WO2005088877A1 - 光送信装置および光伝送システム - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical transmission device and an optical transmission system that can be used for optical communication, optical CATV, and the like.
- CATV via a metal cable (for example, a coaxial cable or the like) has become widespread, and a CATV transmitting station transmits a multi-channel video signal in which signals of various modulation schemes are multiplexed as a transmission signal. Is often sent.
- a metal cable for example, a coaxial cable or the like
- a multi-channel video signal is electrically frequency-multiplexed by a plurality of subcarriers (subcarriers) having different frequencies, and the frequency-multiplexed video signal is optically modulated. Is converted to an optical signal and transmitted through an optical fiber.
- the direct current modulation is performed by changing the injection current to the semiconductor laser with a wideband frequency multiplexed video signal and performing electrical Z optical conversion (hereinafter, this is referred to as "EZO conversion").
- EZO conversion electrical Z optical conversion
- the wavelength gap that causes the oscillation wavelength of the laser to broaden is affected by the nonlinearity of the semiconductor laser (LD), optical amplifier, optical fiber transmission line, etc., and "intermodulation distortion” is generated.
- multiplexing that is, the number of channels, the degree of optical modulation, and the transmission distance are limited.
- an optical transmission system aimed at improving the distortion characteristics has been proposed.
- a frequency-multiplexed electric signal is divided into a plurality of frequency bands.
- LDs semiconductor lasers
- the electric signal of the divided band is injected into the semiconductor laser.
- an optical signal is generated by direct modulation.
- Patent Document 1 a system in which optical signals in the above-mentioned different wavelength ranges, which are generated by directly modulating each divided band, are multiplexed into one and optically transmitted through an optical fiber.
- an external modulation method is also known as a modulation method different from the direct modulation method.
- this external modulation method when modulated by this external modulation method, nonlinear light scattering inside an optical fiber, for example, will be described in detail later. Susceptible to SBS (Stimulated Brillouin Scattering). For this reason, there is a limit on the frequency band in which multiplexing of SBS suppression signals is frequently performed. Under these circumstances, it is difficult to transmit a wideband multi-channel video signal.
- the present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems, and has as its object to provide at low cost an optical transmission device capable of realizing further multi-channel transmission and an increase in transmission distance. You.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide an optical transmission system capable of low-cost transmission.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-164868
- the present invention firstly provides an optical transmitter for optically modulating a frequency multiplexed electric signal and transmitting the modulated signal.
- First EZO conversion means for performing EZO conversion by an external modulation method to generate a first optical signal
- second EZO conversion means for performing EZO conversion by a direct modulation method to generate a second optical signal
- Multiplexing means for multiplexing the first optical signal and the second optical signal, and wherein the first EZO conversion means modulates the low frequency electric signal of the frequency multiplexed electric signal.
- the second EZO converter generates the second optical signal modulated by an electric signal on the high frequency side of the frequency multiplexed electric signal.
- An external modulation method is used for the first optical signal that is modulated by the transmission signal on the wave side.
- the wavelength “chabing” wavelength spread
- EZO conversion is performed by the direct modulation method.
- the direct modulation type EZO conversion is cheaper than the external modulation type, so that the cost can be reduced.
- the present invention provides that the transmission signal on the low frequency side is a multi-channel AM signal and a Z or QAM signal,
- the transmission signal on the high frequency side is a multi-channel FM signal and a Z or PSK signal.
- the transmission signal (first optical signal) in the UHFZVHF (described later) band that multiplexes terrestrial analog Z digital signals and the like.
- the required level of noise characteristics and distortion characteristics is not so high, so that direct modulation can be adopted.
- the frequency band is divided according to the superiority of the noise characteristic and the distortion characteristic, and the optical modulation is performed using different optical modulation methods, and then combined after the optical modulation. Therefore, it is possible to realize good multi-channel optical transmission with a single optical fiber without narrowing the frequency band.
- the first optical signal modulated by the low-frequency side multi-channel AM signal and the Z or QAM signal is an optical transmission device for transmitting the optical signal to an optical receiving device.
- the optical output level is higher than a required value by a value higher than the second optical signal modulated by the multi-channel FM signal on the high frequency side and the Z or PSK signal.
