WO2009096431A1 - 波長可変光源、光モジュールおよび波長可変光源の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a wavelength tunable light source capable of changing the wavelength of light using a multiple ring resonator, and more particularly to obtaining output light having a more stable wavelength in the wavelength tunable light source.
- Wavelength division multiplexing optical communication is suitable for high-capacity transmission required in recent networks because light of a plurality of wavelengths can be transmitted using a single optical fiber.
- DWDM Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
- a light source corresponding to each wavelength is required.
- a general-purpose fixed-wavelength semiconductor laser cannot be used. . Therefore, a wavelength tunable laser light source capable of outputting a plurality of wavelengths with one light source is expected as a key device in next-generation optical communication.
- a distributed feedback (DFB) laser in which a diffraction grating is formed along the entire active layer or a distribution in which an active region and a distributed reflection region are formed in the same element Reflector (DBR: Distributed) Bragg Reflector) lasers have been used frequently.
- DBR Distributed
- the variable wavelength range is within 3 nm for the DFB laser and within 10 nm for the DBR laser, which is insufficient for practical application to a WDM apparatus.
- the Sampled-Grating-DBR laser which is an improved DBR laser and has a structure in which the diffraction grating period is periodically changed, is capable of variable wavelength operation on the order of several tens of nm using the vernier effect.
- the element size must be increased, and a complicated manufacturing process is required.
- defects in the distributed reflection region increase by injecting current over a long period of time, the ratio of refractive index fluctuation to the injection current changes greatly, making it very difficult to ensure long-term reliability.
- many variable wavelength semiconductor lasers have been proposed so far, they still have many problems and are difficult to put into practical use.
- FIG. 18 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of a wavelength tunable laser light source 300 using a ring resonator described in Patent Document 1.
- the light oscillated by the SOA (semiconductor optical amplifier) 321 is input to the ring resonators 301 to 302, reflected by the terminal loop mirror 322, returned to the SOA 321, and output.
- the output light is tuned to a desired wavelength by changing the effective refractive index by changing the temperature of the ring waveguide by energizing the heaters 311 to 312 attached to the ring resonators 301 to 202. . Therefore, the long-term characteristic change is smaller than the control method in which current is directly injected.
- the resonance peak wavelength which is 1 nm in a single ring resonator, can be reduced to one wavelength at a wide interval of several tens of nm due to the vernier effect. Only matches.
- Such a wavelength tunable laser light source using a PLC (Planer Lightwave Circuit) element and SOA is superior to other wavelength tunable lasers in terms of characteristics and mass productivity, and future development can be expected.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for attenuating monitor light to an appropriate intensity in an optical waveguide immediately before a light receiving element for monitoring.
- a ring having a resonance circumference corresponding to an ITU (International Telecommunication Union) grid interval and serving as a reference for determining an oscillation wavelength is determined. Further, the resonance peak wavelength of the ring resonator having a different resonance loop length is adjusted to the resonance peak wavelength of the reference ring by adjusting the heater power. Therefore, if the resonance peaks of the respective rings are not accurately matched, deviation from the reference ring wavelength and mode jump (wavelength jump) occur.
- ITU International Telecommunication Union
- An object of the present invention is to produce a wavelength tunable light source, an optical module, and a wavelength tunable light source that can obtain a stable output light wavelength without causing a wavelength jump and that does not emit unintended high output light. It is to provide a method.
- a wavelength tunable light source includes a multiple resonator including a plurality of ring resonators having different optical path lengths and connected to each other, and an output of the ring resonator is a drop port and a through port.
- the optical input / output unit for supplying light to the multiple resonator and emitting the light returned from the multiple resonator to the outside
- the light detection unit is a plurality of light receiving elements provided in each through port of the plurality of resonators
- the control unit includes a plurality of light receiving units.
- An optical power adding means for calculating the sum of the optical power detected by the child, and an optical variable section control means for controlling the plurality of optical variable sections so that the sum of the optical power determined by the optical power adding means is minimized.
- having a light attenuating section between the through port and the light detecting section for attenuating the light emitted from the through port and causing the light to enter the light detecting section.
- an optical module includes the wavelength tunable light source, a temperature adjusting unit that keeps the temperature of a part other than the control unit of the wavelength tunable light source, and the temperature adjusting unit and the wavelength tunable light source.
- a method of manufacturing a wavelength tunable light source includes a multiple resonator including a plurality of ring resonators having different optical path lengths and connected to each other, and a plurality of resonators each having a through-hole.
- a plurality of light receiving elements that detect the optical power output through the ports at each through port; and a plurality of optical variable sections that act independently on at least two of the plurality of resonators to change the transmittance of the multiple resonators.
- a light input / output unit for supplying light to the multi-resonator and emitting light returned from the multi-resonator to the outside so that the sum of the optical power detected by the plurality of light receiving elements is minimized.
- the present invention is configured so that light emitted from the through port is attenuated and incident on a plurality of light receiving elements, a phenomenon that a specific through port having an extremely large output becomes dominant in the synthesis characteristics does not occur. . As a result, a stable output light wavelength can be obtained without causing a wavelength jump, and unintended high output light can be prevented from being emitted.
- FIG. 14 is a conceptual diagram showing the configuration of a wavelength tunable light source 200 as the background of the present invention.
