JPH05150200A - Optical transmitter - Google Patents

Optical transmitter

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JPH05150200A
JPH05150200A JP31602191A JP31602191A JPH05150200A JP H05150200 A JPH05150200 A JP H05150200A JP 31602191 A JP31602191 A JP 31602191A JP 31602191 A JP31602191 A JP 31602191A JP H05150200 A JPH05150200 A JP H05150200A
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Junko Watanabe
順子 渡邉
Hisashi Takamatsu
久志 高松
Hironao Hakogi
浩尚 箱木
Hirotoshi Furukawa
裕稔 古川
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02FOPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
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    • G02F1/0123Circuits for the control or stabilisation of the bias voltage, e.g. automatic bias control [ABC] feedback loops

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the optical transmitter which provides high-speed modulation, compensates the operation point drift of an optical modulator, and is suitably reduced in size as to the imement of an optical transmitter equipped with a Mach-Zehnder optical modulator. CONSTITUTION:This optical transmitter consists of a substrate 14 which has electrooptic effect, the Mach-Zehnder optical modulator 6 equipped with an optical waveguide 16 having a couple of branch waveguides 18 and 20 and electrodes 22, 24 loaded on the branch waveguides between a light incidence terminal 8 and a light projection terminal 10 formed on the substrate, a light source 2 which is connected to the light incidence terminal 8, a photodetector 34 which is fixed to the substrate opposite the exposed surface of the optical waveguide 16 nearby the light projection terminal 10, a driving circuit 26, and an operation point control circuit 36.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は光送信機に関し、さらに
詳しくは、マッハツェンダ型の光変調器を備えた光送信
機の改良に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optical transmitter, and more particularly to improvement of an optical transmitter having a Mach-Zehnder type optical modulator.

【0002】従来、光通信システムに使用される光送信
機においては、半導体レーザに流す電流をデータ信号に
より変調する直接変調方式がよく採用されていた。しか
し、直接変調方式では、光ファイバ内の波長分散によ
り、伝送速度が高くなるのに従って出力される光信号の
動的波長変動(チャーピング)の影響が大きくなるの
で、長距離伝送が困難となってきた。
Conventionally, in an optical transmitter used in an optical communication system, a direct modulation system has been often adopted in which a current supplied to a semiconductor laser is modulated by a data signal. However, in the direct modulation method, the influence of the dynamic wavelength fluctuation (chirping) of the output optical signal increases as the transmission speed increases due to the wavelength dispersion in the optical fiber, which makes long-distance transmission difficult. Came.

【0003】そこで、原理的にチャーピングが生じにく
いマッハツェンダ型の光変調器を備えた光送信機が検討
されている。この種の光送信機にあっては、光通信シス
テムの安定動作を達成するために、光変調器の動作点ド
リフトに対処することが要求される。
Therefore, an optical transmitter equipped with a Mach-Zehnder type optical modulator in which chirping is unlikely to occur in principle is being studied. In this kind of optical transmitter, in order to achieve stable operation of the optical communication system, it is required to deal with the operating point drift of the optical modulator.

【0004】[0004]

【従来の技術】電気光学効果を有する基板と、この基板
上に形成され光入射端及び光出射端の間に一対の分岐導
波路を有する光導波路と、分岐導波路に装荷された電極
とを備えたマッハツェンダ型の光変調器が公知である。
2. Description of the Related Art A substrate having an electro-optic effect, an optical waveguide formed on the substrate and having a pair of branch waveguides between a light incident end and a light emitting end, and an electrode loaded on the branch waveguides are provided. A provided Mach-Zehnder type optical modulator is known.

【0005】マッハツェンダ型の光変調器を備えた光送
信機においては、半導体レーザ等の光源からの定常強度
の光について強度変調を行うことができるので、直接変
調方式が採用されている場合と比較して、チャーピング
の影響を受けにくく、従って高速且つ長距離の伝送が可
能になる。
In an optical transmitter equipped with a Mach-Zehnder type optical modulator, since it is possible to perform intensity modulation on light of a steady intensity from a light source such as a semiconductor laser, a comparison is made with a case where a direct modulation method is adopted. Then, it is less susceptible to the effect of chirping, and thus high-speed and long-distance transmission becomes possible.

