WO2017031962A1 - 一种控制消光比的电路、芯片和光模块 - Google Patents

一种控制消光比的电路、芯片和光模块 Download PDF

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WO2017031962A1
WO2017031962A1 PCT/CN2016/074060 CN2016074060W WO2017031962A1 WO 2017031962 A1 WO2017031962 A1 WO 2017031962A1 CN 2016074060 W CN2016074060 W CN 2016074060W WO 2017031962 A1 WO2017031962 A1 WO 2017031962A1
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  • the present invention relates to the field of optical communication technologies, and in particular, to a circuit, a chip, and an optical module for controlling an extinction ratio.
  • the optical module includes a transmitting portion and a receiving portion.
  • an important indicator for evaluating the emission performance of the optical module is the extinction ratio (ER).
  • ER extinction ratio
  • the modulation current and bias current of the laser are generally adjusted by a temperature look-up table method to make the extinction ratio constant. Specifically: pre-according to the empirical value, the modulation current and bias current of the laser required to make the extinction ratio constant are recorded in the temperature look-up table according to the empirical value; when the temperature of the laser is detected to change, read in the table The modulation current and the bias current corresponding to the current temperature of the laser are taken to adjust the modulation current and the bias current using the read information to make the extinction ratio constant.
  • the temperature lookup table is preset according to the empirical value, these empirical values are generally determined when the tendency of the extinction ratio to change with temperature is a conventional change, so when the extinction ratio of the optical module changes, the tendency is not conventional.
  • the control accuracy in the process of controlling the extinction ratio is low.
  • Embodiments of the present invention provide a circuit, a chip, and an optical module that control an extinction ratio for improving control accuracy in controlling a constant extinction ratio.
  • a circuit for controlling an extinction ratio is provided, which is applied to an optical module, where the optical module includes a modulation current generating module and a light emitting component;
  • An output end of the modulation current generating module is connected to an input end of the light emitting component
  • An input end of the light emitting component is configured to input a modulation current output by the modulation current generating module; an output end of the light emitting component is configured to output a backlight current;
  • the circuit includes:
  • a modulation current control module an input end of the modulation current control module is connected to an output end of the emission optical component, and an output end of the modulation current control module is connected to a control end of the modulation current generation module;
  • the control module is configured to control a magnitude of a modulation current generated by the modulation current generating module by using a current value corresponding to a high level of a backlight current output by the light emitting component to control a magnitude of a current generated by the modulation current generating module The ratio is constant.
  • a chip comprising: the circuit for controlling an extinction ratio provided by the above first aspect.
  • an optical module comprising: the circuit for controlling an extinction ratio provided by the above first aspect.
  • the circuit, the chip and the optical module for controlling the extinction ratio form a modulation current feedback loop by setting a modulation current control module; in the feedback loop, the modulation current control module detects the high of the backlight current output by the emission optical component The current value corresponding to the level corresponds to the current value of the low level to control the magnitude of the generated modulation current, thereby making the extinction ratio constant.
  • the extinction ratio can be controlled by the modulation current feedback loop; compared with the prior art, the extinction ratio can be improved.
  • the control accuracy in the process of controlling the extinction ratio is constant.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an optical module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another optical module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of another optical module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of another optical module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram of a specific implementation of a modulation current control module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram of a specific implementation of another modulation current control module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the extinction ratio ER is generally measured by the optical eye diagram; the signal transmitted in the optical module is a digital signal containing "1" level (ie high level) and "0" level (ie low level); ER is the logarithm of the ratio of the optical power corresponding to the "1" level in the optical eye diagram to the optical power corresponding to the "0" level.
  • P1 represents the optical power corresponding to the "1" level
  • P0 represents the optical power corresponding to the "0" level.
  • the larger the ER the larger the ratio of the optical power corresponding to the "1" level to the optical power corresponding to the "0" level, and vice versa.
  • the ER needs to be set to a more appropriate value in order to make the optical module enter. A normal communication transmission.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an optical module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the optical module 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a modulation current generating module 11 and a Transmitter Optical Semi-Assembly (TOSA) 12, and a circuit 13 for controlling the extinction ratio. Since the optical module 1 includes a circuit 13 for controlling the extinction ratio, an embodiment of the circuit 13 for controlling the extinction ratio is included in the embodiment of the optical module 1, and the embodiment of the circuit 13 for controlling the extinction ratio is not separately performed herein. Description.