- the noise characteristic requirement is so high.
- the required CNR and, consequently, good reception characteristics can be secured.
- the present invention includes an optical amplifier that amplifies the multiplexed optical signal.
- the first optical signal at the time of optical input to the optical amplifier is set so that the first optical signal has a required value higher than the second optical signal by a required value or more at the time of output of the optical amplifier. It is characterized in that the optical input level is higher than a required value than the second optical signal.
- an EDFA Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier: erbium-doped fiber amplifier
- a specific phenomenon occurs in which the level difference decreases due to the gain saturation of the optical amplifier.
- the level difference between the two wavelengths is set higher by an amount that allows for this specific phenomenon.
- the optical receiver can input an optical signal of two wavelengths with a required level difference. Therefore, even if a high-power optical amplifier is used in the transmission means, the required CNR (carrier-to-noise power ratio) can be obtained. And good reception characteristics can be secured.
- the present invention is characterized in that the degree of light modulation of the multi-channel FM signal on the high frequency side is set to a specific value or more.
- the present invention is characterized in that the wavelength interval between the optical signals is set within a predetermined value range.
- the wavelength spacing is too narrow, for example, the transmission characteristics of the optical fiber will be affected by the nonlinear effects peculiar to the optical fiber such as four-wave mixing (Cross Phase Modulation) and the like. Causes deterioration.
- the wavelength interval is kept constant to avoid the above-described inconvenience.
- a seventh aspect of the present invention is the optical transmission device described above,
- a single optical fiber transmitting the first and second optical signals multiplexed by the multiplexing means
- the subscriber's house can receive multi-channel video signals with a single OZE conversion means, so that it can be received by existing low-cost equipment and can transmit and receive multi-channel video signals over a wide band. It can be realized at low cost as an optical transmission system that can perform the above.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram showing an optical transmission system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram showing an optical transmission device of the optical transmission system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a configuration block diagram showing an optical receiver of the optical transmission system.
- ⁇ 4 A graph showing the relationship between the wavelength distribution of the first and second optical signals used in the first embodiment of the present invention and the light intensity
- FIG. 5 is a graph showing the optical level difference dependence of the CNR in the first optical signal in the first embodiment
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing the optical modulation factor dependence of CNR in the second optical signal
- FIG. 7 is a configuration block diagram showing an optical transmission system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a graph showing the optical level difference dependency of CNR in the first optical signal in the second embodiment
- FIG. 9 is a graph showing a correlation between gain and wavelength in the EDFA in the second embodiment.
- Reference numeral 2 denotes a (wavelength multiplexing) optical transmitter
- 20A to 20D are first to fourth signal output means (signal sources)
- 20A is a terrestrial analog signal (AM signal)
- 20B is a terrestrial digital signal (QAM Signal)
- 20C is a CATV broadcast signal (AM and Z or Q AM signal)
- 20D is a BS signal (FM signal)
- 21 is an electric signal multiplexing means
- 22 is a first EZO converter
- 24 is a second EZO Conversion section
- 25 is the attenuation section
- 26 is the multiplexing section
- optical transmission means optical fiber
- 5 is a (wavelength multiplexing) optical receiver
- 51 is an OZE converter
- 52 is an amplifier
- 54 is a tuner and a television receiver
- 6, 6A and 6B are optical amplifiers
- PI is the first optical signal (intensity)
- P2 is the second optical signal (intensity)
- FIG. 1 shows an optical transmission system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- This optical transmission system constitutes an optical CATV network system, and comprises an optical transmission device 2 and an optical transmission means. 3, a branching means 4, and an optical receiver 5.
- an external modulation method that does not cause dispersion and has excellent noise and distortion characteristics is preferable.
- the frequency band of this external modulation scheme is limited by a superimposed signal for receiving the influence of nonlinear effects such as SBS and for suppressing it immediately.
- the transmission characteristic on the high frequency side (such as an FM signal) is required to have low transmission characteristics.
- the optical modulation is performed by a direct modulation type EZO converter that is separately provided without superimposing on the optical signal. That is, in the present invention, the transmission signal is divided into two bands according to the frequency level and the required characteristics, and the transmission signal on the low frequency side is optically modulated by external modulation, and the transmission signal on the high frequency side is optically modulated by direct modulation.