【0006】ところで、マッハツェンダ型の光変調器に
おいては、温度変化や経時変化等により、その入出力特
性(動作特性曲線)にドリフトが生じる(動作点ドリフ
ト)。
By the way, in the Mach-Zehnder type optical modulator, a drift occurs in its input / output characteristic (operating characteristic curve) due to temperature change, change over time, etc. (operating point drift).

【0007】図5はマッハツェンダ型の光変調器の入出
力特性を示す図である。同図において、は動作点ドリ
フトが生じる前の特性を示し、は動作点ドリフトが生
じた場合の特性を示す。
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing input / output characteristics of a Mach-Zehnder type optical modulator. In the figure, indicates the characteristic before the operating point drift occurs, and indicates the characteristic when the operating point drift occurs.

【0008】マッハツェンダ型の光変調器の入出力特性
は、駆動電圧に対して周期性を有する。従って、入力信
号の各論理比に対応して出力光電力の極小値及び極大値
が得られる駆動電圧V0 及びV1 を用いることにより、
効率的な2値変調を行うことができる。
The input / output characteristic of the Mach-Zehnder type optical modulator has a periodicity with respect to the drive voltage. Therefore, by using the drive voltages V 0 and V 1 that can obtain the minimum value and the maximum value of the output optical power corresponding to each logical ratio of the input signal,
Efficient binary modulation can be performed.

【0009】動作点ドリフトが発生したときに、駆動電
圧V0 ,V1 が一定であると、上述の周期性により出力
光信号の消光比が劣化する。従って、動作点ドリフトが
発生したときにそのドリフト量をdVとすると、駆動電
圧V0 ,V1 をそれぞれV0 +dV及びV1 +dVとし
て動作点ドリフトを補償することが要求される。
If the driving voltages V 0 and V 1 are constant when the operating point drift occurs, the extinction ratio of the output optical signal deteriorates due to the above-described periodicity. Therefore, when the operating point drift occurs, if the drift amount is set to dV, it is required to set the driving voltages V 0 and V 1 to V 0 + dV and V 1 + dV to compensate the operating point drift.

【0010】[0010]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】このような動作点ドリ
フトを補償するための制御(動作点制御)を行う場合、
光出力の一部をモニタ光として分岐し、このモニタ光の
受光レベルに応じた制御を行うための制御ループを構成
する必要がある。このため、モニタ光を分岐するための
光カプラ等の光分岐回路を光変調器の出力側に設ける必
要があり、装置の構成が複雑になり或いは装置が大型化
するという問題があった。
When performing control (operating point control) for compensating for such operating point drift,
It is necessary to form a control loop for branching a part of the optical output as monitor light and performing control according to the light receiving level of the monitor light. Therefore, it is necessary to provide an optical branching circuit such as an optical coupler for branching the monitor light on the output side of the optical modulator, which causes a problem that the configuration of the device becomes complicated or the device becomes large.

【0011】本発明はこのような技術的課題に鑑みて創
作されたもので、高速変調が可能で、光変調器の動作点
ドリフトを補償することができ、且つ装置の小型化に適
した光送信機の提供を目的としている。
The present invention was created in view of such technical problems, and is capable of performing high-speed modulation, compensating for an operating point drift of an optical modulator, and being suitable for downsizing of an optical device. It is intended to provide a transmitter.