  • the modulation current generating module 11 includes an input terminal, an output terminal, and a control terminal.
  • the input of the modulation current generation module 11 is used to input a digital electrical signal of a fixed frequency.
  • the modulation current generation module 11 is configured to generate a modulation signal and load the input fixed frequency digital electrical signal on the modulation signal.
  • the output end of the modulation current generating module 11 is connected to the input end of the transmitting optical component 12 for outputting a modulated signal generated by the modulated current generating module 11 and loaded with the digital electrical signal of the fixed frequency.
  • the input end of the light emitting component 12 is used to input a modulation current output by the modulation current generating module 11; the output end of the light emitting component 12 is used to output a backlight current (Impd).
  • the circuit 13 that controls the extinction ratio may include a modulation current control module 131. specific:
  • the input end of the modulation current control module 131 is connected to the output end of the emission light assembly 12, the output end of the modulation current control module 131 is connected to the control end of the modulation current generation module 11; the modulation current control module 131 is used to output by the emission light assembly 12.
  • the current value corresponding to the high level in the backlight current corresponds to the current value of the low level, and controls the magnitude of the modulation current generated by the modulation current generating module 11 so that the extinction ratio is constant.
  • the modulation current generating module 11 may include a processing unit and two insulated gate field effect transistors (Mosfets, MOS).
  • the processing unit is configured to perform processing such as filtering and voltage correction on a fixed frequency digital electrical signal input from the outside, and the two MOSs are used to generate a modulation current under the control of the modulation current control module 13 and output to the emission light assembly 12 . Input.
  • the MOS can be replaced by other devices that have the same function as the MOS.
  • the light emitting component 12 can include a laser, ie, a laser diode (LD), and a backlight detector, that is, a monitor photodiode (PD).
  • the laser is used to convert the input electrical signal into an optical signal, and the front light output is coupled into the optical fiber line, and a part of the backlight is projected to the backlight detector to generate a backlight current; the front light enters the optical eye test instrument to obtain the optical eye.
  • the electrical signal input to the laser includes a modulated signal and a bias signal; the current of the modulated signal is the modulated current, and the current of the biased signal is the bias current.
  • the supply voltage VCC of the emission light assembly 12 and the connected resistance between the modulation current generation module 11 and the emission light assembly 12 are also shown in FIG.
  • the modulation current generation module 11 and the modulation current control module 131 may be included in a laser driver.
  • the circuit and the optical module for controlling the extinction ratio form a modulation current feedback loop by setting a modulation current control module.
  • the modulation current control module detects a high level in the backlight current output by the emission optical component.
  • the current value corresponding to the low level corresponds to the current value of the low level to control the magnitude of the generated modulation current, thereby making the extinction ratio constant.
  • the extinction ratio is controlled by the modulation current feedback loop; compared to the prior art, the control precision in the process of controlling the extinction ratio can be improved.
  • the circuit 13 that controls the extinction ratio may further include a bias current generation module 132. specific:
  • bias current generating module 132 An input end of the bias current generating module 132 is connected to an output end of the light emitting component 12, an output end of the bias current generating module 132 is connected to an input end of the light emitting component 12, and a bias current generating module 132 is used to emit the light component. Under the control of the output current of the 12 output, a bias current (Bias current) that maintains a constant power of the emitted light of the emitted light assembly 12 is generated.
  • Bias current Bias current
  • the bias current generation module 132 provides a bias current to the emission light assembly 12 for operating the emission light assembly 12 in a linear region to avoid distortion.
  • the bias circuit generation module 132 can also be included in the laser driver.
  • the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the specific implementation method of the “bias current generated by the bias current generating module 132 under the control of the backlight current output from the light emitting component 12 to maintain a constant biasing power of the emitted light component 12”, for example, It can be implemented by any of the methods in the prior art.
  • "the emitted light power of the light emitting unit 12 is constant” means that the sum of the optical power corresponding to the "1" level in the light emitted from the light emitting unit and the optical power corresponding to the "0" level is constant.
  • the optional implementation is specifically to ensure that the emitted light power of the light emitting component is constant during the process of ensuring a constant extinction ratio.
