JPH09214436A - Optical tramsmitter - Google Patents

Optical tramsmitter

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JPH09214436A
JPH09214436A JP8017849A JP1784996A JPH09214436A JP H09214436 A JPH09214436 A JP H09214436A JP 8017849 A JP8017849 A JP 8017849A JP 1784996 A JP1784996 A JP 1784996A JP H09214436 A JPH09214436 A JP H09214436A
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Satoshi Ikeda
智 池田
Koji Kikushima
浩二 菊島
Kiyomi Kumosaki
清美 雲崎
Norio Tamaki
規夫 玉木
Noburu Shibata
宣 柴田
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simultaneously transmit an AM modulation signal which is frequency-multiplexed and the other signal at low cost by setting a difference between the center frequencies of a local oscillation light and a light signal which is frequency-modulated to be larger than the sum of the half value of the occupied frequency bandwidth of the light signal which is frequency-modulated and the occupied frequency bandwidth of a signal different from the light signal. SOLUTION: A collective FM modulator 3 is provided with an optical frequency modulation part 31, an optical frequency local oscillation part 32, an optical multiplexing part 33 and an optical heterodyne detection part 34. The difference between the center optical frequencies of local oscillation light and the light signal which is frequency-modulated is set to be larger than the sum of the half value of the occupied frequency bandwidth of the frequency-modulated light signal and the occupied frequency band of the second signal different from the frequency modulated light signal. The signal can be multiplexed without being overlapped with the second signal by setting the intermediate frequency of batch frequency modulation to be larger than a value obtained by adding the occupied frequency bandwidth of the second signal to the half value of the occupied frequency bandwidth of the batch FM video signal. Thus, the AM modulation signal and the other signal can simultaneously be transmitted.

Description

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

【0001】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は光信号による広帯域
信号の伝送に利用する。特に、周波数分割多重された信
号と他の信号とを光ファイバで同時に伝送する技術に関
する。さらに詳しくは、ケーブルテレビジョン(CAT
V)あるいはビデオオンデマンド(VOD)その他の映
像信号と、電話あるいはデータ通信その他の通信信号と
を同一伝送路上で同時に伝送する技術に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is used for transmission of wideband signals by optical signals. In particular, it relates to a technique for simultaneously transmitting a frequency division multiplexed signal and another signal through an optical fiber. More specifically, cable television (CAT
V) or video-on-demand (VOD) and other video signals and telephone or data communication and other communication signals are simultaneously transmitted on the same transmission path.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】CATVなどの映像伝送システムでは、
通常の映像信号のほか、VODのように伝送の要求があ
った宛先にのみ別の映像信号を送ることが要求されてい
る。CATVの他にも、電話やコンピュータ通信といっ
た種々の信号を伝送する場合には、それぞれのために伝
送路を用意するのではコスト的に問題があり、ひとつの
伝送路で多くの信号を送れるようにすることが急務とな
っている。
2. Description of the Related Art In a video transmission system such as CATV,
In addition to a normal video signal, it is required to send another video signal only to a destination, such as VOD, which is requested to be transmitted. In addition to CATV, when transmitting various signals such as telephone and computer communication, it is costly to prepare a transmission line for each, so that many signals can be sent by one transmission line. There is an urgent need to do so.

【0003】二つ以上の伝送信号を同時に伝送する場
合、従来は周波数多重による方法が用いられてきた。そ
のような従来例を図9および図10に示す。図9は多チ
ャンネルAM映像信号と電話あるいはデータ通信その他
の通信信号(これを「第二の信号」という)とを同時に
伝送する光伝送装置の構成例を示し、図10は各部の信
号波形を示す。図10において、(a)ないし(d)は
送信側の信号であり、(a)は多チャンネルAM映像信
号、(b)は第二の信号、(c)は周波数変換された中
間周波数の映像信号、(d)は二つの信号が合波された
多重信号を示す。また、(e)ないし(g)は受信側の
信号であり、(e)は受信信号から分離された中間周波
数の映像信号、(f)は周波数変換された受信多チャン
ネルAM映像信号、(g)は受信信号から分離された第
二の信号を示す。
In the case of transmitting two or more transmission signals at the same time, a method using frequency multiplexing has been conventionally used. Such a conventional example is shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. FIG. 9 shows a configuration example of an optical transmission device for simultaneously transmitting a multi-channel AM video signal and a telephone or data communication or other communication signal (this is referred to as “second signal”). FIG. 10 shows signal waveforms of respective parts. Show. In FIG. 10, (a) to (d) are signals on the transmission side, (a) is a multi-channel AM video signal, (b) is a second signal, and (c) is a frequency-converted intermediate frequency video. Signal (d) shows a multiplexed signal in which two signals are multiplexed. Further, (e) to (g) are signals on the receiving side, (e) is a video signal of an intermediate frequency separated from the received signal, (f) is a frequency-converted received multi-channel AM video signal, (g) ) Indicates the second signal separated from the received signal.

