second output unit 23, reaches the matching circuit 13b, and is output through the LPF 13a. The TV signal and notification broadcast signal output in this way are mixed and output to the output terminal 24. This mixed signal is demultiplexed into a TV signal and an announcement broadcast signal by the demultiplexer 6 shown in FIG. 4, and the TV signal is supplied to each of the plurality of TV receivers 3 via the distributor 2, and the announcement broadcast signal is notified. It is supplied to the broadcast receiver 4.

  On the other hand, in FIG. 5, when the positive power source + Vcc is in a non-powered state due to a power failure or the like, the signal output from the photoelectric conversion unit 21 is output to the first output unit 22 and the second output unit 23, and has a low frequency component. Only a certain notification broadcast signal is output from the second output unit 23 to the output terminal 24 and supplied to the notification broadcast receiver 4 via the duplexer 6 in FIG.

  In this configuration, the duplexer 6 shown in FIG. 4 is required. However, in the case where the optical line terminator 20 and the terminal equipment group such as the TV receiver 3 and the notification broadcast receiver 4 are separated from each other. This is particularly effective because only one coaxial cable 7 is required to connect them. This is particularly effective when the output level of the TV signal does not need to be made much higher than the output level of the notification broadcast signal, such as when the number of TV receivers 3 is relatively small. In general, the required input signal level of the notification broadcast receiver 4 is about 10 dB lower than the required input signal level of the TV receiver 3, so that the amplification in the amplifier 12 b of the first output unit 22 in FIG. 5 is about 10 dB or less. If so, the notification broadcast signal can be distributed in the same manner as the TV signal (in practice, however, the difference between the required input signal level of the notification broadcast receiver 4 and the required input signal level of the TV receiver 3 is Depending on the output level adjustment using the matching circuit 13b, the presence or absence of a tilt (not shown) for compensating for the difference in loss between the high-frequency signal and the low-frequency signal in the coaxial cable 7 or distributor 2 in FIG. Can be different).

(Effect of Embodiment 2)
As described above, according to the second embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the output terminal of the TV signal and the output terminal of the notification broadcast signal can be shared, so that the optical line terminating device 20 and the TV receiver can be shared. 3 and the number of coaxial cables 7 that connect terminal equipment groups such as the notification broadcast receiver 4 can be reduced.

[Embodiment 3]
Next, Embodiment 3 according to the present invention will be described in detail. In the third embodiment, directional coupling means for directional coupling of the output signal of the first output means and the output signal of the second output means is provided. However, unless otherwise specified, the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those used in the first embodiment, if necessary. To do.

  FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram of the optical network unit 30 according to the third embodiment. The optical line termination device 30 is configured by connecting a photoelectric conversion unit 31, a first output unit 32, a second output unit 33, and a directional coupler 34 as illustrated. Here, the photoelectric conversion unit 31 is configured in the same manner as the photoelectric conversion unit 11 of the optical line termination device 20 in FIG.

  The first output unit 32 includes two HPFs 12a, one amplifier 12b, and a first output terminal 12c. The second output unit 33 includes two LPFs 13a, a matching circuit 13b, and a second output unit 12c. An output terminal 13c is provided. A directional coupler 34 is connected between the downstream stage of the downstream HPF 12 a in the first output section 32 and the downstream stage of the downstream LPF 13 a in the second output section 33. The directional coupler 34 directionally couples the output signal of the first output section 32 and the output signal of the second output section 33, and corresponds to the directional coupling means in the claims.