- the output characteristics of the through ports of the ring resonators are monitored, and the heater power of each adjustment ring is turned on so that the total of the through port optical outputs of all the rings is minimized.
- the heater power of each adjustment ring is turned on so that the total of the through port optical outputs of all the rings is minimized.
- the 14 includes a multiple ring resonator 20 including ring resonators 21, 22, and 23 having optical path lengths different from each other and connected to each other, and ring resonators 21, 22, and 23 to through ports 11t,
- the light-receiving elements 21p, 22p, and 23p serving as light detection units that detect the optical power output through 25t and 27t and the ring resonators 22 and 23 are independently operated to change the transmittance of the multiple ring resonator 20.
- a plurality of film-like heaters 22h and 23h serving as a plurality of light variable sections, and an SOA 17 serving as a light input / output section that supplies light to the multiple ring resonator 20 and emits light returned from the multiple ring resonator 20 to the outside.
- a controller 18 that controls the heaters 22h and 23h based on the optical power detected by the light receiving elements 21p to 23p.
- the light receiving elements 21p, 22p, and 23p are provided in the through ports 11t, 25t, and 27t of the ring resonators 21, 22, and 23, respectively.
- the control unit 18 controls the heaters 22h and 23h so that the sum of the optical power detected by the light receiving elements 21p to 23p is minimized.
- the light receiving elements 21p to 23p output an electric signal according to the power of light irradiated on the light receiving surface.
- the ring resonators 21 to 23 are ring waveguides having different optical path lengths, and are connected via directional couplers 24 to 27 and waveguides 28 and 29.
- the multiple ring resonator 20 includes an input / output waveguide 12 having one end connected to the ring resonator 21 via the directional coupler 11, and a directionality to the ring resonator 23.
- a reflection-side waveguide 14 having one end connected via a coupler 13, a PLC substrate 15 on which ring resonators 21 to 23, an input / output-side waveguide 12 and a reflection-side waveguide 14 are formed, and a reflection-side waveguide 14 and a highly reflective film 16 provided at the other end of the A.
- the heaters 22h and 23h are arc-shaped aluminum films, for example, formed on the ring resonators 22 and 23, and both ends of the arc are electrodes for energization.
- the heaters 22h and 23h can form, for example, a metal film on the PLC substrate 15 by vapor deposition or adhesion, and materials such as aluminum, platinum, and chromium are used.
- the heaters 22h and 23h may be thin films or thick films.
- the SOA 17 has a phase control region 17 a, and the optical input / output end 17 b is connected to the other end of the input / output side waveguide 12.
- the ring resonator 21 is also equipped with a heater for adjusting the oscillation wavelength so as to substantially match the ITU grid.
- the resonance wavelength of the ring resonator 21 is fixed in principle after the oscillation wavelength is roughly adjusted. Accordingly, the heater provided in the ring resonator 21 is not directly related to the adjustment of the resonance wavelength described below, and thus illustration and description thereof are omitted.
- the photodiodes are used for the light receiving elements 21p to 23p.
- the PLC substrate 15 is provided on a Peltier element (not shown) as temperature adjusting means. This Peltier element keeps the temperature of the PLC substrate 15 constant so that the FSR (Free Spectral Range) of the ring resonator 21 matches the ITU grid.
- the SOA 17 is coupled to the other end of the input / output side waveguide 12 through a non-reflective film (not shown).
- the highly reflective film 16 is formed, for example, by depositing or attaching a dielectric multilayer film on the side surface of the PLC substrate 15. Instead of the high reflection film 16, a loop mirror made of a waveguide or the like may be used.
- the light emitted from the SOA 17 is SOA 17 ⁇ input / output side waveguide 12 ⁇ directional coupler 11 ⁇ multiple ring resonator 20 ⁇ directional coupler 13 ⁇ reflection side waveguide 14 ⁇ high reflection film 16 ⁇ reflection side waveguide. 14 ⁇ Directional coupler 13 ⁇ Multi-ring resonator 20 ⁇ Directional coupler 11 ⁇ I / O waveguide 12 ⁇ SOA 17
- This return light becomes the strongest when the resonance wavelength of the multiple ring resonator 20 is reached.
- the ring resonators 21 to 23 constituting the multiple ring resonator 20 have slightly different FSRs, and therefore the periodic changes in reflection (transmission) generated in the ring resonators 21 to 23. This is because a larger reflection occurs at a wavelength (resonance wavelength) that coincides with each other.
- the resonance wavelength of the multiple ring resonator 20 can be detected by detecting the light amounts at the through ports 11t, 25t, and 27t by the light receiving elements 21p to 23p.
- the resonance wavelength that is, the wavelength with the same period
- This waveguide refractive index can be changed by the thermo-optic effect. That is, it is possible to change the resonance wavelength of the multiple ring resonator 20 by controlling the input power of the heaters 22 h and 23 h using the temperature characteristics of the ring resonators 22 and 23.
- the wavelength tunable light source 200 of FIG. 14 is configured by connecting three ring resonators 21 to 23 having slightly different circumferences in series to form a multiple ring resonator 20, and skillfully uses the vernier effect generated thereby. is doing.
- the heater 22h operates as a light adjusting unit for fine adjustment
- the heater 23h operates as a light adjusting unit for coarse adjustment.