【0004】この従来例では、多チャンネルAM映像信
号を周波数変換し、空いた周波数帯域を使って第二の信
号を伝送する。すなわち、第一の入力端子101から入
力された多チャンネルAM映像信号(a)をミキサ10
3に入力し、局部発振器104からの信号を混合する。
ミキサ103の出力の低域成分を高域濾波器105によ
り除去することで、周波数変換された中間周波数の映像
信号(c)が得られる。この一方、第二の入力端子10
2から入力された第二の信号(b)の高域成分を低域濾
波器106で取り除いておく。この低域濾波器106の
出力と高域濾波器105の出力とを合波し、光送信部1
07に入力する。光送信部107は、例えば送信用半導
体レーザを強度変調することで、入力された合波信号を
光信号に変換し、光ファイバ伝送路108に送信する。
受信側では、光/電気変換部109内のフォトダイオー
ドにより電気信号に変換し、二つの信号に分離して、一
方を高域濾波器110、他方を低域濾波器111に入力
する。これにより、高域濾波器110の出力には中間周
波数の映像信号(e)が得られる。この映像信号をミキ
サ112により局部発振器113の出力と混合して周波
数変換し、元の周波数に戻す。これにより、第一の出力
端子114に多チャンネルAM映像信号(f)が得られ
る。一方、低域濾波器111の出力には第二の信号
(g)が得られ、これが第二の出力端子115に出力さ
れる。
In this conventional example, the multi-channel AM video signal is frequency-converted and the second signal is transmitted using the vacant frequency band. That is, the multi-channel AM video signal (a) input from the first input terminal 101 is input to the mixer 10
3 and mixes the signals from the local oscillator 104.
By removing the low-pass component of the output of the mixer 103 by the high-pass filter 105, the frequency-converted intermediate frequency video signal (c) is obtained. On the other hand, the second input terminal 10
The high-pass component of the second signal (b) input from 2 is removed by the low-pass filter 106. The output of the low-pass filter 106 and the output of the high-pass filter 105 are combined, and the optical transmitter 1
07. The optical transmitter 107 converts the input multiplexed signal into an optical signal by intensity-modulating a transmitting semiconductor laser, for example, and transmits the optical signal to the optical fiber transmission line 108.
On the receiving side, a photodiode in the optical / electrical conversion unit 109 converts the electric signal into two signals, one of which is input to the high-pass filter 110 and the other of which is input to the low-pass filter 111. As a result, the intermediate frequency video signal (e) is obtained at the output of the high-pass filter 110. This video signal is mixed with the output of the local oscillator 113 by the mixer 112, frequency converted, and returned to the original frequency. As a result, the multi-channel AM video signal (f) is obtained at the first output terminal 114. On the other hand, the second signal (g) is obtained at the output of the low-pass filter 111, and this is output to the second output terminal 115.

【0005】ここでは多チャンネルAM映像信号を一括
して周波数変換するものとしたが、各チャンネルごとに
周波数変換することもできる。また、第二の信号を周波
数変換してもよい。
Although the multi-channel AM video signals are collectively frequency-converted here, they can be frequency-converted for each channel. Further, the second signal may be frequency-converted.

【0006】ここで、図10に示すように、多チャンネ
ルAM映像信号には90MHzないし450MHzの周
波数帯域が分割多重され、第二の信号の占有周波数帯域
は0ないし200MHzであるとする。この場合、一方
の信号を周波数変換し、互いに周波数帯が重ならないよ
うにすることで、これらの信号を周波数多重して伝送す
ることができる。そこで図10に示す例では、500M
Hzの局部発振信号を用い、多チャンネルAM映像信号
を590MHzないし950MHzの周波数帯域に周波
数変換している。
Here, as shown in FIG. 10, it is assumed that a frequency band of 90 MHz to 450 MHz is divided and multiplexed in the multi-channel AM video signal, and an occupied frequency band of the second signal is 0 to 200 MHz. In this case, one of the signals is frequency-converted so that the frequency bands do not overlap each other, so that these signals can be frequency-multiplexed and transmitted. Therefore, in the example shown in FIG.
A multi-channel AM video signal is frequency-converted into a frequency band of 590 MHz to 950 MHz by using a local oscillation signal of Hz.

【0007】[0007]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】映像信号を一括して周
波数変換すると、各チャンネル間の混変調が問題とな
る。一方、各チャンネルの映像信号を別々に周波数変換
するには、映像信号のチャンネル数と同じだけの周波数
変換部を送信側および受信側の双方に設ける必要があ
り、チャンネル数が増えれば増えるほどコストが上昇し
てしまう。また、第二の信号を周波数変換する場合に
は、この信号の帯域が広い場合、広帯域のミキサが必要
となり、コストが上昇してしまう。現在運用されている
多くのCATVでは30チャンネル程度の映像伝送が望
まれており、混変調の問題のない低コストの映像伝送が
要求されている。
When the frequency conversion of video signals is carried out collectively, cross modulation between channels becomes a problem. On the other hand, in order to frequency-convert the video signals of each channel separately, it is necessary to provide frequency conversion units on both the transmitting side and the receiving side as many as the number of channels of the video signals, and the cost increases as the number of channels increases. Will rise. Further, in the case of frequency-converting the second signal, if the band of this signal is wide, a wideband mixer is required, which increases the cost. Many CATVs currently in operation are required to transmit video on about 30 channels, and low-cost video transmission without the problem of intermodulation is required.

【0008】また、従来の技術では、信号の合波および
分離のために濾波器が必要となり、濾波器の群遅延特性
が不十分な場合には多チャンネルAM映像信号に歪みが
生じてしまう。また、二つの信号のうちの一方が非常に
広帯域であると、広帯域にわたって振幅偏差や群遅延な
どの特性を満足する濾波器が得られないため、歪を生じ
させることなく二つの信号に分離することは不可能であ
る。
Further, in the prior art, a filter is required for combining and separating the signals, and if the group delay characteristic of the filter is insufficient, the multi-channel AM video signal will be distorted. Also, if one of the two signals has a very wide band, a filter that satisfies characteristics such as amplitude deviation and group delay cannot be obtained over the wide band, so that the two signals are separated without causing distortion. Is impossible.

【0009】さらに、従来の技術では多チャンネルAM
映像信号を強度変調のまま送信しているため、伝送途中
で多段に分岐する場合には波形歪などの問題が生じてし
まう。一加入者あたりのコストを下げる上で分岐可能な
数を増やすことは重要であり、分岐の問題は重要な課題
である。
Further, in the conventional technique, a multi-channel AM is used.
Since the video signal is transmitted as it is intensity-modulated, problems such as waveform distortion will occur when branching in multiple stages during transmission. It is important to increase the number of branches that can be branched in order to reduce the cost per subscriber, and the branching problem is an important issue.

【0010】本発明は、このような課題を解決し、周波
数多重されたAM変調信号と他の信号とを同時に伝送す
ることのできる低コストの光伝送装置を提供することを
目的とする。
An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to provide a low-cost optical transmission apparatus capable of simultaneously transmitting a frequency-multiplexed AM modulated signal and another signal.