  In such a configuration, the signal output from the photoelectric conversion unit 31 is output to the first output unit 32 and the second output unit 33 when the positive power source + Vcc is supplied. Among these RF signals, a TV signal that is a high frequency component passes through the HPF 12a of the first output unit 32, is input to the amplifier 12b, is amplified by the amplifier 12b, and is output through the HPF 12a. In addition, among the RF signals output from the photoelectric conversion unit 31, a notification broadcast signal that is a low frequency component passes through the LPF 13a of the second output unit 33, reaches the matching circuit 13b, and is output via the LPF 13a. Here, the output of the HPF 12a and the output of the LPF 13a are mixed by the directional coupler 34 and output through the first output terminal 12c and the second output terminal 13c. Accordingly, the output from the first output terminal 12c can be used as a TV broadcast output, and can also be used as a monitor output of a notification broadcast signal, and the output from the second output terminal 13c can be used as a notification broadcast output. At the same time, it can be used as a monitor output of a TV signal. For this reason, for example, a TV signal can be monitored using the output from the second output terminal 13c while continuing the TV image reception using the output from the first output terminal 12c. In particular, monitor output can be obtained without providing a monitor-dedicated terminal.

  On the other hand, when the positive power source + Vcc is in a non-powered state due to a power failure or the like, a signal output from the photoelectric conversion unit 31 is output to the first output unit 32 and the second output unit 33, and a notification broadcast signal that is a low frequency component Is output via the LPF 13a of the second output unit 33, as in the case of feeding the positive power source + Vcc. This output is mixed by the directional coupler 34 and output through the first output terminal 12c and the second output terminal 13c. Therefore, the output from the second output terminal 13c can be used as a notification broadcast output, and the output from the first output terminal 12c can be used as a monitor output of the notification broadcast output.

(Effect of Embodiment 3)
Thus, according to the third embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, a monitor output can be obtained without providing a monitor dedicated terminal.

[III] Modifications to Each Embodiment Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the specific configuration and means of the present invention are within the scope of the technical idea of each invention described in the claims. It can be arbitrarily modified and improved within. Hereinafter, such a modification will be described.

(About problems to be solved and effects of the invention)
First, the problems to be solved by the invention and the effects of the invention are not limited to the above-described contents, and the present invention solves the problems not described above or has the effects not described above. There are also cases where only some of the described problems are solved or only some of the described effects are achieved.

(About photoelectric conversion device)
Note that the photoelectric conversion device according to the present invention is not limited to an optical line termination device, and can be applied to a device of any purpose for converting an optical signal into an electrical signal.

(About circuit configuration)
In the circuits of the first to third embodiments, the polarity of the PD 11a is opposite to that of each embodiment, and the same effect can be obtained even when a reverse voltage is applied by a negative power source. it can.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied to a photoelectric conversion device that converts an optical signal into an electric signal in an optical transmission system, can output a high output level signal when power is supplied, and is useful for continuing signal output even during a long power failure. It is.

(Appendix)
The photoelectric conversion device according to attachment 1 is a photoelectric conversion device that converts an optical signal into an electric signal in an optical transmission system, and includes a photodiode that converts the optical signal into the electric signal, and power supply from the predetermined power source. A first output means for amplifying at least a part of the electric signal output from the photodiode and outputting the amplified signal to an external device; and the electric power output from the photodiode when the power is supplied from the predetermined power source and when the power is not supplied Second output means for outputting at least part of the signal to an external device without amplification.

  The photoelectric conversion device according to attachment 2 includes a capacitor that extracts only an alternating current component of the electrical signal output from the photodiode in the photoelectric conversion device according to attachment 1, and the alternating current component extracted by the capacitor is Input to the first output means and the second output means.

  The photoelectric conversion device according to attachment 3 is the photoelectric conversion device according to attachment 1 or 2, wherein the first output means extracts only a high-frequency component of the electric signal output from the photodiode. Means, and the second output means is provided with low-pass filtering means for extracting only a low-frequency component of the electric signal output from the photodiode.

  The photoelectric conversion device according to attachment 4 is the photoelectric conversion device according to any one of attachments 1 to 3, wherein the second output means is connected to the external device connected to the second output means. A matching means for performing impedance matching is provided.

  The photoelectric conversion device according to attachment 5 is the photoelectric conversion device according to any one of attachments 1 to 4, wherein the mixed signal of the output signal of the first output means and the output signal of the second output means is An output terminal for outputting to an external device is provided.