- R (Reference) is at the center of the reference ring resonator
- F (Fine) is at the center of the fine adjustment ring resonator 22
- C (Coarse)” is added.
- the control unit 18 is configured mainly with a microcomputer such as a DSP and its program, for example, so that the sum of the optical power detected by the light receiving elements 21p to 23p is minimized, that is, a desired resonance wavelength is constant. In addition, the input power to the heaters 22h and 23h is controlled.
- the control unit 18 also has a function of controlling the wavelength by controlling the energization amount to the phase control region 17a. For example, the wavelength control of about several tens of pm is executed by supplying a current to the phase control region 17a of the SOA 17.
- FIG. 15 is a graph showing the relationship between the oscillation wavelength of the multiple ring resonator 20 shown in FIG. 14 and the input power to each heater.
- 16 and 17 are graphs showing the relationship between the input power to each heater and the optical power of the light receiving element.
- Each of the data shown in FIGS. 16 to 17 indicates that the photocurrents of the light receiving elements 21p to 23p are controlled by fixing the input power to the heaters 23h and 22h to the values indicated on the respective axes and controlling the amount of current supplied to the phase control region 17a. This is the data when the sum of is minimized.
- FIG. 15 shows the horizontal axis representing the oscillation wavelength
- the vertical axis represents the input power
- the input power to the coarse adjustment heater 23h is indicated by a white circle ( ⁇ )
- the input power to the fine adjustment heater 22h is indicated by a black circle. ( ⁇ ) That is, FIG. 15 shows the result of fixing the input power of either the coarse adjustment heater 23h or the fine adjustment heater 22h and changing the other input power.
- the change in the resonance wavelength for the same input power is large in the coarse adjustment heater 23h and small in the fine adjustment heater 22h.
- the wavelength channels are arranged at intervals of about 18 mW.
- the allowable shift amount of the input power to the heaters 23h and 22h is only about 2 mW. For this reason, it is necessary to correct the deviation of the optimum input power condition caused by various factors by efficiently determining the input power condition.
- 16 and 17 show the relationship between the input power to the heaters 22h and 23h shown in FIG. 14 and the optical power of the light receiving element, that is, the TO (Thermo-Optics-effect) tolerance at a certain wavelength of the wavelength-tunable light source 200.
- the characteristic is shown, and the center of the graph is the most stable input power condition.
- FIG. 17 light output from the through ports 11t, 25t, and 27t of the ring resonators 21, 22, and 23 is converted into a current value by the light receiving elements 21p, 22p, and 23p (hereinafter referred to as “3PDMUX”). ).
- FIG. 17 shows a value (hereinafter referred to as “light output”) obtained by converting light output from the SOA 17 to the outside of the wavelength tunable light source 200 into a power value by a light receiving element (not shown).
- the input power to the coarse adjustment heater 23h is indicated as “TOcoarse”
- the input power to the fine adjustment heater 22h is indicated as “TOfine” (the same applies hereinafter). That is, FIGS. 16 and 17 show the results of controlling the coarse adjustment heater 23h and the fine adjustment heater 22h simultaneously.
- the positions of the maximum point of light output and the minimum point of 3PDMUX are completely coincident with each other, and the irregularities are reversed.
- the fact that 3PDMUX is small means that the loss of the optical filter of the PLC, that is, the multiple ring resonator 20, is small. Therefore, when 3PDMUX is minimized, the light output is also maximized, so these two optimum points coincide. This point is referred to as an optimal TO point 301. Utilizing this characteristic, the input power condition is optimized.
- the intensity of 3PDMUX constitutes a contour-shaped profile centering on the optimum TO point 301 with respect to TOcoarse and TOfine.
- FIG. 17 there are a plurality of optimum TO points 301, and the optimum values at different output light wavelengths are shown.
- a section centered on each optimum TO point 301 is referred to as an oscillation wavelength channel.
- the optimum TO point 301 should originally be near the center of one oscillation wavelength channel.
- the intensity of the light output from each through port varies depending on the arrangement of the ring. Therefore, when any one of the three port output values detected by the light receiving elements 21p to 23p is extremely large, the through port having the extremely large output becomes dominant in the combined characteristics of the through ports of all the rings. As a result, the optimum TO point 301 is biased near the boundary with other adjacent oscillation wavelength channels. This causes a phenomenon called “wavelength jump” in which the output light wavelength becomes the frequency of the adjacent oscillation wavelength channel.
- the oscillation mode is controlled by controlling the phase of the ring resonator or the phase of the SOA.
- the phase condition may shift and the oscillation may not occur as intended.
- high output light is emitted from the through port, and the light receiving element that receives the high output light may be destroyed.
- FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing the principle for solving the above problem.
- the output light from the through port of the ring resonator is directly input to the light receiving element.
- the output light from the through port 1t of the ring resonator 1 is branched to the two output terminals 2o and 2p by the input terminal 2i of the coupling waveguide 2, and the two systems It is characterized in that only one of the output terminals 2o and 2p is configured to enter the light receiving element 3 such as a photodiode.
- the light output from each through port is attenuated, and three port output values detected by the light receiving elements 21p to 23p are obtained. Equalize and eliminate that one of the port outputs is extremely large. Therefore, the phenomenon that the optimum TO point is biased does not occur, and therefore no wavelength jump occurs. Further, even when high-power light is emitted from the through port, the light is attenuated and then incident on the light receiving element, so that the light receiving element is hardly damaged.