【0011】[0011]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明の光伝送装置は、
周波数多重されたAM変調信号とこれとは異なる第二の
信号、特に多チャンネルAM映像信号と電話やコンピュ
ータ通信などの信号を光信号に変換して多重伝送する光
伝送装置において、周波数多重されたAM変調信号を一
括してFM変調信号に変換する変調変換手段と、この変
調変換手段の出力と第二の信号とを多重して光信号に変
換する光送信手段とを備え、変調変換手段は、周波数多
重されたAM変調信号を変調入力としFM変調された光
信号を出力する光周波数変調部と、このFM変調された
光信号と中間周波数だけ離れた光周波数の局部発振光を
出力する光周波数局部発振部と、FM変調された光信号
と局部発振光とを合波する光合波部と、この光合波部に
より合波された光信号を入力としFM変調された光信号
と局部発振光との光周波数の差に等しい中間周波数の電
気信号を出力する光ヘテロダイン検波部とを含み、局部
発振光とFM変調された光信号の中心光周波数との差
が、FM変調された光信号の占有周波数帯幅の半値と第
二の信号の占有周波数帯幅との和より大きく設定された
ことを特徴とする。
The optical transmission device of the present invention comprises:
A frequency-multiplexed AM modulated signal and a second signal different from the AM-modulated signal, particularly a multi-channel AM video signal and an optical transmission device for converting a signal of a telephone or a computer communication into an optical signal for multiplex transmission The modulation conversion means is provided with a modulation conversion means for collectively converting the AM modulation signal into an FM modulation signal and an optical transmission means for multiplexing the output of the modulation conversion means and the second signal into an optical signal. , An optical frequency modulator for receiving a frequency-multiplexed AM modulated signal as a modulation input and outputting an FM-modulated optical signal, and a light for outputting a local oscillation light having an optical frequency separated from the FM-modulated optical signal by an intermediate frequency Frequency local oscillating unit, optical combining unit for combining FM-modulated optical signal and local oscillating light, and FM-modulated optical signal and local oscillating light using the optical signal combined by the optical combining unit as input With An optical heterodyne detection unit that outputs an electric signal having an intermediate frequency equal to the frequency difference, and the difference between the local oscillation light and the center optical frequency of the FM-modulated optical signal is the occupied frequency band of the FM-modulated optical signal. It is characterized in that it is set to be larger than the sum of the half value of the width and the occupied frequency band width of the second signal.

【0012】多チャンネルAM映像信号を一括して周波
数変調する技術については、本願と同一出願人による特
許出願、平成7年特許願第073639号に示されてい
る。本願は、この技術を利用し、中間周波数の値を一括
FM映像信号の占有周波数帯幅の半値と第二の信号の占
有周波数帯幅の合計以上の値とすることによって、一括
FM映像信号を第二の信号と重なることなく合成するも
のである。これにより、多チャンネルAM映像信号のひ
とつひとつを周波数変換することなく第二の信号と合波
でき、受信側では、周波数変調を復調することにより第
二の信号とは別に元の多チャンネルAM映像信号を得る
ことができる。
A technique for collectively frequency-modulating multi-channel AM video signals is disclosed in a patent application filed by the same applicant as the present application, Japanese Patent Application No. 073639. The present application utilizes this technique to set the value of the intermediate frequency to a value equal to or greater than the sum of the half value of the occupied frequency bandwidth of the collective FM image signal and the occupied frequency bandwidth of the second signal, thereby generating the collective FM image signal. It is to be combined without overlapping with the second signal. As a result, each multi-channel AM video signal can be combined with the second signal without frequency conversion, and the receiving side demodulates the frequency modulation to separate the original multi-channel AM video signal from the second signal. Can be obtained.

【0013】本発明では、AM変調信号をFM変調信号
に変換して伝送し、第二の信号を強度変調により伝送す
るので、信号の合波および分離に濾波器を用いる必要が
ない。したがって、濾波器の群遅延特性の問題を回避で
き、帯域の非常に広い信号の合波が可能となる。
According to the present invention, since the AM modulated signal is converted into the FM modulated signal and transmitted, and the second signal is transmitted by the intensity modulation, it is not necessary to use a filter for combining and separating the signals. Therefore, the problem of the group delay characteristic of the filter can be avoided, and signals with a very wide band can be combined.

【0014】光送信手段としては、変調変換手段の出力
と第二の信号とを電気信号の段階で合波してから光信号
に変換する構成でもよく、光信号に変換してから合波す
る構成でもよい。電気信号の段階で合波する場合には、
光ヘテロダイン検波部の出力する中間周波数の電気信号
と第二の信号とを電気的に合波する電気信号合波部と、
この電気信号合波部の出力信号を変調入力として強度変
調された光信号を出力する光送信部とを備えることがで
きる。また、光信号に変換してから合波する場合には、
中間周波数の電気信号と第二の信号とをそれぞれ変調入
力として強度変調された光信号を出力する二つの光送信
部と、この二つの光送信部の出力を合波する光合波部と
を備えることができる。さらに、一つのレーザ光源と、
この光源の出力光を二つに分配する光分配部と、分配さ
れた一方の光を中間周波数の電気信号を変調入力として
強度変調する第一の外部光変調器と、分配された他方の
光を第二の信号を変調入力として強度変調する第二の外
部光変調器と、この二つの光送信部の出力を合波する光
合波部とを備えることもできる。
The optical transmission means may have a configuration in which the output of the modulation conversion means and the second signal are combined at the stage of an electric signal and then converted into an optical signal, or converted into an optical signal and then combined. It may be configured. When combining at the electrical signal stage,
An electrical signal multiplexer that electrically multiplexes an intermediate frequency electrical signal and a second signal output by the optical heterodyne detector,
An optical transmission unit that outputs an intensity-modulated optical signal using the output signal of the electric signal multiplexing unit as a modulation input can be provided. In addition, when converting to an optical signal and then combining,
It is provided with two optical transmitters that output an intensity-modulated optical signal using the intermediate frequency electric signal and the second signal as modulation inputs, respectively, and an optical multiplexer that multiplexes the outputs of the two optical transmitters. be able to. Furthermore, one laser light source,
A light distributing unit that distributes the output light of the light source into two, a first external light modulator that intensity-modulates one of the distributed light by using an electric signal of an intermediate frequency as a modulation input, and the other distributed light. It is also possible to provide a second external optical modulator for intensity-modulating the second signal using the second signal as a modulation input, and an optical multiplexer for multiplexing the outputs of the two optical transmitters.