【0012】[0012]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明の光送信機は、電
気光学効果を有する基板と該基板上に形成され光入射端
及び光出射端の間に一対の分岐導波路を有する光導波路
と上記分岐導波路に装荷された電極とを備えたマッハツ
ェンダ型の光変調器と、上記光入射端に接続された光源
と、上記光導波路の上記光出射端近傍における露出面に
対向するように上記基板に固着された受光器と、入力信
号の論理レベルに対応して上記光出射端から出力する光
がオン・オフするような位相変化が上記分岐導波路の伝
搬光に与えられるように上記電極に駆動電圧を与える駆
動回路と、上記受光器の受光レベル変化に基づき上記光
変調器の動作特性曲線のドリフトを検出して動作点が上
記動作特性曲線に対して一定の関係を有するような位相
変化が上記分岐導波路の伝搬光に与えられるように上記
電極に直流バイアス電圧を与える動作点制御回路とを備
えて構成される。
An optical transmitter according to the present invention comprises a substrate having an electro-optical effect and an optical waveguide formed on the substrate and having a pair of branch waveguides between a light incident end and a light emitting end. A Mach-Zehnder type optical modulator including an electrode loaded on the branch waveguide, a light source connected to the light incident end, and the light source connected to the exposed surface in the vicinity of the light emitting end of the optical waveguide. A light receiver fixed to the substrate and the electrode so that a phase change that turns on / off the light output from the light emitting end in accordance with the logic level of the input signal is given to the propagating light in the branch waveguide. And a drive circuit that applies a drive voltage to the optical modulator, and a phase in which the operating point has a constant relationship with the operating characteristic curve by detecting the drift of the operating characteristic curve of the optical modulator based on the change in the light receiving level of the optical receiver. Change the above branch Configured with a operating point control circuit for applying a DC bias voltage to the electrode as given propagation light of the road.

【0013】[0013]

【作用】本発明の構成によると、マッハツェンダ型の光
変調器を備えているので、チャーピングの影響を受けに
くく、従って、高速変調が可能になる。
According to the structure of the present invention, since the Mach-Zehnder type optical modulator is provided, it is hardly affected by chirping, and therefore high-speed modulation is possible.

【0014】また、光導波路の光出射端近傍の部分から
の漏洩光を受光して動作点制御を行うようにしているの
で、光分岐回路を用いることなしに光変調器の動作点ド
リフトを補償することができるようになり、装置の小型
化・簡素化が可能になる。
Since the operating point is controlled by receiving the leaked light from the portion near the light emitting end of the optical waveguide, the operating point drift of the optical modulator is compensated without using the optical branch circuit. It becomes possible to downsize and simplify the device.

【0015】[0015]

【実施例】以下本発明の実施例を説明する。図1は本発
明の実施例を示す光送信機のブロック図である。2は光
源としての半導体レーザであり、この半導体レーザ2は
定常レーザ発振するように駆動されている。半導体レー
ザ2から放射された光は、図示しないレンズ結合系を介
して光ファイバ4にその入射端から入射し、この光ファ
イバ4の出射端はマッハツェンダ型光変調器6の光入射
端8に接続されている。マッハツェンダ型光変調器6の
光出射端10には光ファイバ12が接続されており、こ
の光ファイバ12を介して光信号が光伝送路に送出され
る。
EXAMPLES Examples of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an optical transmitter showing an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 2 is a semiconductor laser as a light source, and the semiconductor laser 2 is driven so as to perform steady laser oscillation. The light emitted from the semiconductor laser 2 enters the optical fiber 4 from its incident end through a lens coupling system (not shown), and the outgoing end of this optical fiber 4 is connected to the light incident end 8 of the Mach-Zehnder optical modulator 6. Has been done. An optical fiber 12 is connected to the light emitting end 10 of the Mach-Zehnder type optical modulator 6, and an optical signal is sent to the optical transmission line via the optical fiber 12.

【0016】マッハツェンダ型光変調器6において、1
4はLiNbO3 等の電気光学結晶からなる基板、16
は基板14上に形成された光導波路である。光導波路1
6は、光入射端8と光出射端10の間に分岐導波路1
8,20を有している。光導波路は、基板の表面にTi
等の金属を選択的に拡散させ、その部分の屈折率が周囲
の屈折率よりも僅かに大きくなるようにして形成され
る。
In the Mach-Zehnder type optical modulator 6, 1
4 is a substrate made of an electro-optic crystal such as LiNbO 3 , 16
Is an optical waveguide formed on the substrate 14. Optical waveguide 1
6 is a branch waveguide 1 between the light incident end 8 and the light emitting end 10.
It has 8 and 20. The optical waveguide is made of Ti on the surface of the substrate.
It is formed by selectively diffusing a metal such as, for example, so that the refractive index of the portion is slightly higher than the refractive index of the surroundings.