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of the wavelength tunable light source 10 according to the present embodiment.
- the wavelength tunable light source 10 of FIG. 2 includes many configurations that are common to the wavelength tunable light source 200 of FIG. 14, so only the differences between them will be described here, and the same reference numerals are used for components that are common to both. The description is omitted.
- the input end 91 i of the coupling waveguide 91 is connected to the through port 11 t of the directional coupler 11 provided in the ring resonator 21. Of the two output ends of the coupled waveguide 91, the output from one 91o enters the light receiving element 21p.
- the input end 92 i of the coupling waveguide 92 is connected to the through port 25 t of the directional coupler 25 provided in the ring resonator 22. Of the two output ends of the coupling waveguide 92, the output from one 92o enters the light receiving element 22p.
- the input end 93 i of the coupling waveguide 93 is connected to the through port 27 t of the directional coupler 27 provided in the ring resonator 23. Of the two output ends of the coupling waveguide 93, the output from one 93o enters the light receiving element 23p.
- Each of the ring resonators 21 to 23 has a total of two through ports, one each in the direction from the SOA 17 to the PLC substrate 15 (going direction) and conversely to the SOA 17 (returning direction).
- the ring resonator 21 has a through port 11t on the outgoing direction side and a through port 24t on the return direction side.
- the ring resonator 22 has a through port 25t on the outgoing direction side and a through port 26t on the return direction side.
- the ring resonator 23 has a through port 27t on the outgoing direction side and a through port 13t on the return direction side.
- the light output incident on the light receiving element can be lowered by monitoring only one of the through port in the going direction and the returning direction.
- the light receiving elements 21p to 23p are provided in the through ports 11t, 25t, and 27t on the outgoing direction side, and the light receiving elements are not provided in the through ports 24t, 26t, and 13t on the return direction side.
- the output from the through ports 11t, 25t, and 27t on the outgoing direction side is incident on the coupling waveguides 91 to 93, thereby further attenuating the port output values incident on the light receiving elements 21p to 23p. .
- the three port output values detected by the light receiving elements 21p to 23p do not have to be strictly equal because one of them does not have to be extremely large. Therefore, at the design stage of the wavelength tunable light source 10, parameters such as tap ratios (branch ratios) of the respective coupling waveguides 91 to 93 may be determined based on evaluation of a prototype sample.
- FIG. 3 is a graph showing the relationship between the DC length (coupled waveguide length) and the tap rate in the coupled waveguides 91 to 93 shown in FIG.
- the horizontal axis indicates the DC length
- the vertical axis indicates the tap rate.
- each port output value is measured under the power condition where 3PDMUX is minimum without the coupling waveguides 91 to 93 being inserted.
- the tap ratios of the coupling waveguides 91 to 93 are determined and inserted so that the other two port output values are matched with the output value of the port having the lowest port output value.
- the wavelength tunable light source 10 may be manufactured based on the parameters such as the determined tap rate.
- the light output from the output ends 91p to 93p of the coupling waveguides 91 to 93 that are not incident on the light receiving elements 21o to 23o is mixed into the PLC substrate 15 as stray light, or any of the light receiving elements 21p to 23p. May receive light. This may cause an unintended defect in the operation of the wavelength tunable light source 10, and therefore, it is preferable to let light output from the output ends 91p to 93p escape to the outside of the PLC board 15. Similarly, the output light from the through ports 24t, 26t, and 13t on the return direction side may be released to the outside of the PLC board 15.
- the wavelength tunable light source 10 includes the output reduction structure in the through port of the ring resonator in the wavelength tunable light source 10 in which the ring resonators 21 to 23 and the SOA 17 are combined.
- FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of an output reduction structure that can be used as an alternative to the coupling waveguides 91 to 93 in the wavelength tunable light source 10 shown in FIG.
- Any means capable of attenuating the output light from the through ports 11t, 25t, and 27t can be used as an alternative to the coupling waveguides 91 to 93.
- a crossed waveguide 94 shown in FIG. 4A, a gap 95 shown in FIG. 4B, an off-axis structure 96 shown in FIG. 4C can be used.
- the axis offset structure 96 is used, if an axis deviation is given to a normal waveguide, the attenuation amount changes greatly with a slight change in the axis offset amount, which is not suitable for fine adjustment of the attenuation amount. Therefore, a structure in which the tip of the waveguide is widened is provided, thereby facilitating fine adjustment of attenuation.
- variable wavelength light source 10 The operation of the manufactured variable wavelength light source 10 is the same as that of the variable wavelength light source 200 shown in FIG. Therefore, only the outline of the operation will be described below.
- FIGS. 5 and 6 show the relationship between the deviation from the optimum value of the input power to the heaters 22h and 23h shown in FIG. 2 and the optical output and 3PDMUX, that is, the result of comparing the tolerance against the input power for the optical output and 3PDMUX. is there.
- the horizontal axis 0 in FIGS. 5 and 6 is the optimum value of the input power.
- the (++ 0) direction shown in FIG. 5 refers to an operation for increasing or decreasing the input power to the heaters 22h and 23h by the same amount.