  • the bias current and the modulation current may be slightly adjusted, the emitted light power and the extinction ratio of the emitting optical component will remain stable; thus, the optical module is in a stable state during transmission, and does not cause the rear receiving optical module.
  • the optical module 1 provided in the embodiment of the present invention is specifically a front-end transmitting optical module.
  • the bias current generation module 132 can include an acquisition unit 132a and a bias current generation unit 132b.
  • the collecting unit 132a is an electrical device for collecting the backlight current output by the emitting optical component 12; the bias current generating unit 132b is configured to generate a constant optical power of the transmitting optical component 12 according to the backlight current collected by the collecting unit 132a. Bias current.
  • the method for collecting the backlight current of the collecting unit 132a is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention, and can be implemented, for example, by any method in the prior art.
  • the modulation current control module 131 may include: an acquisition unit 131a and a control unit 131b connected to the acquisition unit 131a.
  • the input end of the collecting unit 131a is connected to the output end of the transmitting optical component 12, and the output end of the control unit 131b is connected to the control end of the modulated current generating module 11.
  • the acquisition unit 131a is configured to collect the backlight current output by the emission light assembly 12.
  • the control unit 131b is configured to control the magnitude of the modulation current generated by the modulation current generating module 11 by using the current value corresponding to the high level of the backlight current collected by the acquisition unit 131a and the current value corresponding to the low level, so that the extinction ratio is made. Constant.
  • the collecting unit 132a and the collecting unit 131a may be provided independently or in combination. Wherein, when the two are combined, the bias current generating module 132 and the modulation current control module 131 share an acquisition unit. It should be noted that FIG. 4 is drawn based on FIG. 3; in addition, in FIG. 4, the acquisition unit 132a and the acquisition unit 131a are collectively described as an example.
  • the modulation current control module 131 controls the modulation current generation module 11 to perform a current value corresponding to a low level of a current value corresponding to a high level in the backlight current output by the emission light assembly 12 .
  • the magnitude of the generated modulation current is specifically used to: determine a ratio or a difference between a current value corresponding to a high level of the backlight current outputted by the light emitting component 12 and a current value corresponding to the low level; a ratio or the difference generates a control voltage; and the modulation current generation module 11 is controlled by the control voltage The amount of modulation current produced.
  • the modulation current control module 131 may be further configured to: compare the magnitude relationship between the ratio or the difference value and the preset threshold to obtain a comparison result.
  • the modulation current control module 131 controls the magnitude of the modulation current generated by the modulation current generation module 11 by using the control voltage
  • the modulation current control module 131 is specifically configured to: adjust the control voltage according to the comparison result, and control the modulation by using the adjusted control voltage. The magnitude of the modulation current generated by the current generating module 11.
  • the modulation current control module 131 performs a comparison between the ratio or the difference between the difference and the preset threshold to obtain a comparison result, and is specifically used to: compare the magnitude relationship between the ratio and the preset ratio threshold, and obtain a comparison. Resulting; or, comparing the magnitude relationship between the difference value and the preset difference threshold value, the comparison result is obtained.
  • the specific values of the “preset ratio threshold” and the “preset difference threshold” may be obtained according to experimental values or empirical values according to the laser in the emission light assembly 12 at normal temperature.
  • the modulation current control module 131 performs the adjustment of the control voltage according to the comparison result and controls the magnitude of the modulation current generated by the modulation current generation module 11 by using the adjusted control voltage
  • the following two implementation manners may be specifically included:
  • the control voltage when the current value corresponding to the high level is divided by the current value corresponding to the low level, if the comparison result is that the ratio is greater than the preset ratio threshold, the control voltage is decreased to reduce The modulation current generated by the small modulation current generation module 11; if the comparison result is that the ratio is less than the preset ratio threshold, the control voltage is increased to increase the modulation current generated by the modulation current generation module 11.
  • the control voltage is not adjusted to keep the magnitude of the modulation current generated by the modulation current generating module 11 constant.
  • the control voltage is decreased.
  • increase the control voltage to increase the modulation current generated by the modulation current generation module 11.
  • the comparison result is that the difference is greater than the preset difference threshold.