- two EZO converters are provided, and then these optically modulated optical signals are multiplexed.
- the first to fourth signal output means 20 A to 20 D which are signal sources, and the first to third electric signals are multiplexed.
- the broadcasting station S has a unit 21, a first EZO conversion unit 22 using an external modulation method, a second EZO conversion unit 24 using a direct modulation method, an attenuation unit 25, and a multiplexing unit 26. It has a configuration.
- the optical transmitting apparatus 2 converts the optical signals of two wavelengths (11, ⁇ 2) in the 1.5 m band, each modulated by the frequency multiplexed video signal, into an optical wavelength multiplexed signal, which will be described later. Through one optical fiber 3, the optical power is transmitted to each subscriber's home ⁇ side at the broadcasting station building S side.
- a transmission signal on the low frequency side is output.
- the terrestrial analog AM signal, terrestrial digital QAM signal and CATV signal i.e., AM and Z or QAM signal, which are video signals
- the electrical signal 1 is combined by the electrical signal 1 and is converted into a first optical signal having a first wavelength ⁇ 1 by being input to the EZO converter 22.
- the first and third signal output means 20 ⁇ -20C respectively output AM signals such as analog signals for terrestrial broadcasting and QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation; phase modulation and amplitude modulation) such as digital terrestrial signals.
- a transmission signal (frequency multiplexed video signal) on the low frequency side such as a signal and a CATV signal is output to the electric signal multiplexing unit 21.
- the respective outputs of the first to third signal output means 20A to 20C are connected to the input of the electric signal multiplexing unit 21.
- a frequency multiplexed video signal obtained by multiplexing the electric signals on the low frequency side output from the electric signal multiplexing unit 21 is output to the first EZO conversion unit 22 using an external modulation method. For this reason, the output of the electric signal multiplexing unit 21 is connected to the input of the first EZO conversion unit 22.
- the fourth signal output means 20 D outputs a high-frequency side transmission signal (frequency multiplexed video signal) to the second EZO conversion section 24.
- the high frequency side frequency multiplexed video signal is, for example, an FM signal or a PSK signal such as a satellite broadcast (BS) signal, and is directly modulated by the second EZO conversion unit 24 using a second optical signal having a second wavelength ⁇ 2. Converted to a signal.
- the first EZO converter 22 of the present embodiment includes, for example, a semiconductor laser (LD) as a light source and an external modulator (for example, an LN modulator or an EA modulator).
- LD semiconductor laser
- an external modulator for example, an LN modulator or an EA modulator
- a distributed feedback semiconductor laser (DFB-LD) suitable for large-capacity long-distance communication by stable single-mode oscillation is used as the semiconductor laser (LD) as the light source of the present embodiment. ing.
- the LN modulator uses a Mach-Zehnder external modulator that uses an electro-optic effect (specifically, the Pockels effect) in which the refractive index changes when a voltage is applied, and has a very wide band. Good light intensity modulation without "chabing" can be performed at high speed .
- This Mach-Zehnder type external modulator has excellent intermodulation distortion characteristics, unlike a direct modulation type, since no wavelength chirp occurs in principle during modulation. Also, since the input / output characteristics of the modulator are sinusoidal, waveform distortion can be expressed by a simple expression, so that distortion compensation is easy.
- chambering refers to a phenomenon in which, when direct modulation is performed by changing an injection current to a semiconductor laser, a refractive index changes internally, and as a result, a wavelength changes. When this chabbing occurs, the wavelength spectrum spreads, and is affected by the chromatic dispersion of the long-distance fiber, thereby limiting the transmission distance.
- the EA modulator utilizes the electric field absorption effect of a semiconductor, and applies an electric field to the n- and p-type layers sandwiching the waveguide layer of the multiple quantum well structure to form a conduction band.
- Light intensity modulation is performed by changing the energy level difference (band gap) in the valence band and changing the amount of photon absorption, enabling downsizing and realizing light intensity modulation at low voltage. it can
- the second EZO converter 24 generates light (second optical signal) of the second wavelength 2 (1.560 m), and uses a semiconductor laser (LD). I have.