- the (+ -0) direction shown in FIG. 6 refers to an operation of moving the input power to the heaters 22h and 23h in the opposite direction.
- the upward light output has a small fluctuation ratio with respect to the input power, and therefore the sensitivity when the input power is deviated is small.
- the downwardly protruding 3PDMUX has a large fluctuation ratio with respect to the input power, and therefore has a high sensitivity when the input power is deviated.
- 3PDMUX is more convenient as a control method.
- 3PDMUX since the fluctuation ratio of the optical output may hardly change depending on the oscillation condition, 3PDMUX, which can obtain a large sensitivity regardless of the oscillation condition, is more convenient for optimizing the input power.
- the wavelength tunable light source 10 of this embodiment when controlling the heaters 22h and 23h so that the sum of the optical powers output from the through ports 11t, 25t, and 27t of the ring resonators 21 to 23 is minimized,
- the light receiving elements 21p, 22p, and 23p are provided in the through ports 11t, 25t, and 27t, respectively, and the sum of the optical power detected by the light receiving elements 21p, 22p, and 23p is obtained, so that the optical power can be electrically increased instead of optically. Since the sum is obtained, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the detection accuracy of the optical power due to the interference, and it is possible to improve the detection accuracy of the optical power without increasing the size of the apparatus.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the control unit in the wavelength tunable light source 10 of FIG.
- the control unit 18 is composed of A / D converters 21a, 22a, 23a, D / A converters 22d, 23d, and the like with a microcomputer 40 as a center.
- the A / D converters 21a to 23a convert the analog signals output from the light receiving elements 21p to 23p into digital signals and output them to the microcomputer 40.
- the D / A converters 22d and 23d also serve as drivers for the heaters 23h and 22h, and supply input power (analog signals) to the heaters 23h and 22h according to a control signal (digital signal) from the microcomputer 40.
- the microcomputer 40 is a general one such as a DSP, and includes a CPU 41, a ROM 42, a RAM 43, an input / output interface 44, and the like.
- the CPU 41 retrieves the program instructions stored in the RAM 43, decodes them and executes them.
- the input / output interface 44 also has a communication function between the CPU 41 and an external computer or the like.
- the sum of photocurrents as electrical signals output from the light receiving elements 21p to 23p is obtained digitally by the A / D converters 21a to 23a and the microcomputer 40.
- the control unit 18 also has a function of controlling the phase control region 17a (FIG. 2) and the Peltier element (not shown).
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the control unit in the wavelength tunable light source 10 of FIG.
- FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a part of the operation of the plural combination creating means in FIG.
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a part of the operation of the reconvergence determining means in FIG.
- the controller 18 adds the optical power adding means 18a for obtaining the sum of the optical power detected by the light receiving elements 21p to 23p, and the heaters 22h and 23h so that the sum of the optical power obtained by the optical power adding means 18a is minimized.
- a light variable portion control means 18b for controlling.
- the optical variable unit control unit 18b includes a plurality of combination creation unit 31, a second combination extraction unit 32, a first combination creation unit 33, an operation end determination unit 34, a reconvergence determination unit 35, and the like.
- the multiple combination creating means 31 creates a plurality of combinations in which the value of at least one control input is changed for the first combination of the values of the control inputs for the plurality of optical variable units.
- the second combination extraction unit 32 controls the plurality of optical variable units according to the plurality of combinations and the first combination, and sets the combination that minimizes the sum of the optical power detected by the light detection unit as the second combination.
- the first combination creation means 33 brings the values of the control inputs of the first combination closer to the values of the control inputs of the second combination, and outputs them to the multiple combination creation means 31 as new first combinations. .
- the plurality of ring resonators are ring resonators 21, 22, and 23, and the light detection units are connected to the through ports 11 t, 25 t, and 27 t of the ring resonators 21, 22, and 23, respectively.
- the light receiving elements 21p, 22p, and 23p are provided, and the plurality of light variable portions are a heater 22h provided in the ring resonator 22 and a heater 23h provided in the ring resonator 23.
- the multiple combination creating unit 31 has a function of creating a plurality of combinations in which at least one input power value is changed for the first combination of the input power values for the heaters 22h and 23h.
- the second combination extraction unit 32 controls the heaters 22h and 23h according to the plurality of combinations and the first combination, and determines the combination that minimizes the sum of the optical powers detected by the light receiving elements 21p to 23p as the second combination. It has the function to do.
- the first combination creating means 33 brings the values of the input powers of the first combination close to the values of the input powers of the second combination, and outputs them to the multiple combination creating means 31 as new first combinations. It has a function.
- the multiple combination creating unit 31 has eight ways in which the first combination (x1, y1), which is a combination of the input power values for the heaters 23h, 22h, is increased or decreased by the power swing ⁇ P.
- the second combination extraction unit 32 controls the heaters 23h and 22h according to the eight combinations and the first combination, and the combination that minimizes the sum of the optical power detected by the light receiving elements 21p to 23p is the second combination. It has a function of (x2, y2).
- the first combination creating means 33 calculates a value ((x1 + x2) / 2, (y1 + y2) / 2) that is half the sum of the value of each input power of the second combination and the value of each input power of the first combination.