  • the control voltage is increased to increase the modulation current generated by the modulation current generation module 11; if the comparison result is that the difference is less than the preset difference threshold, the control voltage is decreased to reduce the modulation current generation module 11 The generated modulation current.
  • the control voltage is not adjusted to keep the magnitude of the modulation current generated by the modulation current generating module 11 unchanged.
  • the method may include an op amp 51, a first resistor 52, and a second resistor 53.
  • the accommodator 51 includes a first input end, a second input end, and an output end. One end of the first resistor 52 is grounded, and the other end is connected to the first input end.
  • the second resistor 53 is disposed at the second input end. Between the outputs of the op amp 51. The first input is for inputting a voltage across the first resistor 52, wherein the value of the current flowing through the first resistor 52 is the difference (labeled).
  • the second input is for inputting a reference voltage (labeled Vref).
  • the output of the op amp 51 is used to output a control voltage (labeled Vout).
  • the current value corresponding to the high level of the backlight current output from the light emitting unit 12 is indicative of the current value corresponding to the low level of the backlight current.
  • the characteristic ie, the current value flowing into the first input terminal and the second input terminal is 0
  • a current value flowing through the first resistor 52 labeled as R3
  • the current value flowing through R1 is a current
  • the current through R2 is a value.
  • the power supply voltage VCC of the light emitting component 12 can be divided by R4 to provide a reference voltage Vref for the second input terminal.
  • the second resistor 53 in Fig. 5 is denoted as R5 in Fig. 6.
  • Vn is the reference voltage Vref.
  • Equation 1 Equation 1
  • Equation 2 can be obtained:
  • Vout can be used to control the magnitude of the modulation current.
  • the modulation current of the optical module is reduced by the Vout control.
