WO2015146105A1 - 光通信装置、光通信システム及び光送信方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an optical communication device, an optical communication system, and an optical transmission method.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for matching the wavelength of an optical signal output from each of a plurality of optical transmitters with the wavelength of a reference wavelength optical signal using a transmission wavelength variable filter. ing.
- the reference wavelength optical signal is one of a plurality of optical signals having a constant wavelength interval obtained by frequency-modulating a predetermined light source with the output of the microwave oscillator.
- the technique described in Patent Literature 1 makes the wavelength intervals of a plurality of optical signals output from a plurality of optical transmitters coincide with the wavelength interval at which the microwave oscillator oscillates.
- each of the plurality of optical transmitters includes the transmission wavelength variable filter, and the transmission wavelength variable filter is configured so that the intensity of the reference wavelength optical signal is maximized in the optical transmitter.
- the optical transmitter controls the wavelength of the optical signal to be output so that the wavelength of the optical signal to be output becomes maximum in the transmission wavelength variable filter.
- the wavelength of the optical signal output from each of the plurality of optical transmitters is indirectly matched with the reference wavelength optical signal using the transmission wavelength variable filter.
- Patent Document 2 describes a frequency control method for an optical transmitter or optical receiver used in a wavelength division multiplexing optical communication network.
- JP 2001-203643 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-181660
- Patent Document 1 indirectly matches the wavelength included in the reference wavelength optical signal with the wavelength of the optical signal output from the plurality of optical transmitters using the transmission wavelength variable filter.
- the wavelength of the optical signal to be adjusted depends on the accuracy of the transmission wavelength variable filter.
- the characteristics of the transmission wavelength tunable filter change with temperature changes and changes with time.
- the wavelength of the optical signal to be adjusted is shifted, and there arises a problem that the transmission quality of the wavelength multiplexed optical signal is deteriorated due to the overlap of the optical spectrum between adjacent channels.
- patent document 2 is not disclosing the technique for solving such a problem.
- An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems and provide an optical communication apparatus and the like that can output a wavelength-multiplexed optical signal with a more accurate wavelength interval.
- An optical communication apparatus includes a plurality of optical output units that output optical signals having different wavelengths, and a multiplexing unit that outputs a wavelength multiplexed signal obtained by combining the plurality of optical signals output from the plurality of optical output units.
- a reference light output unit that outputs reference light serving as a reference
- a wavelength generation unit that outputs a plurality of lights having wavelength intervals according to a predetermined frequency based on the reference light
- the wavelength multiplexed signal A wavelength control unit that controls a wavelength of an optical signal output from the light output unit in accordance with an interference component with light of at least one wavelength among the plurality of lights.
- a communication system includes a plurality of optical output units that output optical signals having different wavelengths, and a multiplexing unit that outputs a wavelength multiplexed signal obtained by combining the plurality of optical signals output from the plurality of optical output units.
- a reference light output unit that outputs reference light serving as a reference, a wavelength generation unit that outputs a plurality of lights having wavelength intervals according to a predetermined frequency based on the reference light, and the wavelength multiplexed signal
- An optical communication device comprising: a wavelength control unit that controls a wavelength of an optical signal output from the optical output unit in accordance with an interference component with light of at least one wavelength among the plurality of lights; and the optical communication device And a control device for instructing control of the wavelength of the optical signal output by at least one of the plurality of optical output units at a predetermined timing.
- the optical communication method of the present invention outputs optical signals with different wavelengths, outputs a wavelength multiplexed signal obtained by combining the plurality of optical signals, outputs a reference light as a reference, and based on the reference light, A plurality of lights having wavelength intervals according to a predetermined frequency are output, and the light output unit outputs the light according to an interference component between the wavelength multiplexed signal and light having at least one wavelength among the plurality of lights.
- the wavelength of the optical signal is controlled.
- the recording medium of the program of the present invention includes a process for outputting optical signals having different wavelengths, a process for outputting a wavelength multiplexed signal obtained by combining the plurality of optical signals, and a process for outputting reference light serving as a reference. Based on the reference light, processing for outputting a plurality of lights having wavelength intervals according to a predetermined frequency, and depending on an interference component between the wavelength multiplexed signal and light of at least one wavelength of the plurality of lights Then, a program for causing the computer to execute processing for controlling the wavelength of the optical signal output from the optical output unit is recorded.
- the optical communication apparatus and the like according to the present invention has an effect of being able to output a wavelength-multiplexed optical signal with a more accurate wavelength interval.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the optical communication apparatus in the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the optical communication apparatus 1 in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.
- the state of the frequency of the optical signal output from the plurality of optical output units 10 and the state of the frequency of the plurality of optical signals included in the wavelength multiplexed signal output from the multiplexing unit 13 It is a figure which shows an example.
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- the state of the frequency of the optical signal selected by the wavelength selector 18 among the plurality of optical signals generated by the optical comb generator 11, and before and after the wavelength controller 16 adjusts the frequency
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an optical communication device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the optical communication device 1 includes a plurality of optical output units 10-1 to 10-N (referred to as “optical output unit 10” if there is no particular need to distinguish), and a multiplexing unit 13 A reference light output unit 14, a wavelength generation unit 15, and a wavelength control unit 16.
- Each of the plurality of optical output units 10 outputs optical signals having different wavelengths.
- the multiplexing unit 13 outputs a wavelength multiplexed signal obtained by multiplexing the plurality of optical signals output from the plurality of optical output units 10 to the outside of the optical communication apparatus 1. Further, the multiplexing unit 13 can branch a part of the wavelength multiplexed signal by an optical coupler, for example, and output a part of the wavelength multiplexed signal to the wavelength control unit 16.
- the reference light output unit 14 outputs reference light serving as a reference for the wavelength of the optical signal output by each light output unit 10.
- the light output unit 10 and the reference light output unit 14 are, for example, lasers that can output coherent light.
- the laser may be of any type, such as a variable wavelength laser, which can change the output wavelength.
- the wavelength generation unit 15 for example, based on an electrical signal having a frequency corresponding to the wavelength interval of each optical signal of the wavelength multiplexed optical signal transmitted through the optical transmission line, outputs a plurality of lights with wavelength intervals corresponding to the frequency Output.
- the wavelength generation unit 15 may output a plurality of lights by, for example, an optical comb generator that combines a phase modulator and a resonator.