【0015】光送信手段から光伝送路に送信された光信
号を受信する光受信機を備え、この光受信機には、光信
号を電気信号に変換する光/電気変換部と、この光/電
気変換部の出力する電気信号を二分配する電気信号分配
部と、分配された電気信号の一方から第二の信号を取り
出すフィルタ手段と、このフィルタ手段の出力の位相お
よび振幅を調整して電気信号分配部により分配された他
方の電気信号に逆相加算する手段とを含むことがよい。
すなわち、二つの信号が合波された状態から一方の信号
を引き算することによって、歪を生じさせることなく他
方の広帯域信号を取り出すことができる。
An optical receiver for receiving the optical signal transmitted from the optical transmission means to the optical transmission line is provided, and the optical receiver includes an optical / electrical conversion unit for converting the optical signal into an electric signal and the optical / electrical conversion unit. An electric signal distribution unit that divides an electric signal output from the electric conversion unit into two parts, a filter unit that extracts a second signal from one of the distributed electric signals, and an electric circuit that adjusts the phase and amplitude of the output of the filter unit. Means for performing anti-phase addition to the other electric signal distributed by the signal distributor may be included.
That is, by subtracting one signal from the state in which the two signals are multiplexed, the other broadband signal can be taken out without causing distortion.

【0016】[0016]

【発明の実施の形態】図1は本発明の実施形態を示すブ
ロック構成図である。ここでは、周波数多重された多チ
ャンネルAM映像信号と、これとは異なる第二の信号と
を光信号に変換して多重伝送する場合について説明す
る。この実施形態の光伝送装置は、送信側に、多チャン
ネルAM映像信号が入力される第一の入力端子1と、映
像信号とは別の第二の信号が入力される第二の入力端子
2と、多チャンネルAM映像信号を一括してFM変調信
号に変換する一括FM変調器3と、この一括FM変調器
3の出力と第二の信号とを多重して光信号に変換する光
送信機4とを備え、光送信機4の出力が光ファイバ伝送
路5に接続される。また、受信側には、光送信機4から
光ファイバ伝送路5に送信された光信号を受信する光受
信機6と、受信信号から多チャンネルAM映像信号を復
調するFM復調器7と、復調された多チャンネルAM映
像信号が出力される第一の出力端子8と、受信された第
二の信号が出力される第二の出力端子9とを備える。第
二の信号としては、電話、データ通信などの双方向通信
信号が考えられる。
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. Here, a case will be described in which a frequency-multiplexed multi-channel AM video signal and a second signal different from the multi-channel AM video signal are converted into an optical signal and multiplexed and transmitted. The optical transmission device of this embodiment has a first input terminal 1 to which a multi-channel AM video signal is input and a second input terminal 2 to which a second signal different from the video signal is input on the transmission side. And a collective FM modulator 3 that collectively converts multi-channel AM video signals into an FM modulated signal, and an optical transmitter that multiplexes the output of the collective FM modulator 3 and a second signal into an optical signal. 4 and the output of the optical transmitter 4 is connected to the optical fiber transmission line 5. Further, on the receiving side, an optical receiver 6 for receiving the optical signal transmitted from the optical transmitter 4 to the optical fiber transmission line 5, an FM demodulator 7 for demodulating a multi-channel AM video signal from the received signal, and a demodulator A first output terminal 8 for outputting the generated multi-channel AM video signal and a second output terminal 9 for outputting the received second signal are provided. The second signal may be a two-way communication signal for telephone, data communication, or the like.

【0017】本実施形態では、多チャンネルAM映像信
号を一括FM変調して伝送し、このとき、一括FM変調
の中間周波数を一括FM映像信号の占有周波数帯幅の半
値に第二の信号の占有周波数帯を加えた値以上にするこ
とで、第二の信号と重なりあうことなく合波することが
できることを特徴とする。このため一括FM変調器3に
は、多チャンネルAM映像信号を変調入力としFM変調
された光信号を出力する光周波数変調部31と、このF
M変調された光信号と中間周波数だけ離れた光周波数の
局部発振光を出力する光周波数局部発振部32と、FM
変調された光信号と局部発振光とを合波する光合波部3
3と、この光合波部33により合波された光信号を入力
としFM変調された光信号と局部発振光との光周波数の
差に等しい中間周波数の電気信号を出力する光ヘテロダ
イン検波部34とを備える。局部発振光とFM変調され
た光信号の中心光周波数との差は、FM変調された光信
号の占有周波数帯域の半値と第二の信号の占有周波数帯
域との和より大きく設定される。
In the present embodiment, a multi-channel AM video signal is batch-FM-modulated and transmitted, and at this time, the intermediate frequency of the batch FM-modulation is occupied by the second signal at a half value of the frequency band occupied by the batch-FM video signal. It is characterized in that it can be multiplexed without overlapping with the second signal by setting the frequency band to be equal to or more than the value added. Therefore, the collective FM modulator 3 is provided with an optical frequency modulator 31 which receives a multi-channel AM video signal as a modulation input and outputs an FM-modulated optical signal.
An optical frequency local oscillator 32 for outputting local oscillation light having an optical frequency separated from the M-modulated optical signal by an intermediate frequency;
Optical multiplexer 3 for multiplexing the modulated optical signal and the local oscillation light
3 and an optical heterodyne detector 34 which receives the optical signal multiplexed by the optical multiplexer 33 and outputs an electric signal having an intermediate frequency equal to the difference in optical frequency between the FM-modulated optical signal and the local oscillation light. Equipped with. The difference between the local oscillation light and the center optical frequency of the FM-modulated optical signal is set to be larger than the sum of the half value of the occupied frequency band of the FM-modulated optical signal and the occupied frequency band of the second signal.