  • the modulation current of the optical module is reduced, the ER is decreased; and vice versa, thereby achieving the closed-loop automatic control of the extinction ratio.
  • the embodiment of the present invention provides a specific implementation circuit of the modulation current control module 131 as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, which is based on I 1 -I 0 .
  • those skilled in the art should be able to know correspondingly based on I 0 -I 1 , or Circuit. It will not be described here.
  • an embodiment of the present invention further provides a chip, which may include any of the circuits 13 for controlling the extinction ratio provided above.
  • the chip can be a laser driver chip.

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一种控制消光比的电路（13）、芯片和光模块（1），涉及光通信技术领域，用以提高在控制消光比恒定的过程中的控制精度。该电路（13）应用于包括调制电流生成模块（11）和发射光组件（12）的光模块；该电路（13）包括：调制电流控制模块（131）；调制电流控制模块（131）的输入端与发射光组件（12）的输出端连接，调制电流控制模块（131）的输出端与调制电流生成模块（11）的控制端连接；调制电流控制模块（131）用于利用发射光组件（12）输出的背光电流中的高电平与低电平分别对应的电流值，控制调制电流生成模块（11）所产生的调制电流的大小，以使得消光比恒定。

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一种控制消光比的电路、芯片和光模块
本申请要求于2015年08月21日提交中国专利局、申请号为201510519996.1、发明名称为“一种控制消光比的电路、芯片和光模块”的CN专利申请的优先权，其全部内容通过引用结合在本申请中。
技术领域
本发明涉及光通信技术领域，尤其涉及一种控制消光比的电路、芯片和光模块。
背景技术
光模块包括发射部分和接收部分，在性能测试中，评价光模块的发射性能的一项重要指标为消光比(Extinction Ratio，ER)。当光模块中的激光器的温度发生变化时，消光比会随之变化。
目前，一般通过温度查找表法来调节激光器的调制电流和偏置电流，以使得消光比恒定。具体的：预先根据经验值将不同温度下，使得消光比恒定时所需的激光器的调制电流和偏置电流记录在温度查找表中；在检测到激光器的温度发生变化时，在该表中读取激光器的当前温度所对应的调制电流和偏置电流，从而利用所读取的信息调节调制电流和偏置电流，以使得消光比恒定。
在上述方法中，由于温度查找表是根据经验值预先设定的，这些经验值一般是在消光比随温度变化的趋势为常规变化时确定的，因此当光模块的消光比的变化趋势不是常规变化时，或者当除温度之外的其他因素也影响消光比时，会导致控制消光比恒定的过程中的控制精度较低。
发明内容
本发明的实施例提供一种控制消光比的电路、芯片和光模块，用以提高在控制消光比恒定的过程中的控制精度。
为达到上述目的，本发明的实施例采用如下技术方案：
第一方面，提供一种控制消光比的电路，应用于光模块中，所述光模块包括调制电流生成模块和发射光组件；
所述调制电流生成模块的输出端与所述发射光组件的输入端连接；
所述发射光组件的输入端用于输入所述调制电流生成模块输出的调制电流；所述发射光组件的输出端用于输出背光电流；
所述电路包括：
调制电流控制模块；所述调制电流控制模块的输入端与所述发射光组件的输出端连接，所述调制电流控制模块的输出端与所述调制电流生成模块的控制端连接；所述调制电流控制模块用于利用所述发射光组件输出的背光电流中的高电平对应的电流值与低电平对应的电流值，控制所述调制电流生成模块所产生的调制电流的大小，以使得消光比恒定。
第二方面，提供一种芯片，包括：上述第一方面提供的控制消光比的电路。
第三方面，提供一种光模块，包括：上述第一方面提供的控制消光比的电路。
本发明实施例提供的控制消光比的电路、芯片和光模块，通过设置调制电流控制模块形成调制电流反馈回路；在该反馈回路中，调制电流控制模块通过检测发射光组件输出的背光电流中的高电平对应的电流值与低电平对应的电流值，来控制所产生的调制电流的大小，从而使得消光比恒定。这样，无论光模块的消光比的变化趋势是否为常规变化，还是除温度之外的其他因素也影响消光比时，均可以通过调制电流反馈回路控制消光比恒定；相比现有技术，能够提高控制消光比恒定的过程中的控制精度。