- the wavelength controller 16 compares the wavelength of the light from the wavelength generator 15 and the wavelength of the wavelength multiplexed optical signal from the multiplexer 13.
- the wavelength control unit 16 compares the light from the wavelength generation unit 15 and the wavelength multiplexed optical signal from the multiplexing unit 13 by causing the two input lights to directly interfere with each other like an optical interferometer, for example.
- the interference light may be, for example, a part of the wavelength multiplexed optical signal or a part of the plurality of lights from the wavelength generation unit 15. Note that extraction of part of light from a plurality of wavelengths can be realized by an optical filter or the like.
- the wavelength control unit 16 controls the wavelength of the optical signal output from the optical output unit 10 corresponding to the compared wavelength based on the comparison result. For example, the wavelength controller 16 controls the wavelength of the optical signal output from the optical output unit 10 so that there is no wavelength shift between the light from the wavelength generator 15 and the wavelength multiplexed optical signal from the multiplexer 13. . For example, when an optical interferometer is used, the wavelength control unit 16 controls the wavelength of the optical signal output from the optical output unit 10 so that the interference between the two lights is strongest.
- the wavelength of the optical signal output from the optical output unit 10 may be changed depending on, for example, the temperature of the laser or the drive current, and in the case of a variable wavelength laser, the oscillation wavelength may be controlled.
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the optical communication apparatus 1 in the first embodiment of the present invention.
- Each of the plurality of optical output units 10 outputs optical signals having different wavelengths (S101).
- the multiplexing unit 13 outputs a wavelength multiplexed signal obtained by multiplexing the plurality of optical signals output from the plurality of optical output units 10 to the outside of the optical communication device 1, and branches a part of the wavelength multiplexed signal. A part of the wavelength multiplexed signal is output to the wavelength controller 16 (S102).
- the reference light output unit 14 outputs reference light that serves as a reference for the wavelength of the optical signal output by each light output unit 10 (S103).
- the wavelength generation unit 15 outputs a plurality of lights having a wavelength interval corresponding to the frequency based on an electrical signal having a frequency corresponding to the wavelength interval of each optical signal of the wavelength multiplexed optical signal transmitted through the optical transmission line. (S104).
- the wavelength control unit 16 compares the wavelength of the light from the wavelength generation unit 15 with the wavelength of the wavelength multiplexed optical signal from the multiplexing unit 13, and based on the comparison result, the optical signal output by the optical output unit 10 Is controlled (S105).
- the wavelength control unit 16 of the optical communication device 1 directly sets the wavelength of the light from the wavelength generation unit 15 and the wavelength of the wavelength multiplexed optical signal from the multiplexing unit 13.
- the wavelength of the optical signal output from the optical output unit 10 corresponding to the compared wavelength is controlled. Therefore, the optical communication apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention can output a wavelength-multiplexed optical signal with a more accurate wavelength interval.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the optical communication device 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the optical communication device 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes optical output units 10-1 to 10-5, a multiplexing unit 13, a reference light output unit 14, and a wavelength generation unit. 15, a wavelength control unit 16, a wavelength selection unit 18, and a wavelength switching unit 19. Note that the number of the light output units 10 is not limited to five and may be any number.
- the wavelength generator 15 includes an optical comb generator 11 and a microwave oscillator 12.
- the wavelength control unit 16 includes a comparison unit 17.
- Each of the plurality of optical output units 10 outputs optical signals having different wavelengths.
- the wavelength of the optical signal output from each of the plurality of optical output units 10 is set to be a predetermined interval. However, the wavelength of the optical signal output from each of the plurality of optical output units 10 may deviate from the set wavelength due to the optical frequency setting accuracy unique to the device.
- FIG. 4 illustrates an example of the state of the frequency corresponding to the wavelength of the optical signal output from the plurality of optical output units 10 and the state of the optical spectrum of the plurality of optical signals included in the wavelength multiplexed signal output from the multiplexing unit 13.
- FIG. 4 is an example when the frequency of the optical signal output from the optical output unit 10-2 is shifted by “+ ⁇ f”. Note that the optical output unit 10 shifts the frequency of the optical signal to be output by “+ ⁇ f” compared to a desired frequency due to, for example, a change with time.
- f 0 is the frequency of the reference light output from the reference light output unit 14.
- f m is a frequency interval between adjacent optical signals output from the optical output unit 10 (that is, between adjacent channels).
- the wavelength multiplexed signal is connected between adjacent channels (the optical signal output from the optical output unit 10-2 and the optical signal).
- the optical spectrum of the optical signal output from the output unit 10-3 overlaps.
- the wavelength of the optical signal output from the plurality of optical output units 10 is set to the wavelength of at least one of the lights generated by the optical comb generator 11.
- the wavelength of the optical signal output by at least one of the plurality of optical output units 10 is controlled so as to match the above.
- the plurality of light output units 10 are controlled so as not to deviate beyond the extent that the optical spectra overlap between adjacent channels.
- the plurality of light output units 10 are temperature-controlled, for example. For this reason, it is sufficient to consider the shift of the wavelength (frequency corresponding to the wavelength) to the extent that the optical spectra overlap between the adjacent channels.
- the multiplexing unit 13 outputs a wavelength multiplexed signal obtained by multiplexing the optical signals output from each of the plurality of optical output units 10 to the outside of the optical communication device 1. Further, the multiplexing unit 13 can branch a part of the wavelength multiplexed signal by an optical coupler, for example, and output a part of the wavelength multiplexed signal to the comparison unit 17.
- the reference light output unit 14 outputs reference light having a wavelength corresponding to the frequency f 0 that serves as a reference for the wavelength of the optical signal output from each light output unit 10.
- the reference light output from the reference light output unit 14 is input to the optical comb generator 11.
- Microwave oscillator in wavelength generator 15 12 outputs a clock signal (electric signal) of frequency F m.
- Frequency F m is, for example, a 50GHz and 40 GHz.
- the frequency F m of the clock signal corresponds to the wavelength interval of the plurality of optical signals output from the plurality of optical output units 10.
- the clock signal output from the microwave oscillator 12 is input to the optical comb generator 11.
- the optical comb generator 11 is driven by a clock signal input from the microwave oscillator 12 and, when a reference light having a wavelength corresponding to the frequency f 0 is input, corresponds to the frequency F m interval centering on the frequency f 0. A plurality of sideband lights (optical combs) having wavelengths are generated.
- an optical comb generator described in Japanese Patent No. 3444958 can be used for the optical comb generator 11.