【0018】図2は図1に示した光伝送装置の各部の信
号波形を示す。図2において、(a)ないし(d)は送
信側の信号であり、(a)は多チャンネルAM映像信
号、(b)は第二の信号、(c)は一括FM変調された
信号、(d)は送信信号の変調信号成分を示す。また、
(e)ないし(g)は受信側の信号であり、(e)は受
信された一括FM変調信号、(f)は復調された多チャ
ンネルAM映像信号、(g)は受信信号から分離された
第二の信号を示す。図2を参照して、図1に示した光伝
送装置の動作をさらに詳しく説明する。
FIG. 2 shows a signal waveform of each part of the optical transmission device shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, (a) to (d) are signals on the transmission side, (a) is a multi-channel AM video signal, (b) is a second signal, and (c) is a batch FM-modulated signal. d) shows the modulation signal component of the transmission signal. Also,
(E) to (g) are signals on the receiving side, (e) is a received batch FM modulated signal, (f) is a demodulated multi-channel AM video signal, and (g) is separated from the received signal. The second signal is shown. The operation of the optical transmission device shown in FIG. 1 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

【0019】第一の入力端子1に入力される多チャンネ
ルAM映像信号(a)には、f1ないしf2の周波数帯
域が分割多重されている。また、第二の入力端子2に入
力される第二の信号(b)は、f3ないしf4を占有周
波数帯域としている。一括FM変調機3は、多チャンネ
ルAM映像信号を入力とし、この信号をf5ないしf6
を占有周波数帯域とする一括FM映像信号(c)に変換
する。光送信機4は、この第二の信号と一括FM変調器
3の出力とを電気信号の段階あるいは光信号に変換して
から合波し、光多重信号(d)として光ファイバ伝送路
5へ送信する。光受信機6では、光ファイバ伝送路5を
伝送されてきた光信号を電気信号に変換し、再び一括F
M映像信号(e)と第二の信号(g)とに分離する。分
離された一括FM映像信号をFM復調器7により復調す
ることで、元の多チャンネルAM映像信号(f)が復元
される。復元された多チャンネルAM映像信号は第一の
出力端子8に出力され、第二の信号は第二の出力端子9
に出力される。
In the multi-channel AM video signal (a) input to the first input terminal 1, frequency bands f1 and f2 are divided and multiplexed. The second signal (b) input to the second input terminal 2 has f3 to f4 as occupied frequency bands. The collective FM modulator 3 receives a multi-channel AM video signal as an input, and inputs this signal at f5 to f6.
Is converted into a collective FM video signal (c) having an occupied frequency band. The optical transmitter 4 converts the second signal and the output of the collective FM modulator 3 into a stage of an electric signal or an optical signal and then multiplexes them into the optical fiber transmission line 5 as an optical multiplexed signal (d). Send. In the optical receiver 6, the optical signal transmitted through the optical fiber transmission line 5 is converted into an electric signal, and the batch F is performed again.
The M video signal (e) and the second signal (g) are separated. The original multi-channel AM video signal (f) is restored by demodulating the separated collective FM video signal by the FM demodulator 7. The restored multi-channel AM video signal is output to the first output terminal 8 and the second signal is output to the second output terminal 9.
Is output to

【0020】ここで、f1、f2、f3、f4の値とし
て、f1=90MHz、f2=450MHz、f3=0
MHz、f4=200MHzとして説明を続ける。
Here, the values of f1, f2, f3, and f4 are f1 = 90 MHz, f2 = 450 MHz, and f3 = 0.
The description will be continued assuming that MHz and f4 = 200 MHz.

【0021】光周波数変調部31は、例えば光周波数変
調用の単一モードレーザを用い、多チャンネルAM映像
信号から、光周波数変調された光信号を出力する。光周
波数局部発振部32としても単一モードレーザが用いら
れ、その発振光周波数と光周波数変調部31の発振周波
数との周波数差ΔfL は、一括FM映像信号と第二の信
号とが重なりあうことを防ぐため、一括FM映像信号の
占有周波数帯幅ΔfFMの半値(ΔfFM/2)に、第二の
信号の占有周波数帯幅Δfsec (=f4−f3=0.2
GHz)を加えた値(ΔfFM/2+Δfsec )より大き
くなければならない。ここでは一例として、ΔfFM
3.2GHzとする。したがってΔfFM/2+Δfsec
=1.8GHzであり、これより大きい値として、Δf
L =2.1GHzとする。ΔfFM、ΔfL の値から、f
5=ΔfL −ΔfFM/2=500MHz、f6=ΔfL
+ΔfFM/2=3.7GHzとなる。これらを例えば光
カプラを用いた光合波部33により合波する。合波され
た光信号は光ヘテロダイン検波部34に入力され、フォ
トダイオードによる光強度検波が行われ、中心周波数が
ΔfL と等しい電気信号が出力される。
The optical frequency modulator 31 uses, for example, a single mode laser for optical frequency modulation, and outputs an optical frequency-modulated optical signal from a multi-channel AM video signal. A single-mode laser is also used as the optical frequency local oscillation unit 32, and the frequency difference Δf L between the oscillation optical frequency and the oscillation frequency of the optical frequency modulation unit 31 causes the collective FM video signal and the second signal to overlap each other. In order to prevent this, the occupied frequency bandwidth Δf sec (= f4-f3 = 0.2) of the second signal is set to the half value (Δf FM / 2) of the occupied frequency bandwidth Δf FM of the collective FM video signal.
GHz) plus the value (Δf FM / 2 + Δf sec ). Here, as an example, Δf FM =
It is set to 3.2 GHz. Therefore, Δf FM / 2 + Δf sec
= 1.8 GHz, and as a value larger than this, Δf
L = 2.1 GHz. From the values of Δf FM and Δf L , f
5 = Δf L −Δf FM / 2 = 500 MHz, f6 = Δf L
+ Δf FM /2=3.7 GHz. These are combined by an optical combining unit 33 using, for example, an optical coupler. The multiplexed optical signal is input to the optical heterodyne detection unit 34, optical intensity detection is performed by the photodiode, and an electrical signal whose center frequency is equal to Δf L is output.