【0017】22は一方の分岐導波路18に装荷された
信号電極、24は他方の分岐導波路20に装荷された接
地電極である。信号電極22はこの実施例では進行波型
に形成されている。即ち、電極を分布定数回路の構成要
素として見たときに、信号電極22を伝搬する例えばマ
イクロ波領域の駆動電圧信号の伝搬方向と、分岐導波路
18の伝搬光の伝搬方向とが一致するように構成されて
いる。
Reference numeral 22 is a signal electrode loaded on one branch waveguide 18, and 24 is a ground electrode loaded on the other branch waveguide 20. The signal electrode 22 is formed in a traveling wave type in this embodiment. That is, when the electrodes are viewed as constituent elements of the distributed constant circuit, the propagation direction of the drive voltage signal in the microwave region propagating through the signal electrode 22 and the propagation direction of the propagating light in the branch waveguide 18 coincide with each other. Is configured.

【0018】26は入力信号に応じてマッハツェンダ型
光変調器6を駆動するための駆動回路であり、この駆動
回路26は、入力信号の論理レベルに対応して光出射端
10から出力する光がオン・オフするような位相変化が
分岐導波路18,20の伝搬光に与えられるように信号
電極22に駆動電圧を与える。高速変調成分を含む駆動
電圧信号は、駆動回路26からキャパシタ28を介して
信号電極22の入力ポートに入力される。
Reference numeral 26 is a drive circuit for driving the Mach-Zehnder type optical modulator 6 according to an input signal. The drive circuit 26 outputs the light output from the light emitting end 10 in accordance with the logical level of the input signal. A drive voltage is applied to the signal electrode 22 so that a phase change that turns on and off is applied to the propagation light of the branch waveguides 18 and 20. The drive voltage signal including the high speed modulation component is input from the drive circuit 26 to the input port of the signal electrode 22 via the capacitor 28.

【0019】34は光変調器の基板14上に固着された
フォトダイオード等の受光器であり、この受光器34
は、光導波路16の光出射端10近傍の部分から放射さ
れた漏洩光を受光する。
Reference numeral 34 denotes a photodetector such as a photodiode fixed on the substrate 14 of the optical modulator.
Receives the leaked light emitted from the portion of the optical waveguide 16 near the light emitting end 10.

【0020】動作点制御回路36は、受光器34の受光
レベル変化に基づき動作点ドリフト(光変調器6の動作
特性曲線のドリフト)を検出して、光変調器6の動作点
が動作特性曲線に対して一定の関係を有するような位相
変化が分岐導波路18,20の伝搬光に与えられるよう
に直流バイアス電圧を制御する。直流バイアス電圧は、
インダクタ38を介して信号電極22に与えられる。
The operating point control circuit 36 detects an operating point drift (drift of the operating characteristic curve of the optical modulator 6) based on the change in the light receiving level of the optical receiver 34, and the operating point of the optical modulator 6 is determined by the operating characteristic curve. The DC bias voltage is controlled so that a phase change having a constant relationship with respect to is given to the propagation light of the branch waveguides 18 and 20. DC bias voltage is
It is given to the signal electrode 22 via the inductor 38.

【0021】32は信号電極22及び接地電極24の特
性インピーダンスに合わせて例えば50Ωになるように
調整された終端抵抗器であり、この終端抵抗器32はキ
ャパシタ30を介して信号電極22に接続されている。
Reference numeral 32 denotes a terminating resistor adjusted to have a characteristic impedance of the signal electrode 22 and the ground electrode 24, for example, 50Ω. The terminating resistor 32 is connected to the signal electrode 22 via the capacitor 30. ing.