- the optical comb generator described in Japanese Patent No. 3444958 outputs an optical comb composed of several hundred optical spectral lines arranged at an optical frequency interval of fm around the optical frequency of laser light emitted from a wavelength-stabilized light source. To do.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the state of the frequency of the reference light output from the reference light output unit 14 and the state of the frequency of the optical comb generated by the optical comb generator 11.
- the frequency interval of the optical comb generated by the optical comb generator 11 is managed with high accuracy and coincides with the frequency F m of the clock signal input from the microwave oscillator 12 with high accuracy.
- the wavelength selection unit 18 inputs light having a wavelength specified by the wavelength switching unit 19 among the plurality of lights included in the optical comb generated by the optical comb generator 11 to the comparison unit 17.
- a wavelength selection switch described in Japanese Patent No. 4748514 can be used for the wavelength selection unit 18.
- the wavelength selective switch can output light having a desired wavelength among a plurality of inputted lights.
- the wavelength selective switch includes an optical waveguide circuit formed on a substrate and a control unit that controls switching of an optical signal path by applying thermal fluctuation to the optical waveguide circuit, and accurately controls the wavelength of light to be output. be able to.
- ⁇ f the frequency difference
- the wavelength control unit 16 controls the wavelength of the optical signal output from the optical output unit 10 so as to compensate for the wavelength difference (deviation) detected by the comparison unit 17.
- a wavelength tunable laser device described in Japanese Patent No. 31978869 can be used for the light output unit 10.
- the wavelength tunable laser described in Japanese Patent No. 3197869 uses a diffraction grating as a wavelength selection element, and the wavelength to be output (selected) can be changed by adjusting the angle of the diffraction grating.
- the wavelength switching unit 19 designates the wavelength selected by the wavelength selection unit 18 and requests the wavelength selection unit 18 to output light of the designated wavelength. In addition, the wavelength switching unit 19 identifies the light output unit 10 that outputs an optical signal having the designated wavelength, and notifies the wavelength control unit 16 of the identified light output unit 10 (for example, the light output unit 10-2).
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state of a frequency corresponding to the wavelength of light selected by the wavelength selection unit 18 (specified by the wavelength switching unit 19) among the plurality of lights generated by the optical comb generator 11.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state of the frequency corresponding to the wavelength of the optical signal output from the optical output unit 10-2 before and after the wavelength control unit 16 controls the wavelength shift.
- FIG. 6 shows an example in which the optical signal output from the optical output unit 10-2 is shifted by the wavelength corresponding to the frequency ⁇ f, and the wavelength control unit 16 compensates the wavelength component corresponding to the frequency ⁇ f. is there.
- the wavelength control unit 16 compensates for the frequency shift “ ⁇ f” (corresponding wavelength shift) of the optical signal output from the optical output unit 10-2.
- the wavelength control unit 16 controls the frequency of the optical signal output by the optical output unit 10-2 so as to match the frequency “f 0 -F m ” of the light selected by the wavelength selection unit 18, so that both Compensates for wavelength shifts.
- the wavelength switching unit 19 optical signals to be output to all the optical output units 10 while sequentially switching the optical output units 10-1 to 10-5 to be controlled and the light selected by the wavelength selection unit 18.
- the wavelength may be controlled.
- the optical communication device 1 sets the wavelength interval of the optical signal output from each of the optical output units 10-1 to 10-5 to the frequency of the plurality of sideband light (optical comb) generated by the optical comb generator 11.
- a wavelength interval corresponding to the interval “F m ” can be set.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the optical communication apparatus 1 in the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the wavelength of the optical signal output from the optical output unit 10-2 is shifted by the wavelength corresponding to the frequency “+ ⁇ f”, and the optical signal output from the optical output unit 10-2 It is an example in the case of compensating the wavelength.
- Each of the plurality of optical output units 10 outputs optical signals having different wavelengths (S201).
- a wavelength multiplexed signal obtained by combining a plurality of optical signals output from the plurality of optical output units 10 is output to the outside of the optical communication device 1 and a part of the wavelength multiplexed signal is branched, and the comparison unit 17 receives the wavelength.
- a part of the multiplexed signal is output (S202).
- the reference light output unit 14 outputs reference light having a frequency f 0 that serves as a reference for the wavelength of the optical signal output from each light output unit 10 (S203).
- the wavelength generation unit 15 Based on the reference light having the wavelength corresponding to the frequency f 0 output from the reference light output unit 14, the wavelength generation unit 15 generates a plurality of lights having wavelengths corresponding to the frequency F m intervals centered on the frequency f 0. (S204).
- the wavelength selection unit 18 inputs light having a wavelength designated by the wavelength switching unit 19 among the generated optical signals to the comparison unit 17 in the wavelength control unit 16 (S205).
- the comparison unit 17 compares the wavelength of the light from the wavelength generation unit 15 with the wavelength of the wavelength multiplexed optical signal from the multiplexing unit 13, and as a result of the comparison, corresponds to the difference between the frequencies (“ ⁇ f”). A difference in wavelength is detected (S206).
- the wavelength control unit 16 controls the wavelength of the optical signal output from the optical output unit 10-2 so as to compensate for the wavelength difference (deviation) detected by the comparison unit 17 (S207).
- the wavelength control unit 16 of the optical communication device 1 directly calculates the wavelength of the light from the wavelength generation unit 15 and the wavelength of the wavelength multiplexed optical signal from the multiplexing unit 13.
- the wavelength of the optical signal output from the optical output unit 10 corresponding to the compared wavelength is controlled. Therefore, the optical communication apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention can output a wavelength-multiplexed optical signal with a more accurate wavelength interval.
- the optical communication device 1 includes a coherent detection unit.
- the frequency of the optical signal output from the LD 101 in the optical output unit 10 is controlled using the interference characteristics between the wavelength multiplexed signal and the reference light.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the optical communication device 1 in the third embodiment of the present invention.
- the optical communication device 1 according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes a coherent detection unit 20 and a wavelength shift detection unit 21 instead of the comparison unit 17.
- the optical communication device 1 also includes a branching device 22.
- the optical communication apparatus 1 includes LDs (Laser Diodes) 101-1 to 101-5 (indicated as “LD101” if there is no need to distinguish between them) and optical modulators 102-1 to 102-5 (particularly, If it is not necessary to distinguish, it is described as “optical modulator 102”).