【0022】図3ないし図5は光送信機4の別々の構成
例を示す。図3に示す構成例では、電気信号合波部41
1と光送信部412とを備え、一括FM映像信号と第二
の信号とを電気信号合波部411で合波した後、この電
気信号を変調入力として、光送信部412の送信用半導
体レーザを強度変調する。電気信号合波部411として
は、電力合波器が用いられる。図4に示す構成例では、
二つの光送信部421、422と光合波部423とを備
え、一括FM映像信号と第二の信号とを各々変調入力と
して別々の光送信部421、422に入力して送信用半
導体レーザを強度変調し、得られた光信号を光合波部4
23の光カプラで合波する。図5に示す構成例では、レ
ーザ光源431、光分配部432、二つの外部光変調器
433、434、光遅延線435および光合波部436
を備え、レーザ光源431からの出力光を光分配部43
2の光カプラで二つに分け、一方を一括FM映像信号を
変調入力とする外部光変調器433により強度変調し、
他方を第二の信号を変調入力とする外部光変調器434
により強度変調する。外部光変調器433、434の出
力光は、光遅延線435によりコヒーレント長以上の遅
延差を与えた後に、光合波部436で合波する。光遅延
線435を用いるのは、二つに分けた光が再び干渉する
ことを防ぐためである。
3 to 5 show different structural examples of the optical transmitter 4. In the configuration example shown in FIG. 3, the electrical signal multiplexing unit 41
1 and an optical transmitter 412, the collective FM video signal and the second signal are multiplexed by an electrical signal multiplexer 411, and the electrical signal is used as a modulation input for the transmission semiconductor laser of the optical transmitter 412. Intensity is modulated. A power combiner is used as the electric signal combiner 411. In the configuration example shown in FIG.
The two optical transmitters 421 and 422 and the optical multiplexer 423 are provided, and the collective FM video signal and the second signal are input as modulation inputs to different optical transmitters 421 and 422, respectively, and a semiconductor laser for transmission is emitted. The optical signal obtained by the modulation and the optical signal obtained is modulated.
Multiplexed by 23 optical couplers. In the configuration example shown in FIG. 5, a laser light source 431, a light distribution unit 432, two external optical modulators 433 and 434, an optical delay line 435, and an optical multiplexing unit 436.
And the output light from the laser light source 431
It is divided into two by two optical couplers, one of which is intensity-modulated by an external optical modulator 433 which uses a collective FM video signal as a modulation input,
External optical modulator 434 which uses the other as the modulation input for the second signal
Intensity modulation by. The output lights of the external optical modulators 433 and 434 are combined by the optical combining unit 436 after being given a delay difference of the coherent length or more by the optical delay line 435. The optical delay line 435 is used to prevent the split light from interfering again.

【0023】図6は光受信機6の構成例を示す。この光
受信機6は光/電気変換部61、電気信号分配部62、
低域濾波器63、電気信号分配部64、位相・振幅調整
部65および電気信号合波部66を備え、位相・振幅調
整部65には、位相反転器651、位相調整器652、
電気増幅器653および可変減衰器654を備える。光
/電気変換部61は光ファイバ伝送路5を伝送されてき
た光信号を電気信号に変換し、電気信号分配部62はこ
の電気信号を二つに分配する。低域濾波器63は分配さ
れた一方の信号から第二の信号を取り出し、電気信号分
配部64はその一方を出力するとともに、他方を位相・
振幅調整部65に入力する。位相・振幅調整部65で
は、位相反転器651により第二の信号の位相を反転さ
せ、位相調整器652により電気信号分配部62で分配
されたもう一方の信号と合波する際にちょうど引き算の
形となるように位相を調整し、電気増幅器653および
可変減衰器654により振幅レベルを調整する。電気信
号合波部66は、位相・振幅調整部65の出力を電気信
号分配部62により分配された信号と合波し、濾波器を
用いることなく一括FM映像信号を取り出す。
FIG. 6 shows a configuration example of the optical receiver 6. The optical receiver 6 includes an optical / electrical converter 61, an electric signal distributor 62,
The low-pass filter 63, the electric signal distributor 64, the phase / amplitude adjuster 65, and the electric signal combiner 66 are provided, and the phase / amplitude adjuster 65 includes a phase inverter 651, a phase adjuster 652,
An electric amplifier 653 and a variable attenuator 654 are provided. The optical / electrical converter 61 converts the optical signal transmitted through the optical fiber transmission line 5 into an electric signal, and the electric signal distributor 62 distributes the electric signal into two. The low-pass filter 63 takes out the second signal from one of the distributed signals, and the electric signal distribution unit 64 outputs one of the signals and phase / phases the other.
It is input to the amplitude adjusting unit 65. In the phase / amplitude adjustment unit 65, the phase of the second signal is inverted by the phase inverter 651, and when it is combined with the other signal distributed by the electric signal distribution unit 62 by the phase adjuster 652, it is just subtracted. The phase is adjusted so as to obtain the shape, and the amplitude level is adjusted by the electric amplifier 653 and the variable attenuator 654. The electric signal combining unit 66 combines the output of the phase / amplitude adjusting unit 65 with the signal distributed by the electric signal distributing unit 62 and extracts the collective FM video signal without using a filter.

【0024】図7はFM復調器7の構成例を示す。この
FM復調器7は良く知られた遅延検波回路であり、リミ
ッタ71、遅延線72、フリップフロップ73および低
域濾波器74を備える。復調すべき一括FM映像信号を
リミッタ71により波形整形し、フリップフロップ73
のセット入力に供給するとともに、遅延線72を経由し
てフリップフロップ73のリセット入力に供給する。フ
リップフロップ73の出力を低域濾波器74を通して出
力することで、多チャンネルAM映像信号が復調され
る。
FIG. 7 shows a configuration example of the FM demodulator 7. The FM demodulator 7 is a well-known delay detection circuit, and includes a limiter 71, a delay line 72, a flip-flop 73 and a low pass filter 74. The waveform of the collective FM video signal to be demodulated is shaped by the limiter 71, and the flip-flop 73
And the reset input of the flip-flop 73 via the delay line 72. The multi-channel AM video signal is demodulated by outputting the output of the flip-flop 73 through the low pass filter 74.