【0022】図2は受光器34近傍におけるマッハツェ
ンダ型光変調器6の光導波路16(分岐導波路18)に
沿った断面図である。光導波路16と電極(図では信号
電極22)の間には、分岐導波路に安定に電界を印加す
る目的及び光導波路よりも低屈折率なクラッド層を形成
する目的で、SiO2 等からなるバッファ層40が形成
されている。
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the optical waveguide 16 (branch waveguide 18) of the Mach-Zehnder interferometer type optical modulator 6 near the light receiver 34. Between the optical waveguide 16 and the electrode (the signal electrode 22 in the figure), SiO 2 or the like is used for the purpose of stably applying an electric field to the branch waveguide and for the purpose of forming a clad layer having a refractive index lower than that of the optical waveguide. The buffer layer 40 is formed.

【0023】光出力端10の近傍においてはバッファ層
40は部分的に除去されており、このバッファ層40が
除去されて光導波路16が露出している部分には、受光
器34が光導波路16よりも高屈折率な薄膜44を介し
て固着されている。薄膜44は例えば光学接着剤を固化
させたものである。
The buffer layer 40 is partially removed in the vicinity of the light output end 10, and the photodetector 34 is provided in the portion where the buffer layer 40 is removed and the optical waveguide 16 is exposed. It is fixed via a thin film 44 having a higher refractive index than that. The thin film 44 is, for example, a solidified optical adhesive.

【0024】光導波路16の露出面に高屈折率な薄膜4
4が密着していると、光導波路16の伝搬光はこの薄膜
層44を介して外部に漏洩するから、この漏洩光を受光
器34の受光部42に入射させるものである。45は受
光器34を動作点制御回路36と接続するためのリード
線である。
A thin film 4 having a high refractive index is formed on the exposed surface of the optical waveguide 16.
When 4 is in close contact, the propagating light of the optical waveguide 16 leaks to the outside through the thin film layer 44, so that the leaked light is made incident on the light receiving portion 42 of the light receiver 34. Reference numeral 45 is a lead wire for connecting the light receiver 34 to the operating point control circuit 36.

【0025】光ファイバ12はそのコアが光出射端10
に対向するように接続されている。この例では、接続部
を補強するために、基板14の縁部のバッファ層40上
に補強ブロック46を固着し、光ファイバ12の端部に
はルビー等からなるパイプ48を装着し、パイプ48と
基板14及び補強ブロック46とを接着するようにして
いる。
The core of the optical fiber 12 has a light emitting end 10
Are connected to face each other. In this example, in order to reinforce the connecting portion, a reinforcing block 46 is fixed on the buffer layer 40 at the edge of the substrate 14, and a pipe 48 made of ruby or the like is attached to the end of the optical fiber 12, and the pipe 48 The substrate 14 and the reinforcing block 46 are bonded to each other.

【0026】本実施例によると、基板14上に受光器3
4を直接設けてこれによりモニタ光を得るようにしてい
るので、光カプラ等の光分岐回路を必要とせずに光変調
器の動作点ドリフトを補償することができ、装置の小型
化が可能になる。
According to this embodiment, the light receiver 3 is provided on the substrate 14.
Since 4 is directly provided to obtain the monitor light, the operating point drift of the optical modulator can be compensated without the need for an optical branch circuit such as an optical coupler, and the device can be downsized. Become.

【0027】本実施例では、受光器の受光部42と光導
波路16の間に比較的高屈折率な薄膜44を介在させて
いるが、受光器の受光部42の屈折率が光導波路16よ
りも高く且つ受光部42を良好に光導波路16と密着さ
せることができる場合には、薄膜層44は不要である。
In this embodiment, a thin film 44 having a relatively high refractive index is interposed between the light receiving portion 42 of the light receiver and the optical waveguide 16, but the light receiving portion 42 of the light receiver has a refractive index lower than that of the optical waveguide 16. If the height is high and the light receiving part 42 can be closely adhered to the optical waveguide 16, the thin film layer 44 is unnecessary.