- LDs Laser Diodes
- the LD 101 outputs an optical signal having a predetermined frequency.
- the wavelength of the optical signal output from each of the plurality of LDs 101 is set to be a predetermined interval.
- the wavelength of the optical signal output from the LD 101 may have a predetermined deviation from the set wavelength due to the optical frequency setting accuracy specific to the device of the LD 101.
- the optical modulator 102 performs data modulation on the optical signal output from the LD 101 and outputs it to the multiplexing unit 13.
- the multiplexing unit 13 outputs a wavelength multiplexed signal obtained by multiplexing the plurality of optical signals output from the plurality of optical output units 10 to the branching unit 22.
- the branching device 22 branches the wavelength multiplexed signal output from the multiplexing unit 13, outputs one to the transmission line, and outputs the other to the coherent detection unit 20.
- the wavelength selection unit 18 inputs light having a wavelength specified by the wavelength switching unit 19 among the plurality of lights (sideband light) included in the optical comb generated by the optical comb generator 11 to the coherent detection unit 20. .
- the coherent detection unit 20 coherently detects the wavelength multiplexed signal input from the branching unit 22 and the light having a predetermined wavelength input from the wavelength selection unit 18.
- the coherent detection unit 20 outputs an interference signal between the wavelength multiplexed signal input from the branching unit 22 and the light input from the wavelength selection unit 18 to the wavelength shift detection unit 21.
- the coherent detection unit 20 includes a 90-degree hybrid mixer (not shown) called a coherent mixer that causes the wavelength multiplexed signal input from the branching device 22 and the light input from the wavelength selection unit 18 to interfere with each other.
- the coherent mixer outputs a signal (interference signal) in which the wavelength multiplexed signal input from the branching device 22 interferes with the light input from the wavelength selection unit 18.
- the wavelength shift detector 21 receives at least one of the optical signals included in the wavelength multiplexed signal input from the wavelength selector 18 among the wavelength multiplexed signals and the wavelength selector 18 based on the input interference signal. A difference (shift) in wavelength with light is detected.
- a frequency offset estimator in the frequency offset compensator described in Japanese Patent No. 5146285 can be used for the wavelength shift detector 21.
- the frequency offset is a difference in frequency between the input light and the local light.
- the frequency offset estimator receives a baseband electrical signal from the front end circuit, estimates a frequency offset included in the baseband electrical signal, and outputs the estimated frequency offset as an electrical signal to a subsequent apparatus.
- the wavelength shift detector 21 outputs a wavelength difference (shift) corresponding to the estimated frequency offset as an electrical signal.
- the wavelength control unit 16 outputs light output from the light output unit 10 designated by the wavelength switching unit 19 among the plurality of light output units 10 so as to compensate for the wavelength difference (shift) detected by the wavelength shift detection unit 21. Adjust the wavelength of the signal.
- a tunable laser device described in Japanese Patent No. 31978869 can be used for the plurality of light output units 10.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the optical communication apparatus 1 in the third embodiment of the present invention.
- the wavelength of the optical signal output from the optical output unit 10-2 is shifted by the wavelength corresponding to the frequency “+ ⁇ f”, and the optical signal output from the optical output unit 10-2 It is an example in the case of compensating the wavelength.
- Each of the LDs 101 in the plurality of optical output units 10 outputs optical signals having different wavelengths (S301).
- Each of the optical modulators 102 performs data modulation on the optical signal output from the LD 101 and outputs the data to the multiplexing unit 13 (S302).
- the multiplexing unit 13 multiplexes the optical signals output from each of the plurality of optical output units 10 and outputs a wavelength multiplexed signal (S303).
- the branching device 22 branches the wavelength multiplexed signal output from the multiplexing unit 13, outputs one to the transmission path, and outputs the other to the coherent detection unit 20 (S304).
- the reference light output unit 14 outputs reference light having a frequency f 0 that serves as a reference for the wavelength of the optical signal output from each light output unit 10 (S305).
- the wavelength generation unit 15 Based on the reference light having the wavelength corresponding to the frequency f 0 output from the reference light output unit 14, the wavelength generation unit 15 generates a plurality of lights having wavelengths corresponding to the frequency F m intervals centered on the frequency f 0. (S306).
- the wavelength selection unit 18 inputs light having a wavelength designated by the wavelength switching unit 19 among the generated optical signals to the coherent detection unit 20 (S307).
- the coherent detection unit 20 outputs a signal (interference signal) in which the wavelength of the light from the wavelength selection unit 18 interferes with the wavelength of the wavelength multiplexed optical signal from the multiplexing unit 13 to the wavelength shift detection unit 21 (S308). .
- the wavelength shift detector 21 detects a wavelength difference (shift) between at least one of the optical signals included in the wavelength multiplexed signal and the light input from the wavelength selector 18 based on the interference signal (S309).
- the wavelength control unit 16 controls the wavelength of the optical signal output by the LD 101-2 in the optical output unit 10-2 so as to compensate for the wavelength difference (deviation) detected by the wavelength deviation detection unit 21 (S310). .
- the optical communication device 1 according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes the coherent detection unit 20, which directly interferes the wavelength multiplexed signal and the reference light, and uses the interference characteristics to cause the LD 102 in the light output unit 10 to be interfered. Control. Therefore, the optical communication device 1 according to the third embodiment of the present invention can output a wavelength-multiplexed optical signal with a more accurate wavelength interval.
- the fourth embodiment of the present invention includes a control device for instructing the optical communication device 1 when to perform wavelength control.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a communication system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- the communication system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention includes optical communication apparatuses 1-1 to 1-4 (referred to as “optical communication apparatus 1” unless otherwise distinguished).
- the transmission line 2 and the control device 3 are provided.
- the number of the optical communication devices 1 is four, but the number of the optical communication devices 1 is not limited to four and may be any number.
- the transmission path 2 is configured by an optical fiber, and may be configured by bundling a plurality of optical fibers, for example.
- the control device 3 instructs the optical communication device 1 to execute control of the wavelength of the optical signal output by at least one of the plurality of optical output units 10 at a predetermined timing.
- the timing for controlling the wavelength is, for example, a predetermined cycle based on the change over time of the LD 101.
- control device 3 may designate the light output unit 10 that controls the wavelength.
- control device 3 designates the light output unit 10 that performs wavelength control to the wavelength switching unit 19.
- the optical communication device 1 controls the wavelength of the optical signal output from the optical output unit 10 specified by the control device 3.