- the second EZO converter 24 modulates the laser injection current with a frequency-multiplexed high-frequency electrical signal (frequency multiplexed video signal) such as a satellite broadcast (BS) signal, thereby obtaining a light intensity.
- BS satellite broadcast
- the modulation is performed, and the second optical signal is emitted at the optical output P2.
- the wavelength interval between the first and second optical signals (the wavelength interval ⁇ between the two optical signals as shown in FIG. 4) is within a required fixed range (for example, 5 nm in the present embodiment). It has been adjusted.
- the frequency band for optical modulation by the external modulation method is a low frequency band (about 70 to 770 MHz) including terrestrial analog and digital signals in the UHFZVHF band that generates the optical output P1 of the first wavelength. ) Only, excluding high frequency bands (approximately 1000-1350 MHz) including satellite broadcast (BS) signals. The frequency of the SBS suppression signal is considered to be effective outside the low frequency band, When transmitting only the frequency band, there is no need to perform down-conversion to narrow the band.
- SBS satellite broadcast
- the SBS Stimulated Brillion Scattering is a phenomenon in which, when an optical power of a certain intensity or more is input to an optical fiber, reflected light having a wavelength slightly shifted from the input wavelength is generated. , Means scattering by acoustic vibration (phonon).
- the attenuator 25 provides a level difference greater than or equal to a required value in the optical output intensities of the first and second optical signals.
- the multiplexing unit 26 multiplexes and couples the first and second two-wave optical signals ( ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2), and includes an optical coupler, for example, an optical fiber power bra (other than this). For example, a planar waveguide type optical coupler may be used.
- the first and second optical signals ( ⁇ 1, ⁇ 2) multiplexed by the multiplexing unit 26 are transmitted to each subscriber having the optical receiver 5 via one optical fiber as the optical transmission means 3. It is transmitted to the house all at once.
- the optical transmission means 3 constitutes a part of a fiber to the home (FTTH) type optical CATV network using an SMF (Single Mode Fiber) optical fiber. Is optically connected to one end of the optical receiver 5, and the other end is connected to an O / converter 51 of the optical receiver 5 which will be described later.
- FTTH fiber to the home
- SMF Single Mode Fiber
- the optical CATV network of the present invention is not limited to FTTH, but is connected to a building such as an office by an optical fiber, and a metal cable is used for drawing in beyond the FTTB (Fiber To The Building) or the like.
- FTTC fiber to the curve
- FTTC fiber to the curve
- the branching means 4 is for branching an optical signal to each subscriber's house to be transmitted, and uses a light bra (optical branching device).
- a light bra optical branching device
- Various types such as a coupler type and a planar waveguide type are applicable.
- the optical receiver 5 includes an OZE converter 51, an amplifier 52, and the like in an optical network unit (ONU; Optical Network Unit), a tuner, a television receiver 54, and the like. It has.
- the OZE conversion unit 51 receives optical signals of the first wavelength ⁇ 1 and the second wavelength ⁇ 2 transmitted through the optical fiber as the optical transmission means 3 and collectively receives them.
- ⁇ Convert That is, the ⁇ conversion unit 51 converts a terrestrial analog AM signal, a terrestrial digital QAM signal, a CATV signal, and a satellite signal from two optical signals output from a signal source and multiplexed as frequency-multiplexed video signals of each channel.
- Each (video) electric signal corresponding to a broadcast (BS) signal or the like is converted into a frequency-multiplexed electric signal, and these electric signals are output to the amplifier 52.
- BS broadcast
- the OZE conversion unit 51 may be, for example, an APD photodiode having a higher sensitivity than a PIN photodiode used as a light receiving element.
- the optical signal of the entire band is collectively received by one light receiving element, which is the OZE conversion unit 51. Therefore, a desired signal is extracted by a known means. Configure to be! /
- the tuner and the television receiver 54 are connected to an optical network unit (ONU) via a coaxial cable or the like without using an STB (Set Top Box) or the like.
- ONU optical network unit
- STB Set Top Box
- At least the light output intensity Pl [dB] from the first EZO converter 22 is higher than that from the second EZO converter 24 in order to secure sufficient transmission quality.
- the optical output intensity is configured to be larger than P2 [dB].