【0025】[0025]

【実施例】図8は映像信号以外の信号を双方向に伝送す
る場合の実施例を示す。センタ側には第一の入力端子
1、第二の入力端子2、一括FM変調器3および光送信
機4を備え、第一の入力端子1には多チャンネルAM映
像信号、第二の入力端子には第二の信号としての通信系
送信信号が入力される。センタ側にはさらに、加入者側
からの通信系受信信号を光ファイバ伝送路5から分岐す
る光カプラ13と、分岐された光信号を受信する光受信
機14とを備え、通信系受信信号を出力する出力端子1
5を備える。また、加入者側には、光受信機6、FM復
調器7、第一および第二の出力端子8、9に加え、通信
系送信信号が入力される入力端子10、その信号を光信
号に変換して出力する光送信機11、および光信号を光
ファイバ伝送路5に結合する光カプラ12を備える。
FIG. 8 shows an embodiment in which signals other than video signals are bidirectionally transmitted. The center side is provided with a first input terminal 1, a second input terminal 2, a collective FM modulator 3 and an optical transmitter 4. The first input terminal 1 has a multi-channel AM video signal and a second input terminal. A communication system transmission signal as a second signal is input to. The center side is further provided with an optical coupler 13 for branching the communication system reception signal from the subscriber side from the optical fiber transmission line 5, and an optical receiver 14 for receiving the branched optical signal, and receives the communication system reception signal. Output terminal 1 for output
5 is provided. Further, on the subscriber side, in addition to the optical receiver 6, the FM demodulator 7, the first and second output terminals 8 and 9, an input terminal 10 to which a communication system transmission signal is input, and the signal is converted into an optical signal. An optical transmitter 11 for converting and outputting and an optical coupler 12 for coupling an optical signal to the optical fiber transmission line 5 are provided.

【0026】加入者側からセンタ側へ送られる信号は、
センタ側から加入者側へ送られる信号とインコヒーレン
トであるため、光カプラ12、13を用いてそのまま合
波ができる。光ファイバ伝送路5には光分岐器が設けら
れ、ひとつのセンタ側装置と複数の加入者側装置との間
で通信が可能である。この場合の光信号の合波および分
岐は、従来通り波長多重カプラを用いてもよい。また、
加入者側からセンタ側へ送られる信号も周波数変換を行
って周波数多重してもよい。第二の信号は双方向通信信
号に限定されるものではなく、信号の種類もディジタル
ベースバンド信号や映像信号を利用できる。
The signal sent from the subscriber side to the center side is
Since it is incoherent with the signal sent from the center side to the subscriber side, the optical couplers 12 and 13 can be used for multiplexing as it is. An optical branching device is provided on the optical fiber transmission line 5 to enable communication between one center-side device and a plurality of subscriber-side devices. In this case, for multiplexing and branching the optical signals, a wavelength multiplexing coupler may be used as in the conventional case. Also,
A signal sent from the subscriber side to the center side may be frequency-converted and frequency-multiplexed. The second signal is not limited to the bidirectional communication signal, and the type of signal can be a digital baseband signal or a video signal.

【0027】[0027]

【発明の効果】以上説明したように、本発明の光伝送装
置は、周波数多重されたAM変調信号と他の信号とを同
時に低コストに伝送できる。本発明では、信号の合波お
よび分離に濾波器を用いる必要がなく、濾波器の群遅延
特性の問題を回避でき、帯域の非常に広い信号を多重し
て伝送することが可能となる。本発明は、映像信号の伝
送に用いて特に効果があるが、他の信号の伝送にも利用
して伝送路を効率化することができる効果がある。
As described above, the optical transmission apparatus of the present invention can simultaneously transmit a frequency-multiplexed AM modulated signal and another signal at low cost. According to the present invention, it is not necessary to use a filter for combining and separating signals, the problem of the group delay characteristic of the filter can be avoided, and signals having an extremely wide band can be multiplexed and transmitted. The present invention is particularly effective when used for transmitting a video signal, but also has an effect that it can be used for transmitting another signal to improve the efficiency of the transmission path.

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

【図1】本発明の実施形態を示すブロック構成図。FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】各部の信号波形を示す図。FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a signal waveform of each part.

【図3】光送信機の構成例を示すブロック図。FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an optical transmitter.

【図4】光送信機の別の構成例を示すブロック図。FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing another configuration example of an optical transmitter.

【図5】光送信機のさらに別の構成例を示すブロック
図。
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing still another configuration example of the optical transmitter.

【図6】光受信機の構成例を示すブロック図。FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an optical receiver.

【図7】FM復調器の構成例を示すブロック図。FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an FM demodulator.

【図8】映像信号以外の信号を双方向に伝送する場合の
実施例を示すブロック構成図。
FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an embodiment in which signals other than video signals are bidirectionally transmitted.

【図9】従来例の光伝送装置を示すブロック構成図。FIG. 9 is a block configuration diagram showing a conventional optical transmission device.

【図10】各部の信号波形を示す図。FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a signal waveform of each part.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 第一の入力端子 2 第二の入力端子 3 一括FM変調器 4、11 光送信機 5 光ファイバ伝送路 6、14 光受信機 7 FM復調器 8 第一の出力端子 9 第二の出力端子 10 入力端子 12、13 光カプラ 15 出力端子 31 光周波数変調部 32 光周波数局部発振部 33 光合波部 34 光ヘテロダイン検波部 411 電気信号合波部 412、421、422 光送信部 423、436 光合波部 431 レーザ光源 432 光分配部 433、434 外部光変調器 435 光遅延線 61 光/電気変換部 62 電気信号分配部 63、74 低域濾波器 64 電気信号分配部 65 位相・振幅調整部 66 電気信号合波部 651 位相反転器 652 位相調整器 653 電気増幅器 654 可変減衰器 71 リミッタ 72 遅延線 73 フリップフロップ 1 First Input Terminal 2 Second Input Terminal 3 Batch FM Modulator 4, 11 Optical Transmitter 5 Optical Fiber Transmission Line 6, 14 Optical Receiver 7 FM Demodulator 8 First Output Terminal 9 Second Output Terminal 10 Input Terminal 12, 13 Optical Coupler 15 Output Terminal 31 Optical Frequency Modulator 32 Optical Frequency Local Oscillator 33 Optical Multiplexer 34 Optical Heterodyne Detector 411 Electrical Signal Multiplexer 412, 421, 422 Optical Transmitter 423, 436 Optical Multiplexer Part 431 Laser light source 432 Optical distributor 433, 434 External optical modulator 435 Optical delay line 61 Optical / electrical converter 62 Electric signal distributor 63, 74 Low-pass filter 64 Electric signal distributor 65 Phase / amplitude adjuster 66 Electric Signal combiner 651 Phase inverter 652 Phase adjuster 653 Electric amplifier 654 Variable attenuator 71 Limiter 72 Delay line 73 Flip block