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为了更清楚地说明本发明实施例或现有技术中的技术方案，下面将对实施例或现有技术描述中所需要使用的附图作简单地介绍，显而易见地，下面描述中的附图仅仅是本发明的一些实施例，对于本领域普通技术人员来讲，在不付出创造性劳动性的前提下，还可以根据这些附图获得其他的附图。
图1为本发明实施例提供的一种光模块的结构示意图；
图2为本发明实施例提供的另一种光模块的结构示意图；
图3为本发明实施例提供的另一种光模块的结构示意图；
图4为本发明实施例提供的另一种光模块的结构示意图；
图5为本发明实施例提供的一种调制电流控制模块的具体实现电路图；
图6为本发明实施例提供的另一种调制电流控制模块的具体实现电路图。
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下面将结合本发明实施例中的附图，对本发明实施例中的技术方案进行清楚、完整地描述，显然，所描述的实施例仅仅是本发明一部分实施例，而不是全部的实施例。基于本发明中的实施例，本领域普通技术人员在没有做出创造性劳动前提下所获得的所有其他实施例，都属于本发明保护的范围。
首先，需要说明的是，消光比ER一般是通过光眼图来进行测量的；光模块中传输的信号为数字信号，包含有“1”电平(即高电平)与“0”电平(即低电平)；ER即为光眼图中“1”电平对应的光功率与“0”电平对应的光功率的比值的对数，计算公式可以为：ER＝10*log(P1/P0)。其中，P1表示“1”电平所对应的光功率，P0表示“0”电平所对应的光功率。并且，ER越大，表示“1”电平所对应的光功率与“0”电平所对应的光功率的比值越大，反之亦然。具体实现时，需要将ER设置为一个较为合适的值，才能使光模块进 行正常的通信传输。
参见图1，为本发明实施例提供的一种光模块的结构示意图。图1所示的光模块1中包括调制电流生成模块11和发射光组件(Transmitter Optical Semi-Assembly，TOSA)12，以及控制消光比的电路13。由于光模块1中包括控制消光比的电路13，因此，控制消光比的电路13的实施例包含在光模块1的实施例中，本文中不再单独对控制消光比的电路13的实施例进行说明。
调制电流生成模块11包括输入端、输出端和控制端。调制电流生成模块11的输入端用于输入固定频率的数字电信号。调制电流生成模块11用于产生调制信号，并将所输入的固定频率的数字电信号加载在该调制信号上。调制电流生成模块11的输出端与发射光组件12的输入端连接，用于输出调制电流生成模块11产生的加载有该固定频率的数字电信号的调制信号。
需要说明的是，由于本发明实施例关注的是信号的电流或电压，因此本文中以各模块/单元/器件所输入/输出的为电流或电压进行说明，本领域技术人员应当理解的是，实际上各模块/单元/器件所输入/输出的为信号。
发射光组件12的输入端用于输入调制电流生成模块11输出的调制电流(Modulation current)；发射光组件12的输出端用于输出背光电流(Impd)。
控制消光比的电路13可以包括：调制电流控制模块131。具体的：
调制电流控制模块131的输入端与发射光组件12的输出端连接，调制电流控制模块131的输出端与调制电流生成模块11的控制端连接；调制电流控制模块131用于利用发射光组件12输出的背光电流中的高电平对应的电流值与低电平对应的电流值，控制调制电流生成模块11所产生的调制电流的大小，以使得消光比恒定。
如图2所示，调制电流生成模块11可以包括：处理单元和两个绝缘栅型场效应管(Mosfet，MOS)。其中，处理单元用于对从外部输入的固定频率的数字电信号进行滤波及电压校正等处理，两个MOS用于在调制电流控制模块13的控制下产生调制电流，并输出至发射光组件12的输入端。需要说明的是，具体实现时，MOS可以用其他与MOS起相同作用的器件替换。
如图2所示，发射光组件12可以包括：激光器，即镭射二极管(Laser Diode，LD)；以及背光探测器，即背光监测二极管(Monitor Photo Diode，PD)。其中，激光器用于将输入的电信号转化为光信号，其前光输出并耦合进入光纤线，同时一部分背光投射至背光探测器产生背光电流；前光进入光眼图测试仪器便会得到光眼图。由于前光与背光都是激光器所发出的，并按照一定比例分配，因此，调节激光器并通过对其背光进行监控，可以间接反映前光；依据背光的监控数据调节激光器，当背光的消光比符合要求时，前光的消光比亦符合要求，从而实现利用背光控制消光比恒定的目的。输入激光器的电信号包括调制信号和偏置信号；调制信号的电流为调制电流，偏置信号的电流为偏置电流。另外，图2中还示出了发射光组件12的电源电压VCC以及调制电流生成模块11与发射光组件12之间的所连接的电阻。
举例而言，调制电流生成模块11和调制电流控制模块131可以包含在激光驱动器(Laser Driver)中。