- the high-frequency band optical signal that is, the second optical signal
- the high-frequency band optical signal is used in order to suppress the noise characteristic to a required level or less and to secure sufficient transmission quality. It is effective to improve the CNR by increasing the modulation factor.
- the modulation degree is 3.3 [%] or more.
- M2 Degree of direct light modulation in the second EZO converter 24
- the wavelength interval ( ⁇ ) In order to prevent noise characteristics and distortion characteristics from deteriorating due to nonlinear effects such as modulation (Modulation), the wavelength interval ( ⁇ ) needs to be larger than a required range.
- an optimum wavelength interval ( ⁇ ) is, for example, the condition of the following equation.
- the optical transmission system according to the present embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that a multi-channel signal (frequency multiplexed video signal) is distributed to a large number of subscribers (or long-distance transmission may be performed). Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the point is that the optical amplifier 6 is provided in multiple stages (in this embodiment, two stages of optical amplifiers 6A and 6B). Thus, the first and second optical signals 1 and ⁇ 2 are configured to have a high output.
- the optical amplifier 6 amplifies the optical signal according to the transmission characteristics of the optical transmission means (optical fiber) 3 for transmitting the first and second optical signals ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 of the two waves to the optical receiver.
- the optical level of one optical signal (wavelength ⁇ 1) is higher than the second optical signal (wavelength ⁇ 2) by a required value or more.
- an erbium-doped optical fiber amplifier that combines an erbium-doped optical fin having a transition corresponding to the 1.55 m band and a semiconductor laser is used. It is excellent in terms of characteristics and broadband.
- the optical amplifier is not particularly limited to the EDFA (Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier).
- EDFA Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier
- FSA optical fiber Raman amplifier
- SOA semiconductor optical amplifier
- Various types are applicable.
- At least the optical output intensity Pl [dB] of the first EZO converter 22 is higher than the second
- the optical output intensity of the EZO converter 24 is configured to be larger than P2 [dB].
- the level difference between the light intensities of the two waves output from the first and second EZO converters 22 and 24 is expressed by the following equation:
- this is to check the correlation between the optical level difference between two waves at the time of light reception and the CNR (Carrier to Noise Power Ratio) using the optical transmission system.
- CNR Carrier to Noise Power Ratio
- the graph of FIG. 8 showing the CNR light level difference dependence also shows that the CNR is improved as the level difference increases.
- the light output intensities Pl and P2 at the first and second EZO converters 22 and 24 must be 10.5 dB or more as shown in the above equation (4). It is necessary to make a difference.
- the level difference at the time of optical output between the first and second EZO converters 22 and 24 (see FIG. 2) relating to the required two-wave separation is the same as that of the first embodiment. And different. The reason is as follows.
- the optical amplifier 6 when the optical amplifier 6 is used in a high-output saturated state, light of two wavelengths ( ⁇ 1, 2) having a certain light level difference is input to the optical amplifier 6. In this case, a unique phenomenon occurs in which the difference between the light levels of the two wavelengths ( ⁇ 1, ⁇ 2) is reduced.
- the light level difference is increased by at least 4 [dB] compared to the value of 6.5 [dB] in equation (1), and the light level difference is set to 10.5 [dB]. .
- a no-power optical amplifier can be used.
- the gain with respect to wavelength needs to set the wavelength interval to a certain value or less in order to obtain a stable amplification factor and the like. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the wavelength interval is set to, for example, 5 nm.
- frequency conversion CATV original broadcast signals, BS broadcast signals, etc.
- an external modulation method is used for a first optical signal modulated by a transmission signal on the low frequency side where good noise characteristics and distortion characteristics are required among wideband frequency multiplexed electric signals. Is adopted.
- the wavelength “chabbing” (broadening of the wavelength) is small, so that deterioration of various transmission characteristics due to chromatic dispersion, such as distortion deterioration due to the spread of the optical signal spectrum, is avoided. it can.
- EZO conversion is performed by the direct modulation method.
- the direct modulation type EZO converter is compared with the external modulation type. It is inexpensive and can reduce costs. As a result, it is possible to further increase the number of channels and extend the transmission distance, as well as to reduce the cost of optical receivers and optical transmission systems, and to reduce the cost for optical communications such as optical communications and optical CATV. Useful for optical transmission systems.
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