【0028】図3は本発明の他の実施例を示す光変調器
の断面図であり、断面位置は図2の断面位置と一致して
いる。この実施例では、受光器34を基板14上の縁部
に設け、受光器34の一側面と基板14の端面が同一平
面上に位置するようにしている。
FIG. 3 is a sectional view of an optical modulator showing another embodiment of the present invention, and the sectional position corresponds to the sectional position of FIG. In this embodiment, the light receiver 34 is provided on the edge of the substrate 14 so that one side surface of the light receiver 34 and the end face of the substrate 14 are located on the same plane.

【0029】受光器34の一側面と基板14の端面が精
度良く同一平面上に位置するようにするためには、例え
ばSi系のフォトダイオードからなる受光器を基板14
の縁部に固着しておき、受光器及び基板を同時に切断・
研磨するようにすればよい。また、このプロセスによる
と、光出力端10が破損しにくいので、光導波路16と
光ファイバ12を常に高効率で光結合することができる
ようになる。
In order to accurately position one side surface of the light receiver 34 and the end surface of the substrate 14 on the same plane, a light receiver composed of, for example, a Si photodiode is used as the substrate 14
It is fixed to the edge of the
It may be polished. Further, according to this process, the light output end 10 is less likely to be damaged, so that the optical waveguide 16 and the optical fiber 12 can always be optically coupled with high efficiency.

【0030】この実施例によると、前実施例における補
強部材46が不要になるので、装置構成が簡単になると
ともに製造プロセスが簡易化される。図4は本発明のさ
らに他の実施例を示す光変調器の受光器近傍の斜視図で
ある。この実施例では、基板14上に複数の(図では3
つの)光導波路16を並設しておき、それぞれの光導波
路16の漏洩光を受光する受光部を有するアレイ型の受
光器34′を基板14の縁部上に固着している。45′
は各受光部からの受光信号を出力するためのリード線で
ある。
According to this embodiment, since the reinforcing member 46 in the previous embodiment is unnecessary, the device structure is simplified and the manufacturing process is simplified. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the vicinity of a light receiver of an optical modulator showing still another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a plurality of (in FIG.
The optical waveguides 16 are arranged side by side, and an array type light receiver 34 ′ having a light receiving portion for receiving the leaked light of each optical waveguide 16 is fixed on the edge portion of the substrate 14. 45 '
Is a lead wire for outputting a light receiving signal from each light receiving portion.

【0031】この実施例によると、複数の光変調器を必
要とするときに、それぞれの光変調器を単独に用いる場
合と比較して、装置全体を小型に構成することができ
る。また、アレイ状の受光器34′を光変調器に搭載し
た後に各光導波路16毎に基板14及び受光器34′を
切断・分離することによって、図3に示された構成の光
変調器を量産するに際しての製造工数が減少する。
According to this embodiment, when a plurality of optical modulators are required, the entire apparatus can be made compact as compared with the case where each optical modulator is used alone. Further, after mounting the arrayed light receivers 34 'on the optical modulator, the substrate 14 and the light receivers 34' are cut and separated for each optical waveguide 16, whereby the optical modulator having the configuration shown in FIG. The number of manufacturing steps for mass production is reduced.

【0032】[0032]

【発明の効果】以上説明したように、本発明によると、
高速変調が可能で、光変調器の動作点ドリフトを補償す
ることができ、且つ装置の小型化に適した光送信機の提
供が可能になるという効果を奏する。
As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to provide an optical transmitter capable of performing high-speed modulation, compensating for the operating point drift of the optical modulator, and providing an optical transmitter suitable for downsizing of the device.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】本発明の実施例を示す光送信機のブロック図で
ある。
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an optical transmitter showing an embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】図1の光変調器の受光器近傍における光導波路
に沿った断面図である。
2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the optical waveguide near the light receiver of the optical modulator of FIG.

【図3】本発明の他の実施例を示す光変調器の受光器近
傍の断面図である。
FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the vicinity of a light receiver of an optical modulator according to another embodiment of the present invention.