本发明实施例提供的控制消光比的电路和光模块，通过设置调制电流控制模块形成调制电流反馈回路；在该反馈回路中，调制电流控制模块通过检测发射光组件输出的背光电流中的高电平对应的电流值与低电平对应的电流值，来控制所产生的调制电流的大小，从而使得消光比恒定。这样，无论光模块的消光比的变化趋势是否为常规变化，还是除温度之外的其他因素也影响消光比时，均可以 通过调制电流反馈回路控制消光比恒定；相比现有技术，能够提高控制消光比恒定的过程中的控制精度。
在一种可选的实现方式中，如图3所示，控制消光比的电路13还可以包括偏置电流生成模块132。具体的：
偏置电流生成模块132的输入端与发射光组件12的输出端连接，偏置电流生成模块132的输出端与发射光组件12的输入端连接；偏置电流生成模块132用于在发射光组件12输出的背光电流的控制下，产生维持发射光组件12的发射光功率恒定的偏置电流(Bias current)。
举例而言，偏置电流生成模块132为发射光组件12提供偏置电流，用于使发射光组件12工作在线性区域，从而避免失真。偏置电路生成模块132也可以包含在激光驱动器中。本发明实施例对“偏置电流生成模块132在发射光组件12输出的背光电流的控制下，产生维持发射光组件12的发射光功率恒定的偏置电流”的具体实现方法不进行限定，例如可以采用现有技术中的任一种方法实现。其中，“发射光组件12的发射光功率恒定”是指发射光组件所发出的光中的“1”电平所对应的光功率与“0”电平所对应的光功率的之和恒定。
该可选的实现方式具体为在保证消光比恒定的过程中，保证发射光组件的发射光功率的恒定。这样，虽然偏置电流与调制电流都可能有小幅调整，但发射光组件的发射光功率与消光比会保持稳定；这样便使得光模块在传输中处于稳定状态，不会引起后端接收光模块出现受光不稳定而引起误码，或引起光功率忽大忽小而报警，提高了光模块的稳定性。其中，与后端接收光模块相对应，本发明实施例中提供的光模块1具体为前端发射光模块。
在一种可选的实现方式中，如图4所示，偏置电流生成模块132可以包括采集单元132a和偏置电流生成单元132b。其中，采集单元132a为电器件，用于采集发射光组件12输出的背光电流；偏置电流生成单元132b用于根据采集单元132a所采集的背光电流产生维持发射光组件12的发射光功率恒定的偏置电流。其中，本发明实施例对采集单元132a采集背光电流的方法不进行限定，例如可以采用现有技术中的任一种方法实现。
在一种可选的实现方式中，如图4所示，调制电流控制模块131可以包括：采集单元131a和与采集单元131a连接的控制单元131b。
其中，采集单元131a的输入端与发射光组件12的输出端连接，控制单元131b的输出端与调制电流生成模块11的控制端连接。
采集单元131a用于采集发射光组件12输出的背光电流。
控制单元131b用于利用采集单元131a所采集的背光电流中的高电平对应的电流值与低电平对应的电流值，控制调制电流生成模块11所产生的调制电流的大小，以使得消光比恒定。
示例性的，采集单元132a与采集单元131a可以独立设置，也可以合设。其中，当二者合设时，偏置电流生成模块132和调制电流控制模块131共用一采集单元。需要说明的是，图4是基于图3进行绘制的；另外图4中以采集单元132a与采集单元131a合设为例进行说明的。
在一种可选的实现方式中，调制电流控制模块131在执行利用发射光组件12输出的背光电流中的高电平对应的电流值与低电平对应的电流值，控制调制电流生成模块11所产生的调制电流的大小时，具体用于：确定发射光组件12输出的背光电流中的高电平对应的电流值与低电平对应的电流值之间的比值或差值；并根据该比值或该差值生成控制电压；以及利用该控制电压控制调制电流生成模块11 所产生的调制电流的大小。
进一步地，调制电流控制模块131还可以用于：比较上述比值或差值与预设阈值之间的大小关系，得到比较结果。该情况下，调制电流控制模块131在执行利用控制电压控制调制电流生成模块11所产生的调制电流的大小时，具体用于：根据该比较结果调节控制电压，并利用调节后的控制电压控制调制电流生成模块11所产生的调制电流的大小。
其中，调制电流控制模块131在执行比较上述比值或差值与预设阈值之间的大小关系，得到比较结果时，具体用于：比较上述比值与预设比值阈值之间的大小关系，得到比较结果；或，比较上述差值与预设差值阈值之间的大小关系，得到比较结果。其中，“预设比值阈值”和“预设差值阈值”的具体取值可以根据发射光组件12中的激光器在常温下时，根据实验值或经验值得到。
举例而言，调制电流控制模块131在执行根据该比较结果调节控制电压，并利用调节后的控制电压控制调制电流生成模块11所产生的调制电流的大小时，具体可以包括以下两种实现方式：
方式一、当上述比值为高电平对应的电流值除以低电平对应的电流值所得到的值时，若比较结果为该比值大于预设比值阈值时，则减小控制电压，以减小调制电流生成模块11所生成的调制电流；若比较结果为该比值小于预设比值阈值，则增大控制电压，以增大调制电流生成模块11所生成的调制电流。