- the timing for controlling the wavelength may be when the wavelength allocation to the optical output unit 10 is changed in the optical communication apparatus 1 (when the channel allocation is changed).
- Each of the plurality of optical output units 10 is assigned a different wavelength, performs data modulation on the optical signal of the assigned wavelength, and outputs an optical signal of the wavelength.
- the optical communication device 1 changes the allocation of wavelengths to the optical output unit 10 in accordance with the change of the channel interval (for example, when the channel interval of 50 GHz is changed to 40 GHz).
- the wavelength of the optical signal output by the LD 101 after the change is changed in order to change the wavelength of the optical signal oscillated by the LD 101 (for example, the wavelength tunable laser) in the optical output unit 10.
- the control device 3 causes the optical communication device 1 to perform wavelength control in order to eliminate the wavelength shift.
- the timing for controlling the wavelength is not limited to the above example, and may be executed when, for example, a new optical output unit 10 is added to the optical communication apparatus 1.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the optical communication device 1 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. Note that the example of FIG. 11 is an example in which the wavelength output by the light output unit 10 is controlled when changing the channel interval (for example, changing from 50 GHz to 40 GHz).
- each of the optical output units 10 of the optical communication apparatus 1 is notified of the newly assigned wavelength from the control apparatus 3.
- Each of the optical output units 10 changes the wavelength of the optical signal to be output based on the notification from the control device 3.
- the microwave oscillator 12 of the optical communication device 1 is requested by the control device 3 to change the frequency F m of the clock signal to be output.
- Microwave oscillator 12 in response to a request from the control device 3, changes the frequency F m of the clock signal (e.g., changing from 50GHz to 40 GHz).
- Optical comb generator 11 to be driven by a clock signal inputted from the microwave oscillator 12, the frequency interval F m of the optical comb which the optical comb generator 11 is output changes (e.g., 40 GHz frequency spacing from 50GHz To change).
- the wavelength switching unit 19 of the optical communication device 1 notifies the control device 3 of the wavelength set to each of the plurality of light output units 10 (the wavelength of the optical signal output from each of the plurality of light output units 10). Receive.
- the wavelength switching unit 19 specifies the wavelength of light selected by the wavelength selection unit 18 based on the wavelength notified from the control device 3.
- the wavelength selection unit 18 selects light having the wavelength specified by the wavelength switching unit 19 from the plurality of lights generated by the wavelength generation unit 15 and inputs the light to the coherent detection unit 20.
- the wavelength switching unit 19 identifies the light output unit 10 that outputs an optical signal corresponding to the designated wavelength based on the notification from the control device 3, and the identified light output unit 10 is used as the wavelength control unit 16. Notice.
- the wavelength control unit 16 controls the wavelength of the optical signal output from the identified optical output unit 10 based on the notification from the wavelength switching unit 19.
- FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the optical communication apparatus 1 in the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- the example of FIG. 12 is an example in the case of controlling the wavelength output by the light output unit 10 when changing the channel interval (for example, changing from 50 GHz to 40 GHz).
- Each of the LDs 101 in the plurality of optical output units 10 changes the wavelength of the optical signal to be output based on the change of the wavelength assignment notified from the control device 3 (S401).
- Each of the optical modulators 102 performs data modulation on the optical signal output from the LD 101 and outputs the data to the multiplexing unit 13 (S402).
- the multiplexing unit 13 multiplexes the optical signals output from each of the plurality of optical output units 10 and outputs a wavelength multiplexed signal (S403).
- the branching device 22 branches the wavelength multiplexed signal output from the multiplexing unit 13, outputs one to the transmission path, and outputs the other to the coherent detection unit 20 (S404).
- the reference light output unit 14 outputs reference light having a frequency f 0 that serves as a reference for the wavelength of the optical signal output by each light output unit 10 (S405).
- the microwave oscillator 12 changes the frequency F m of the clock signal output to the optical comb generator 11 based on the request from the control device 3 (S406).
- the optical comb generator 11 Based on the reference light having the wavelength corresponding to the frequency f 0 output from the reference light output unit 14, the optical comb generator 11 outputs a plurality of lights having wavelengths corresponding to the frequency F m intervals centered on the frequency f 0. It occurs (S407).
- the wavelength selection unit 18 inputs light having a wavelength designated by the wavelength switching unit 19 among the plurality of optical signals generated by the optical comb generator 11 to the coherent detection unit 20 (S408).
- the coherent detection unit 20 outputs a signal (interference signal) in which the wavelength of the light from the wavelength selection unit 18 interferes with the wavelength of the wavelength multiplexed optical signal from the multiplexing unit 13 to the wavelength shift detection unit 21 (S409). .
- the wavelength shift detector 21 detects a wavelength difference (shift) between at least one of the optical signals included in the wavelength multiplexed signal and the light input from the wavelength selector 18 based on the interference signal (S410).
- the wavelength control unit 16 controls the wavelength of the optical signal output by the LD 101-2 in the optical output unit 10-2 so as to compensate for the wavelength difference (deviation) detected by the wavelength deviation detection unit 21 (S411). .
- the fourth embodiment of the present invention includes the control device 3 that instructs the optical communication device 1 to perform the wavelength control, and the optical communication device 1 responds to the instruction from the control device 3. Based on this, the wavelength of the optical signal output from the optical output unit 10 is controlled. Therefore, the optical communication device 1 can control the wavelength at the timing instructed by the control device 3, and can flexibly control the timing at which the wavelength is controlled.
- the optical communication apparatus 1 is configured in accordance with each of the embodiments described above via various storage media or networks that are not temporary, such as CD-R (Compact Disc Recordable).
- Acquire software program that implements the function.
- a program acquired by the optical communication apparatus 1 or a storage medium storing the program constitutes the present invention.
- the software may be stored in advance in, for example, a predetermined non-temporary storage unit included in the optical communication apparatus 1.
- the computer, CPU, MPU, or the like of the optical communication apparatus 1 reads out and executes the program code of the acquired software (program). Therefore, the optical communication device 1 executes the same process as the process of the optical communication device 1 in each of the above-described embodiments.
- the present invention can be applied to an application such as a program to be realized in a computer, a CPU, an MPU, or the like of the optical communication apparatus 1.