- the operation end determination means 34 has a wavelength switching function for ending the operations of the multiple combination creation means 31, the second combination extraction means 32, and the first combination creation means 33 when the new power amplitude becomes a certain value or less.
- the initial value of the first combination (x1, y1) is predetermined as a value corresponding to the resonance wavelength of the multiple ring resonator 20.
- the reconvergence determining means 35 after the operations of the plurality of combination creating means 31, the second combination extracting means 32, and the first combination creating means 33 are finished by the action end judging means 34, as shown in FIG.
- the initial value of the combination (x1, y1) is (x1 0 , y1 0 ) and the power value smaller than the initial value of the power amplitude ⁇ P is ⁇ p
- the difference L ⁇ ⁇ (x2 ⁇ x1 0 ) 2 + (y2 ⁇ y1 0 ) 2 ⁇ from an initial value of each input power of one combination becomes a certain value or more, (x1 0 ⁇ p ⁇ ( x2 ⁇ x1 0 ) / L ⁇ , y1 0 ⁇ p ⁇ (y2 ⁇ y1 0 ) / L ⁇ ) as the new first combination, the initial value of the power amplitude ⁇ P as the new power amplitude, Multiple combinations of the first combination and new power amplitude Output to the message creation means
- the first combination creating means 34 apart from the wavelength switching function described above, has a value half the sum of the values of the input powers of the second combination and the values of the input powers of the first combination ((x1 + x2 ) / 2, (y1 + y2) / 2) as a new first combination, and has a steady state function of outputting a new first combination to the plurality of combination creating means 31.
- the operation end determination unit 34 has a steady state function that repeatedly executes the operations of the multiple combination creation unit 31, the second combination extraction unit 32, and the first combination creation unit 33.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of a wavelength switching operation by the control unit 18 shown in FIG.
- a predetermined initial value (x1 0 , y1 0 ) is input as a value corresponding to the resonance wavelength of the multiple ring resonator 20, and this is set as the first combination (x1, y1) (step 101).
- eight combinations (x1) of the first combination (x1, y1) which is a combination of the input power values to the heaters 23h, 22h, are increased or decreased by the power swing ⁇ P.
- the heaters 23h and 22h are controlled according to the eight combinations and the first combination (step 103).
- the sum of the photocurrents of the light receiving elements 21p to 23P is minimized by fixing the input power to the heaters 23h and 22h to the value of each combination and controlling the energization amount to the phase control region 17a.
- the combination that minimizes the sum of the optical power detected by the light receiving elements 21p to 23p is set as the second combination (x2, y2) (step 104).
- a value ⁇ P / 2 which is half of the power swing ⁇ P is set as a new power swing (step 105).
- step 106 it is determined whether or not the new power amplitude is below a certain value. If the new power amplitude is below the certain value, it is determined that the target wavelength has been reached. finish. On the other hand, if the new power amplitude is not less than the predetermined value, the process returns to step 102 with the new first combination and the new power amplitude.
- This wavelength switching operation predicts a position on the coordinates where there is likely to be an optimal input power value, and changes the input power intensively in the area near it, so that the optimal input is efficient and in a short time A power value is obtained.
- the combinations created in step 102 are not limited to eight, and any combination may be used as long as there are a plurality of combinations.
- the numerical value that divides ⁇ P in step 105 is not limited to “2”, and may be any value as long as it is “1” or more, and may not always be constant but may change (eg, gradually decrease or increase). .
- FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a steady state operation by the control unit 18 illustrated in FIG.
- an initial value (x1 0 , y1 0 ) corresponding to the resonance wavelength of the multiple ring resonator 20 obtained by the wavelength switching operation of FIG. 11 is input, and this is set as the first combination (x1, y1) ( Step 111).
- eight combinations (x1) of the first combination (x1, y1) which is a combination of the input power values to the heaters 23h, 22h, are increased or decreased by the power swing ⁇ P.
- the heaters 23h and 22h are controlled according to the eight combinations and the first combination (step 113).
- the sum of the photocurrents of the light receiving elements 21p to 23P is minimized by fixing the input power to the heaters 23h and 22h to the value of each combination and controlling the energization amount to the phase control region 17a.
- a combination that minimizes the sum of the optical power detected by the light receiving elements 21p to 23p is set as a second combination (x2, y2) (step 114).
- Step 115 the values of half of the sum of the input power values of the second combination and the input power values of the first combination ((x1 + x2) / 2, (y1 + y2) / 2)
- the combination is returned to Step 111 (Step 115).
- the above steps 112 to 115 are repeated, but the following steps may be added.
- steps 112 to 115 are repeatedly executed, and when an end instruction is received, these operations are ended (step 116).
- the position on the coordinates where the optimal input power value is likely to be predicted is predicted, and the input power is intensively changed in the vicinity of the position. A power value is obtained.
- steps 112 to 115 during the operation of the wavelength tunable light source 10, it is possible to cope with a change with time in the optimum value of the input power.
- the number of combinations created in step 112 is not limited to eight, and may be any number as long as there are a plurality of combinations.
- FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of the reconvergence operation by the control unit 18 shown in FIG.
- the initial value of the first combination (x1, y1) is (x1 0 , y1 0 )
- the power value smaller than the initial value ⁇ P 0 of the power fluctuation width ⁇ P is ⁇ p.