  The photoelectric conversion device according to attachment 6 is the photoelectric conversion device according to any one of attachments 1 to 4, wherein a first output terminal that outputs an output signal of the first output means to the external device; A second output terminal that outputs the output signal of the two output means to the external device; and a directional coupling means that directionally couples the output signal of the first output means and the output signal of the second output means. It is characterized by.

  According to the photoelectric conversion device described in appendix 1, a signal can be amplified and output at a high level when power is supplied, and a signal can be continuously output even when the amplifier is stopped when no power is supplied.

  According to the photoelectric conversion device described in Appendix 2, only the AC component of the electrical signal output from the photodiode can be separated and output.

  According to the photoelectric conversion device according to attachment 3, only a high-frequency signal can be amplified and output at a high level when power is supplied, and a low-frequency signal is separated and continuously output even when the amplifier is stopped when no power is supplied. be able to.

  According to the photoelectric conversion device described in appendix 4, it is possible to perform impedance matching with an external device using the matching means. In particular, by providing the matching means in the second output means, the influence of the winding loss when the number of turns of the transformer of the matching means is increased does not affect the signal of the first output means. The output level of the signal from the second output means can be set separately from the output level.

  According to the photoelectric conversion device described in appendix 5, since the output terminal of the first output means and the output terminal of the second output means can be shared with each other, the optical line termination device, the TV receiver, and the notification broadcast receiver can be used. It is possible to reduce the number of coaxial cables that connect the terminal device group to each other.

  According to the photoelectric conversion device described in appendix 6, a monitor output can be obtained without providing a monitor dedicated terminal.

1, 5 Optical transmission system 2, 106 Distributor 3, 104 TV receiver 4, 105 Notification broadcast receiver 6 Demultiplexer 7 Coaxial cable 10, 20, 30, 102 Optical line terminator 11, 21, 31 Photoelectric converter 11a, 110 PD
11b, 13b ₁ Resistance 11c, 11d Coil 11e Switch 11f, 111 Capacitors 12, 22, 32 First output section 12a HPF
12b Amplifier 12c 1st output terminal 13,23,33 2nd output part 13a LPF
13b matching circuit 13b ₂ transformer 13c second output terminals 24 and 112 output terminal 100 optical transmitter 101 optical amplifier 103 optical cable

Claims (2)

A photoelectric conversion device for an announcement broadcast system that converts an optical signal into an electrical signal in an optical transmission system,
A photodiode for converting the optical signal into the electrical signal;
DC component reflux means for refluxing the direct current component of the current output from the photodiode to the photodiode;
Switching means for applying a voltage to the photodiode by opening a line at the time of feeding, and short-circuiting the photodiode DC by closing the line at the time of no feeding,
An AC coupling capacitor that extracts and outputs only the electrical signal of the alternating current component of the current output from the photodiode;
A first output means for amplifying and outputting a TV signal among electric signals output from the photodiode and output from the AC coupling capacitor when power is supplied from a predetermined power source;
When supplying power from the predetermined power source and when no power is supplied, outputs a notification broadcast signal out of the electric signal output from the photodiode and output from the AC coupling capacitor, and when no power is supplied from the predetermined power source And a second output means for outputting the notification broadcast signal of the electric signal without amplifying it,
The first output means outputs an output signal obtained by amplifying at least a part of an electric signal output from the photodiode and output from the AC coupling capacitor without using a switching means, and is output to a TV receiver. A first output terminal connected directly or indirectly ;
The second output means is connected to a filtering means for filtering an announcement broadcast signal out of an electric signal outputted from the photodiode and outputted from the AC coupling capacitor, and is connected to the filtering means without a switching means. A second output terminal connected directly or indirectly to the notification broadcast receiver ,
Photoelectric conversion device. The second output means includes a matching means for performing impedance matching between the filtering means and the second output terminal and an external device connected to the second output terminal.
The photoelectric conversion device according to claim 1.

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