- a plurality of optical output units for outputting optical signals of different wavelengths A multiplexing unit that outputs a wavelength multiplexed signal obtained by multiplexing a plurality of optical signals output from the plurality of optical output units; A reference light output unit that outputs reference light serving as a reference; Based on the reference light, a wavelength generation unit that outputs a plurality of lights having wavelength intervals according to a predetermined frequency; A wavelength control unit that controls a wavelength of an optical signal output by the optical output unit according to an interference component between the wavelength multiplexed signal and light of at least one wavelength among the plurality of lights;
- An optical communication device comprising:
- Appendix 2 The optical communication apparatus according to appendix 1, wherein the wavelength control unit includes a comparison unit that compares the wavelength multiplexed signal with light of at least one wavelength among the plurality of lights.
- the wavelength controller is A coherent detector that coherently detects the wavelength multiplexed signal and light of at least one of the plurality of lights; A wavelength for detecting a difference between a wavelength of at least one optical signal included in the wavelength multiplexed signal and a wavelength of at least one of the plurality of lights based on an interference signal input from a coherent detection unit
- the optical communication device according to appendix 1 or 2, further comprising a deviation detection unit.
- Appendix 4 The optical communication device according to any one of appendices 1 to 3, further comprising a wavelength selection unit that selects light of at least one wavelength from the plurality of lights generated by the wavelength generation unit.
- Appendix 5 The optical communication device according to appendix 4, further comprising: a wavelength switching unit that instructs the wavelength selection unit to select the at least one wavelength to be selected.
- the wavelength generator is A microwave oscillator that outputs a clock signal of a predetermined frequency;
- the optical communication device according to any one of appendices 1 to 5, further comprising: an optical comb generator that outputs a plurality of lights having wavelength intervals corresponding to the predetermined frequency based on the reference light.
- the wavelength switching unit notifies the wavelength control unit of an optical output unit that controls the wavelength of an optical signal to be output among the plurality of optical output units, based on at least one wavelength instructed to the wavelength selection unit,
- the optical communication apparatus according to appendix 6, wherein the wavelength control unit controls the wavelength of an optical signal output from the optical output unit notified from the wavelength switching unit.
- the wavelength switching unit sequentially changes at least one wavelength instructed to the wavelength selection unit and a light output unit to notify the wavelength control unit, 8.
- the optical communication apparatus according to appendix 6 or 7, wherein the wavelength control unit sequentially controls wavelengths of optical signals output from the optical output unit notified from the wavelength switching unit.
- a plurality of optical output units for outputting optical signals of different wavelengths;
- a multiplexing unit that outputs a wavelength multiplexed signal obtained by multiplexing a plurality of optical signals output from the plurality of optical output units;
- a reference light output unit that outputs reference light serving as a reference; Based on the reference light, a wavelength generation unit that outputs a plurality of lights having wavelength intervals according to a predetermined frequency;
- a wavelength control unit that controls a wavelength of an optical signal output by the optical output unit according to an interference component between the wavelength multiplexed signal and light of at least one wavelength among the plurality of lights;
- An optical communication device comprising:
- An optical communication system comprising: a control device that instructs the optical communication device to execute control of a wavelength of an optical signal output from at least one of the plurality of optical output units at a predetermined timing.
- Appendix 10 The optical communication system according to appendix 9, wherein the control device designates an optical output unit that controls the wavelength of the optical signal, and notifies the designated optical output unit to the optical communication device.
- Appendix 11 11. The optical communication system according to appendix 9 or 10, wherein the predetermined timing is a timing at which the control device changes allocation of wavelengths of optical signals output from the plurality of optical output units.
- Appendix 12 The optical communication system according to any one of appendices 9 to 11, wherein the predetermined timing is a timing at which the control device changes a wavelength interval of an optical signal output from the plurality of optical output units.
- the control device instructs the optical communication device to change the wavelength intervals of the plurality of lights generated by the wavelength generation unit in response to the change of the wavelength interval.
- Optical communication system
- [Appendix 14] Output optical signals with different wavelengths, Output a wavelength multiplexed signal obtained by combining the plurality of optical signals, Output standard reference light, Based on the reference light, output a plurality of light having a wavelength interval according to a predetermined frequency, An optical communication method, wherein a wavelength of the output optical signal is controlled according to an interference component between the wavelength multiplexed signal and light of at least one wavelength among the plurality of lights.
- Appendix 15 15. The optical communication method according to appendix 14, wherein the wavelength multiplexed signal is compared with light having at least one wavelength among the plurality of lights.
- Appendix 16 Coherent detection of the wavelength-multiplexed signal and light of at least one of the plurality of lights, Based on the interference signal obtained by the coherent detection, a difference between the wavelength of at least one optical signal included in the wavelength multiplexed signal and the wavelength of at least one of the plurality of lights is detected.
- Appendix 17 17. The optical communication method according to any one of appendices 14 to 16, wherein light having at least one wavelength is selected from the plurality of light generated.
- Appendix 18 The optical communication method according to appendix 17, wherein the at least one wavelength to be selected is instructed.
- Appendix 19 Output a clock signal of a predetermined frequency, The optical communication method according to any one of appendices 14 to 18, wherein a plurality of lights having wavelength intervals corresponding to the predetermined frequency are output based on the reference light.
- Appendix 20 Processing to output optical signals of different wavelengths; A process of outputting a wavelength multiplexed signal obtained by combining the plurality of optical signals; A process of outputting a reference light as a reference; A process of outputting a plurality of lights having wavelength intervals according to a predetermined frequency based on the reference light; A program for causing a computer to execute processing for controlling the wavelength of an optical signal to be output in accordance with an interference component between the wavelength multiplexed signal and light having at least one wavelength among the plurality of lights.
- Appendix 21 The program according to appendix 20, wherein the program includes a process of comparing the wavelength multiplexed signal with light of at least one wavelength among the plurality of lights.
- Appendix 22 Processing for coherent detection of the wavelength-multiplexed signal and light of at least one wavelength of the plurality of lights; Based on the interference signal obtained by the coherent detection, a difference between the wavelength of at least one optical signal included in the wavelength multiplexed signal and the wavelength of at least one of the plurality of lights is detected.
- Appendix 23 The program according to any one of appendices 20 to 22, further comprising a process of selecting light of at least one wavelength from the plurality of generated lights.
- Appendix 24 24.
- Appendix 25 Processing to output a clock signal of a predetermined frequency; 25.