- the difference L ⁇ ⁇ (x2 ⁇ x1 0 ) 2 + (y2 ⁇ y1) between the value of each input power of the second combination and the initial value of each input power of the first combination. 0 ) 2 ⁇ is obtained (step 121). Then, it is determined whether or not L is greater than or equal to a certain value (step 122). If L is less than the certain value, it is determined that the channel has converged to the target wavelength, and the process ends.
- step 122 it is determined that an error that converges to a wavelength channel different from the target has occurred.
- the cause of this error may be that the initial values (x1 0 , y1 0 ) in step 101 of FIG. 11 are too close to the final values of the second combination in another wavelength channel. Therefore, the operation after step 102 in FIG. 11 is executed with the point where the initial value (x1 0 , y1 0 ) is shifted in the direction away from the final value of the second combination as the first combination.
- this re-convergence operation even if it converges to a wavelength channel different from the target, it can be accurately converged to the target wavelength channel.
- 11 to 13 is the operation itself of the wavelength tunable light source 10 and can be realized as a program that causes the microcomputer 40 to function as each means of the control unit 18.
- the wavelength tunable light source 10 is configured by the ring resonators 21 to 23.
- the number of resonators to be connected is not limited to three, but two or four. It may be the above. It is also possible to directly connect the resonators with a directional coupler.
- the optical input / output unit is not limited to the SOA, but may be an optical fiber amplifier or the like.
- the light variable section is not limited to a heater that changes the wavelength thermally, but may be one that changes the wavelength electrically or mechanically, for example.
- the number of light variable portions is not limited to two, and may be three or more. The sum of the optical power detected by each light receiving element may be obtained optically, and the optical power adding means may be omitted.
- the optical module includes a wavelength tunable light source, a case 100 that houses the wavelength tunable light source, and a light conducting unit 101 that guides light emitted from the wavelength tunable light source to the outside of the case 100.
- the wavelength tunable light source includes multiple resonators 20 having a plurality of ring resonators 21, 22, and 23 having optical path lengths different from each other and connected to each other and having through ports 11 t, 25 t, and 27 t.
- the optical detectors 21p, 22p, and 23p that detect the optical power output through the through ports 11t, 25t, and 27t of the plurality of ring resonators and the ring resonators operate independently of each other.
- a control unit 18 for controlling the plurality of optical variable units based on the optical power detected by the optical detection units 21p, 22p, and 23p, and the through port And the light detectors 21p, 22p, and 23p may be constructed as light attenuators 92 and 93 for attenuating the light emitted from the through port and entering the light detector. is there.
- the present invention can contribute to obtaining a stable output light wavelength without causing a wavelength jump by avoiding a phenomenon that a specific through port having an extremely large output becomes dominant in the synthesis characteristics.
- FIG. 3 is a graph showing the relationship between the DC length (coupled waveguide length) and the tap rate in the coupled waveguide shown in FIG. 2. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the example of the output reduction structure which can be utilized as an alternative of a coupling waveguide in the wavelength variable light source of FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a graph (part 1) showing a relationship between a deviation from an optimum value of input power to each heater and a light power of a light receiving element in the wavelength tunable light source of FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a graph (part 2) illustrating a relationship between a deviation from an optimum value of input power to each heater and a light power of a light receiving element in the wavelength tunable light source of FIG. 2.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a control unit in the wavelength tunable light source of FIG. 2. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a function structure of the control part in the wavelength variable light source of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows a part of operation
- FIG. 15 is a graph (part 1) illustrating a relationship between input power to each heater and optical power of a light receiving element in the wavelength tunable light source of FIG. 14;
- FIG. 15 is a graph (part 2) illustrating a relationship between input power to each heater and optical power of a light receiving element in the wavelength tunable light source of FIG. 14.
- It is a conceptual diagram which shows the structure of the wavelength variable light source which concerns on related technology.