───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (51)Int.Cl.6 識別記号 庁内整理番号 FI 技術表示箇所 H04B 10/02 10/18 H04J 14/00 14/04 14/06 (72)発明者 玉木 規夫 東京都新宿区西新宿三丁目19番2号 日本 電信電話株式会社内 (72)発明者 柴田 宣 東京都新宿区西新宿三丁目19番2号 日本 電信電話株式会社内─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. 6 Identification number Office reference number FI technical display location H04B 10/02 10/18 H04J 14/00 14/04 14/06 (72) Inventor Norio Tamaki Tokyo 3-19-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Inside Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (72) Inventor Nobu Shibata 3-19-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Inside Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

Claims (6)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 周波数多重された振幅変調信号とこれと
は異なる第二の信号とを光信号に変換して多重伝送する
光伝送装置において、 前記周波数多重された振幅変調信号を一括して周波数変
調信号に変換する変調変換手段と、 この変調変換手段の出力と前記第二の信号とを多重して
光信号に変換する光送信手段とを備え、 前記変調変換手段は、周波数多重された振幅変調信号を
変調入力とし周波数変調された光信号を出力する光周波
数変調部と、この周波数変調された光信号と中間周波数
だけ離れた光周波数の局部発振光を出力する光周波数局
部発振部と、前記周波数変調された光信号と前記局部発
振光とを合波する光合波部と、この光合波部により合波
された光信号を入力とし前記周波数変調された光信号と
前記局部発振光との光周波数の差に等しい中間周波数の
電気信号を出力する光ヘテロダイン検波部とを含み、 前記局部発振光と前記周波数変調された光信号の中心光
周波数との差が、前記周波数変調された光信号の占有周
波数帯幅の半値と前記第二の信号の占有周波数帯幅との
和より大きく設定されたことを特徴とする光伝送装置。
1. An optical transmission apparatus for converting a frequency-multiplexed amplitude modulation signal and a second signal different from this into an optical signal for multiplex transmission, wherein the frequency-multiplexed amplitude modulation signals are collectively frequency-converted. Modulation conversion means for converting into a modulation signal, and an optical transmission means for converting the output of the modulation conversion means and the second signal into an optical signal, wherein the modulation conversion means is frequency-multiplexed amplitude An optical frequency modulation unit that outputs a frequency-modulated optical signal using a modulation signal as a modulation input, and an optical frequency local oscillation unit that outputs a local oscillation light of an optical frequency that is apart from this frequency-modulated optical signal by an intermediate frequency, Of the frequency-modulated optical signal and the local oscillation light with the optical multiplexing unit that multiplexes the frequency-modulated optical signal and the local oscillation light as an input, and the optical signal multiplexed by the optical multiplexing unit. Optical frequency An optical heterodyne detection unit that outputs an electric signal of an intermediate frequency equal to the difference, the difference between the central optical frequency of the local oscillation light and the frequency-modulated optical signal, the occupied frequency of the frequency-modulated optical signal An optical transmission device, wherein the optical transmission device is set to be larger than a sum of a half value of a bandwidth and an occupied frequency bandwidth of the second signal.
【請求項2】 前記周波数多重された振幅変調信号は多
チャンネルの映像信号を含む請求項1記載の光伝送装
置。
2. The optical transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the frequency-multiplexed amplitude modulation signal includes a multi-channel video signal.
【請求項3】 前記光送信手段は、前記中間周波数の電
気信号と前記第二の信号とを電気的に合波する電気信号
合波部と、この電気信号合波部の出力信号を変調入力と
して強度変調された光信号を出力する光送信部とを含む
請求項1または2記載の光伝送装置。
3. The optical transmission means modulates an electric signal combining section for electrically combining the electric signal of the intermediate frequency and the second signal, and an output signal of the electric signal combining section. The optical transmission device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: an optical transmitter that outputs an intensity-modulated optical signal.
【請求項4】 前記光送信手段は、前記中間周波数の電
気信号と前記第二の信号とをそれぞれ変調入力として強
度変調された光信号を出力する二つの光送信部と、この
二つの光送信部の出力を合波する光合波部とを含む請求
項1または2記載の光伝送装置。
4. The two optical transmission units, wherein the optical transmission unit outputs two intensity-modulated optical signals using the intermediate frequency electric signal and the second signal as modulation inputs, respectively. The optical transmission device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: an optical multiplexing unit that multiplexes the outputs of the units.
【請求項5】 前記光送信手段は、一つのレーザ光源
と、この光源の出力光を二つに分配する光分配部と、分
配された一方の光を前記中間周波数の電気信号を変調入
力として強度変調する第一の外部光変調器と、分配され
た他方の光を前記第二の信号を変調入力として強度変調
する第二の外部光変調器と、この二つの光送信部の出力
を合波する光合波部とを含む請求項1または2記載の光
伝送装置。
5. The light transmitting means comprises one laser light source, a light distributing section for distributing the output light of the light source into two, and one of the distributed light as an input for modulating the electric signal of the intermediate frequency. A first external optical modulator for intensity modulation, a second external optical modulator for intensity modulation of the other distributed light by using the second signal as a modulation input, and an output of these two optical transmitters are combined. The optical transmission device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: an optical multiplexing unit that oscillates.
【請求項6】 前記光送信手段から光伝送路に送信され
た光信号を受信する光受信機を備え、 この光受信機は、光信号を電気信号に変換する光/電気
変換部と、この光/電気変換部の出力する電気信号を二
分配する電気信号分配部と、分配された電気信号の一方
から第二の信号を取り出すフィルタ手段と、このフィル
タ手段の出力の位相および振幅を調整して前記電気信号
分配部により分配された他方の電気信号に逆相加算する
手段とを含む請求項1ないし5のいずれか記載の光伝送
装置。
6. An optical receiver for receiving an optical signal transmitted from the optical transmitting means to an optical transmission line, the optical receiver including an optical / electrical conversion unit for converting the optical signal into an electric signal, An electric signal distributor that divides an electric signal output from the optical / electrical converter into two parts, a filter means that extracts a second signal from one of the distributed electric signals, and a phase and an amplitude of an output of the filter means. 6. The optical transmission device according to claim 1, further comprising means for adding an opposite phase to the other electric signal distributed by the electric signal distributor.
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