【図4】本発明のさらに他の実施例を示す光変調器の受
光器近傍の斜視図である。
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the vicinity of a light receiver of an optical modulator showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

【図5】光変調器の入出力特性を示す図である。FIG. 5 is a diagram showing input / output characteristics of an optical modulator.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

2 半導体レーザ(光源) 6 マッハツェンダ型光変調器 8 光入射端 10 光出射端 14 基板 16 光導波路 18,20 分岐導波路 22 信号電極 24 接地電極 26 駆動回路 34,34′ 受光器 36 動作点制御回路 2 semiconductor laser (light source) 6 Mach-Zehnder type optical modulator 8 light incident end 10 light emitting end 14 substrate 16 optical waveguide 18, 20 branching waveguide 22 signal electrode 24 ground electrode 26 drive circuit 34, 34 'light receiver 36 operating point control circuit

───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (72)発明者 古川 裕稔 神奈川県川崎市中原区上小田中1015番地 富士通株式会社内 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hirotoshi Furukawa 1015 Kamiodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Fujitsu Limited

Claims (3)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 電気光学効果を有する基板(14)と該基板
上に形成され光入射端(8) 及び光出射端(10)の間に一対
の分岐導波路(18,20) を有する光導波路(16)と上記分岐
導波路に装荷された電極(22,24) とを備えたマッハツェ
ンダ型の光変調器(6) と、 上記光入射端(8) に接続された光源(2) と、 上記光導波路(16)の上記光出射端(10)近傍における露出
面に対向するように上記基板に固着された受光器(34)
と、 入力信号の論理レベルに対応して上記光出射端から出力
する光がオン・オフするような位相変化が上記分岐導波
路(18,20) の伝搬光に与えられるように上記電極(22,2
4) に駆動電圧を与える駆動回路(26)と、 上記受光器(34)の受光レベル変化に基づき上記光変調器
の動作特性曲線のドリフトを検出して動作点が上記動作
特性曲線に対して一定の関係を有するような位相変化が
上記分岐導波路(18,20) の伝搬光に与えられるように上
記電極(22,24)に直流バイアス電圧を与える動作点制御
回路(36)とを備えたことを特徴とする光送信機。
1. An optical device having a substrate (14) having an electro-optical effect and a pair of branching waveguides (18, 20) formed between the substrate (14) and a light incident end (8) and a light emitting end (10). A Mach-Zehnder type optical modulator (6) including a waveguide (16) and electrodes (22, 24) loaded in the branch waveguide, and a light source (2) connected to the light incident end (8) A light receiver (34) fixed to the substrate so as to face the exposed surface of the optical waveguide (16) near the light emitting end (10).
And the electrode (22) so that a phase change that turns on / off the light output from the light emitting end according to the logic level of the input signal is given to the propagating light in the branch waveguide (18, 20). , 2
The drive circuit (26) that gives a drive voltage to 4) detects the drift of the operating characteristic curve of the optical modulator based on the change in the received light level of the optical receiver (34), and the operating point is An operating point control circuit (36) for applying a DC bias voltage to the electrodes (22, 24) so that a phase change having a constant relationship is given to the propagating light in the branch waveguides (18, 20). An optical transmitter characterized by that.
【請求項2】 上記受光器(34)と上記光導波路(16)の露
出面の間には上記光導波路の屈折率より高い屈折率を有
する薄膜(44)が介在していることを特徴とする請求項1
に記載の光送信機。
2. A thin film (44) having a refractive index higher than that of the optical waveguide is interposed between the light receiver (34) and the exposed surface of the optical waveguide (16). Claim 1
Optical transmitter described in.
【請求項3】 上記基板(14)の端面と上記受光器(34)の
一側面は同一平面上に位置し、光ファイバ(12)のコアが
上記光出射端(10)に対向するように該光ファイバが上記
基板及び受光器に固着されていることを特徴とする光送
信機。
3. The end surface of the substrate (14) and one side surface of the light receiver (34) are located on the same plane, and the core of the optical fiber (12) faces the light emitting end (10). An optical transmitter, wherein the optical fiber is fixed to the substrate and the light receiver.
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