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Wavelength Division Multiplexing)通信の需要が高まっている。
Bragg Reflector)レーザがよく使われてきた。しかしながら、可変波長範囲はDFBレーザで3nm以内、DBRレーザで10nm以内であり、実際にWDM装置に適用するためには不十分である。
11、13、24、25、26、27 方向性結合器
11t、25t、27t、24t、26t、13t スルーポート
12 入出力側導波路
14 反射側導波路
15 PLC基板(基板)
16 高反射膜(光反射部)
17 SOA(光入出力部)
17a 位相制御領域
18 制御部
18a 光パワー加算手段
18b 光可変部制御手段
20 多重リング共振器(多重共振器)
21、22、23 リング共振器(共振器)
21p、22p、23p 受光素子(光検出部)
22h、23h ヒータ(光可変部)
31 複数組み合わせ作成手段
32 第二組み合わせ抽出手段
33 第一組み合わせ作成手段
34 動作終了判定手段
35 再収束判定手段
91、92、93 結合導波路(光減衰部)
91i、92i、93i 入力端
91o、92o、93o 出力端
94 交差導波路
95 ギャップ
96 軸ずれ構造
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- 互いに異なる光路長を有するとともに互いに連結された、スルーポートを備えた複数のリング共振器を含む多重共振器と、前記複数のリング共振器のそれぞれのスルーポートを経て出力される光パワーを検出する複数の光検出部と、前記複数の共振器のそれぞれ独立に作用して前記多重共振器の透過率を変化させる複数の光可変部と、前記多重共振器へ光を供給するとともに当該多重共振器から戻って来た光を外部へ出射する光入出力部と、前記光検出部で検出された前記光パワーに基づいて前記複数の光可変部を制御する制御部とを備えた波長可変光源において、
前記スルーポートと前記光検出部との間に、前記スルーポートから出射された光を減衰させて前記光検出部に入射させる光減衰部を有することを特徴とする波長可変光源。 - 前記制御部は、前記複数の光検出部受光素子で検出された前記光パワーの和を求める光パワー加算手段と、この光パワー加算手段で求めた前記光パワーの和が最小となるように前記複数の光可変部を制御する光可変部制御手段とを有することを特徴とする波長可変光源。
- 前記光減衰部は、前記光検出部を構成する各々の受光素子で検出された前記光パワーが概略等しくなるように、前記スルーポートから出射された光を減衰させて前記各々の受光素子に入射させることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の波長可変光源。
- 前記光減衰部が、結合導波路、交差導波路、ギャップ手段、軸ずれ手段のうちいずれか1つ以上を含むことを特徴とする、請求項3に記載の波長可変光源。
- 前記光減衰部が、前記スルーポートから出射された光を複数の出力系統に分岐する結合導波路によって構成され、前記複数の出力系統のうち1系統の光が前記光検出部に入射され、前記光検出部に入射されない系統の光を外部に逃がすことを特徴とする、請求項3に記載の波長可変光源。
- 前記光可変部制御手段は、
前記複数の光可変部に対する各制御入力の値同士の第一の組み合わせについて、少なくとも一つの制御入力の値を変えた複数の組み合わせを作成する複数組み合わせ作成手段と、
これらの複数の組み合わせおよび前記第一の組み合わせに従って前記複数の光可変部を制御して、前記複数の受光素子で検出された前記光パワーの和が最小になる組み合わせを第二の組み合わせとする第二組み合わせ抽出手段と、
この第二の組み合わせの各制御入力の値に前記第一の組み合わせの各制御入力の値を近づけて、これを新たな前記第一の組み合わせとして前記複数組み合わせ作成手段へ出力する第一組み合わせ作成手段とを備えたことを特徴とする請求項3に記載の波長可変光源。 - 前記複数の光可変部は、前記複数のリング共振器に設けられたそれぞれのヒータであり、
前記複数組み合わせ作成手段は、前記複数のヒータに対する各投入電力の値同士の第一の組み合わせについて、少なくとも一つの投入電力の値を変えた複数の組み合わせを作成する機能を有し、
前記第二組み合わせ抽出手段は、これらの複数の組み合わせおよび前記第一の組み合わせに従って前記複数のヒータを制御して、前記複数の受光素子で検出された前記光パワーの和が最小になる組み合わせを第二の組み合わせとする機能を有し、
前記第一組み合わせ作成手段は、この第二の組み合わせの各投入電力の値に前記第一の組み合わせの各投入電力の値を近づけて、これを新たな前記第一の組み合わせとして前記複数組み合わせ作成手段へ出力する機能を有することを特徴とする請求項6に記載の波長可変光源。 - 波長可変光源と、前記波長可変光源を収納したケースと、前記波長か辺光源から出射された光を前記ケース外部に導く光導通部とを有し、
前記波長可変光源は、
互いに異なる光路長を有するとともに互いに連結され、スルーポートを備えた複数のリング共振器を含む多重共振器と、
前記複数のリング共振器のそれぞれのスルーポートを経て出力される光パワーを検出する複数の光検出部と、
前記複数のリング共振器のそれぞれ独立に作用して前記多重共振器の透過率を変化させる複数の光可変部と、
前記多重共振器へ光を供給するとともに当該多重共振器から戻って来た光を外部へ出射する光入出力部と、
前記光検出部で検出された前記光パワーに基づいて前記複数の光可変部を制御する制御部と、
前記スルーポートと前記光検出部との間に、前記スルーポートから出射された光を減衰させて前記光検出部に入射させる光減衰部を有することを特徴とする光モジュール。 - 互いに異なる光路長を有するとともに互いに連結された複数のリング共振器を含む多重共振器と、前記複数の共振器のそれぞれのスルーポートを経て出力される光パワーを各スルーポートで検出する複数の受光素子と、前記複数の共振器の少なくとも二つに独立に作用して前記多重共振器の透過率を変化させる複数の光可変部と、前記多重共振器へ光を供給するとともに当該多重共振器から戻って来た光を外部へ出射する光入出力部と備え、前記複数の受光素子で検出された前記光パワーの和が最小となるように前記複数の光可変部を制御する波長可変光源の制御方法であって、
前記スルーポートから出射された光を減衰させて前記複数の受光素子に入射させることを特徴とする波長可変光源の制御方法。 - 前記各受光素子で検出された前記光パワーを概略等しくなるように前記光を減衰させることを特徴とする、請求項9に記載の波長可変光源の制御方法。
- 前記スルーポートから出射された光を複数の出力系統に分岐し、
前記複数の出力系統のうち1系統の光を前記受光素子に入射させ、前記受光素子に入射されない系統の光を前記波長可変光源の外部に逃がすことを特徴とする、請求項10に記載の波長可変光源の制御方法。
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