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本発明の第1の実施形態について、図面を参照して説明する。
本発明の第2の実施形態について、図面を参照して説明する。なお、本発明の第2の実施形態において、本発明の第1の実施形態と同様の構成については、説明を省略する。
本発明の第3の実施形態について、図面を参照して説明する。
本発明の第4の実施形態について、図面を参照して説明する。
本発明の第5の実施形態について、説明する。第5の実施形態において、光通信装置1のコンピュータ、CPU(Central Processing Unit)又はMPU(Micro-Processing Unit)等は、上述した各実施形態で説明された機能を実現するソフトウェア(プログラム)を実行する。
互いに異なる波長の光信号を出力する複数の光出力部と、
前記複数の光出力部から出力される複数の光信号を合波した波長多重信号を出力する合波部と、
基準となる基準光を出力する基準光出力部と、
前記基準光に基づいて、所定の周波数に応じた波長間隔を持つ複数の光を出力する波長生成部と、
前記波長多重信号と、前記複数の光のうち少なくとも1つの波長の光との干渉成分に応じて、前記光出力部が出力する光信号の波長を制御する波長制御部と、
を備える光通信装置。
前記波長制御部は、前記波長多重信号と、前記複数の光のうち少なくとも1つの波長の光とを比較する比較部を含むことを特徴とする付記1に記載の光通信装置。
前記波長制御部は、
前記波長多重信号と、前記複数の光のうち少なくとも1つの波長の光とをコヒーレント検波するコヒーレント検波部と、
コヒーレント検波部から入力した干渉信号に基づいて、前記波長多重信号に含まれる光信号の少なくとも1つの光信号の波長と、前記複数の光のうち少なくとも1つの光の波長との差分を検出する波長ずれ検出部と
を含むことを特徴とする付記1又は2に記載の光通信装置。
前記波長生成部が生成する複数の光から、少なくとも1つの波長の光を選択する波長選択部を備えることを特徴とする付記1乃至3のいずれかに記載の光通信装置。
前記波長選択部に対して、選択させる前記少なくとも1つの波長を指示する波長切替部を備えることを特徴とする付記4に記載の光通信装置。
前記波長生成部は、
所定の周波数のクロック信号を出力するマイクロ波発振器と、
前記基準光に基づいて、前記所定の周波数に応じた波長間隔を持つ複数の光を出力する光コム発生器と
を備えることを特徴とする付記1乃至5のいずれかに記載の光通信装置。
前記波長切替部は、前記波長選択部に指示した少なくとも1つの波長に基づいて、前記複数の光出力部のうち出力する光信号の波長を制御する光出力部を前記波長制御部に通知し、
前記波長制御部は、前記波長切替部から通知された前記光出力部が出力する光信号の波長を制御する
ことを特徴とする付記6に記載の光通信装置。
前記波長切替部は、前記波長選択部に指示する少なくとも1つの波長と、前記波長制御部に通知する光出力部とを順次変更し、
前記波長制御部は、前記波長切替部から通知された前記光出力部が出力する光信号の波長を順次制御する
ことを特徴とする付記6又は7に記載の光通信装置。
互いに異なる波長の光信号を出力する複数の光出力部と、
前記複数の光出力部から出力される複数の光信号を合波した波長多重信号を出力する合波部と、
基準となる基準光を出力する基準光出力部と、
前記基準光に基づいて、所定の周波数に応じた波長間隔を持つ複数の光を出力する波長生成部と、
前記波長多重信号と、前記複数の光のうち少なくとも1つの波長の光との干渉成分に応じて、前記光出力部が出力する光信号の波長を制御する波長制御部と、
を備える光通信装置と、
前記光通信装置に対して、所定のタイミングで、前記複数の光出力部の少なくとも1つが出力する光信号の波長の制御を実行する旨を指示する制御装置と
を含む光通信システム。
前記制御装置は、前記光信号の波長を制御する光出力部を指定し、前記指定した光出力部を前記光通信装置に通知することを特徴とする付記9に記載の光通信システム。
前記所定のタイミングは、前記制御装置が前記複数の光出力部が出力する光信号の波長の割り当てを変更するタイミングであることを特徴とする付記9又は10に記載の光通信システム。
前記所定のタイミングは、前記制御装置が前記複数の光出力部が出力する光信号の波長間隔を変更するタイミングであることを特徴とする付記9乃至11のいずれかに記載の光通信システム。
前記制御装置は、前記波長間隔を変更したことに応じて、前記波長生成部が生成する複数の光の波長間隔を変更する旨を前記光通信装置に指示することを特徴とする付記12に記載の光通信システム。
互いに異なる波長の光信号を出力し、
前記複数の光信号を合波した波長多重信号を出力し、
基準となる基準光を出力し、
前記基準光に基づいて、所定の周波数に応じた波長間隔を持つ複数の光を出力し、
前記波長多重信号と、前記複数の光のうち少なくとも1つの波長の光との干渉成分に応じて、前記出力する光信号の波長を制御する
ことを特徴とする光通信方法。
前記波長多重信号と、前記複数の光のうち少なくとも1つの波長の光とを比較することを特徴とする付記14に記載の光通信方法。
前記波長多重信号と、前記複数の光のうち少なくとも1つの波長の光とをコヒーレント検波し、
前記コヒーレント検波して得られた干渉信号に基づいて、前記波長多重信号に含まれる光信号の少なくとも1つの光信号の波長と、前記複数の光のうち少なくとも1つの光の波長との差分を検出する
ことを特徴とする付記14又は15に記載の光通信方法。
前記生成する複数の光から、少なくとも1つの波長の光を選択することを特徴とする付記14乃至16のいずれかに記載の光通信方法。
前記選択させる前記少なくとも1つの波長を指示することを特徴とする付記17に記載の光通信方法。
所定の周波数のクロック信号を出力し、
前記基準光に基づいて、前記所定の周波数に応じた波長間隔を持つ複数の光を出力する
ことを特徴とする付記14乃至18のいずれかに記載の光通信方法。
互いに異なる波長の光信号を出力する処理と、
前記複数の光信号を合波した波長多重信号を出力する処理と、
基準となる基準光を出力する処理と、
前記基準光に基づいて、所定の周波数に応じた波長間隔を持つ複数の光を出力する処理と、
前記波長多重信号と、前記複数の光のうち少なくとも1つの波長の光との干渉成分に応じて、前記出力する光信号の波長を制御する処理と
をコンピュータに実行させることを特徴とするプログラム。
前記波長多重信号と、前記複数の光のうち少なくとも1つの波長の光とを比較する処理を含むことを特徴とする付記20に記載のプログラム。
前記波長多重信号と、前記複数の光のうち少なくとも1つの波長の光とをコヒーレント検波する処理と、
前記コヒーレント検波して得られた干渉信号に基づいて、前記波長多重信号に含まれる光信号の少なくとも1つの光信号の波長と、前記複数の光のうち少なくとも1つの光の波長との差分を検出する処理と
を含むことを特徴とする付記20又は21に記載のプログラム。
前記生成する複数の光から、少なくとも1つの波長の光を選択する処理を含むことを特徴とする付記20至22のいずれかに記載のプログラム。
前記選択させる前記少なくとも1つの波長を指示する処理を含むことを特徴とする付記23に記載のプログラム。
所定の周波数のクロック信号を出力する処理と、
前記基準光に基づいて、前記所定の周波数に応じた波長間隔を持つ複数の光を出力する処理と
を含むことを特徴とする付記20乃至24のいずれかに記載のプログラム。
2 伝送路
3 制御装置
10、10-1、10-2、10-3、10-4、10-5 光出力部
11 光コム発生器
12 マイクロ波発振器
13 合波部
14 基準光出力部
15 波長生成部
16 波長制御部
17 比較部
18 波長選択部
19 波長切替部
20 コヒーレント検波部
21 波長ずれ検出部
22 分岐器
101 LD
102 光変調器
Claims (15)
- 互いに異なる波長の光信号を出力する複数の光出力手段と、
前記複数の光出力手段から出力される複数の光信号を合波した波長多重信号を出力する合波手段と、
基準となる基準光を出力する基準光出力手段と、
前記基準光に基づいて、所定の周波数に応じた波長間隔を持つ複数の光を出力する波長生成手段と、
前記波長多重信号と、前記複数の光のうち少なくとも1つの波長の光との干渉成分に応じて、前記光出力手段が出力する光信号の波長を制御する波長制御手段と、
を備える光通信装置。 - 前記波長制御手段は、前記波長多重信号と、前記複数の光のうち少なくとも1つの波長の光とを比較する比較手段を含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の光通信装置。
- 前記波長制御手段は、
前記波長多重信号と、前記複数の光のうち少なくとも1つの波長の光とをコヒーレント検波するコヒーレント検波手段と、
コヒーレント検波手段から入力した干渉信号に基づいて、前記波長多重信号に含まれる光信号の少なくとも1つの光信号の波長と、前記複数の光のうち少なくとも1つの光の波長との差分を検出する波長ずれ検出手段と
を含むことを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の光通信装置。 - 前記波長生成手段が生成する複数の光から、少なくとも1つの波長の光を選択する波長選択手段を備えることを特徴とする請求項1乃至3のいずれかに記載の光通信装置。
- 前記波長選択手段に対して、選択させる前記少なくとも1つの波長を指示する波長切替手段を備えることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の光通信装置。
- 前記波長切替手段は、前記波長選択手段に指示した少なくとも1つの波長に基づいて、前記複数の光出力手段のうち出力する光信号の波長を制御する光出力手段を前記波長制御手段に通知し、
前記波長制御手段は、前記波長切替手段から通知された前記光出力手段が出力する光信号の波長を制御する
ことを特徴とする請求項5に記載の光通信装置。 - 前記波長切替手段は、前記波長選択手段に指示する少なくとも1つの波長と、前記波長制御手段に通知する光出力手段とを順次変更し、
前記波長制御手段は、前記波長切替手段から通知された前記光出力手段が出力する光信号の波長を順次制御する
ことを特徴とする請求項5又は6に記載の光通信装置。 - 前記波長生成手段は、
所定の周波数のクロック信号を出力するマイクロ波発振器と、
前記基準光に基づいて、前記所定の周波数に応じた波長間隔を持つ複数の光を出力する光コム発生器と
を備えることを特徴とする請求項1乃至7のいずれかに記載の光通信装置。 - 互いに異なる波長の光信号を出力する複数の光出力手段と、
前記複数の光出力手段から出力される複数の光信号を合波した波長多重信号を出力する合波手段と、
基準となる基準光を出力する基準光出力手段と、
前記基準光に基づいて、所定の周波数に応じた波長間隔を持つ複数の光を出力する波長生成手段と、
前記波長多重信号と、前記複数の光のうち少なくとも1つの波長の光との干渉成分に応じて、前記光出力手段が出力する光信号の波長を制御する波長制御手段と、
を備える光通信装置と、
前記光通信装置に対して、所定のタイミングで、前記複数の光出力手段の少なくとも1つが出力する光信号の波長の制御を実行する旨を指示する制御装置と
を含む光通信システム。 - 前記制御装置は、前記光信号の波長を制御する光出力手段を指定し、前記指定した光出力手段を前記光通信装置に通知することを特徴とする請求項9に記載の光通信システム。
- 前記所定のタイミングは、前記制御装置が前記複数の光出力手段が出力する光信号の波長の割り当てを変更するタイミングであることを特徴とする請求項9又は10に記載の光通信システム。
- 前記所定のタイミングは、前記制御装置が前記複数の光出力手段が出力する光信号の波長間隔を変更するタイミングであることを特徴とする請求項9乃至11のいずれかに記載の光通信システム。
- 前記制御装置は、前記波長間隔を変更したことに応じて、前記波長生成手段が生成する複数の光の波長間隔を変更する旨を前記光通信装置に指示することを特徴とする請求項12に記載の光通信システム。
- 互いに異なる波長の複数の光信号を光出力手段から出力し、
前記複数の光信号を合波した波長多重信号を出力し、
基準となる基準光を出力し、
前記基準光に基づいて、所定の周波数に応じた波長間隔を持つ複数の光を出力し、
前記波長多重信号と、前記複数の光のうち少なくとも1つの波長の光との干渉成分に応じて、前記光出力手段が出力する光信号の波長を制御する
ことを特徴とする光通信方法。 - 互いに異なる波長の光信号を出力する処理と、
前記複数の光信号を合波した波長多重信号を出力する処理と、
基準となる基準光を出力する処理と、
前記基準光に基づいて、所定の周波数に応じた波長間隔を持つ複数の光を出力する処理と、
前記波長多重信号と、前記複数の光のうち少なくとも1つの波長の光との干渉成分に応じて、前記光出力手段が出力する光信号の波長を制御する処理と
をコンピュータに実行させるためのプログラムを記録した、プログラムの記録媒体。
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