相应地，可以得出方式一′、当上述比值为低电平对应的电流值除以高电平对应的电流值所得到的值时，若比较结果为该比值大于预设比值阈值时，则增大控制电压，以增大调制电流生成模块11所生成的调制电流；若比较结果为该比值小于预设比值阈值，则减小控制电压，以减小调制电流生成模块11所生成的调制电流。
另外，在上述方式一和方式一′中，若比较结果为该比值等于 预设比值阈值时，则不调节控制电压，以保持调制电流生成模块11所生成的调制电流的大小不变。
方式二、当上述差值为高电平对应的电流值减去低电平对应的电流值所得到的值时，若比较结果为该差值大于预设差值阈值时，则减小控制电压，以减小调制电流生成模块11所生成的调制电流；若比较结果为该差值小于预设差值阈值，则增大控制电压，以增大调制电流生成模块11所生成的调制电流。
相应地，可以得出方式二′、当上述差值为低电平对应的电流值减去高电平对应的电流值所得到的值时，若比较结果为该差值大于预设差值阈值时，则增大控制电压，以增大调制电流生成模块11所生成的调制电流；若比较结果为该差值小于预设差值阈值，则减小控制电压，以减小调制电流生成模块11所生成的调制电流。
另外，在上述方式二和方式二′中，若比较结果为该差值等于预设差值阈值时，则不调节控制电压，以保持调制电流生成模块11所生成的调制电流的大小不变。
如图5所示，为本发明实施例提供的一种调制电流控制模块131(或上述控制单元131b)的实现电路。具体可以包括：运放器51、第一电阻52和第二电阻53。其中，运放器51包括第一输入端、第二输入端和输出端；第一电阻52的一端接地，另一端与该第一输入端连接；第二电阻53设置在该第二输入端与运放器51的输出端之间。该第一输入端用于输入第一电阻52两端的电压，其中，流经第一电阻52的电流的值为上述差值(标记为)。该第二输入端用于输入参考电压(标记为Vref)。运放器51的输出端用于输出控制电压(标记为Vout)。其中，表示发射光组件12所输出的背光电流中的高电平对应的电流值，表示该背光电流中的低电平对应的电流值。
举例而言，可以通过如图6所示的R1和R2，并结合运放器51 的特性(即，流入第一输入端和第二输入端的电流值为0)，来实现流经第一电阻52(标记为R3)的电流值为，其中，流经R1的电流值为，流经R2的电流为值。另外，可以通过R4对发射光组件12的电源电压VCC进行分压，来为第二输入端提供参考电压Vref。图5中的第二电阻53在图6中表示为R5。
需要说明的是，为了便于分析，本文中将运放器51的第一输入端的电压标记为Vp，将第二输入端的电压标记为Vn，如图6所示。实际上，Vn即为参考电压Vref。
下面参照图6对Vout随着ER变化的趋势进行说明：
由电路原理可知，Vp＝(I1-I0)*R3根据电路特性可知，Vp＝Vn；因此，可以得到等式1：
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进而，可以得到等式2：
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由此，在设置有偏置电流生成模块132的反馈回路保证发射光组件12的发射光功率恒定的情况下，能够保证I1+I0恒定，这样，基于上述公式等式2可以得到如下关系：
ER↓→I1↓→I0↑→I1-I0↓→Vp↓→Vout↓；
ER↑→I1↑→I0↓→I1-I0↑→Vp↑→Vout↑。
即：当ER增大时，Vout同时增大；当ER减小时，Vout同时减小。因此，可以使用Vout来控制调制电流的大小。当ER增大时，由Vout控制减小光模块的调制电流，当光模块的调制电流减小后，ER便会下降；反之亦然，以此达到消光比的闭环自动控制。
需要说明的是，本发明实施例提供了如图5和图6所示的调制电流控制模块131的具体实现电路，该电路是基于I1-I0的。另外，具体实现时，本领域技术人员应当能够相应获知基于I0-I1、
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或
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的电路。此处不再叙述。
另外，本发明实施例还提供了一种芯片，该芯片可以包含上文提供的任一种控制消光比的电路13。具体的，该芯片可以为激光器驱动芯片。
最后应说明的是：以上实施例仅用以说明本发明的技术方案，而非对其限制；尽管参照前述实施例对本发明进行了详细的说明，本领域的普通技术人员应当理解：其依然可以对前述各实施例所记载的技术方案进行修改，或者对其中部分技术特征进行等同替换；而这些修改或者替换，并不使相应技术方案的本质脱离本发明各实施例技术方案的精神和范围。

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  1. 一种控制消光比的电路，其特征在于，应用于光模块中，所述光模块包括调制电流生成模块和发射光组件；
    所述调制电流生成模块的输出端与所述发射光组件的输入端连接；
    所述发射光组件的输入端用于输入所述调制电流生成模块输出的调制电流；所述发射光组件的输出端用于输出背光电流；
    所述电路包括：
    调制电流控制模块；所述调制电流控制模块的输入端与所述发射光组件的输出端连接，所述调制电流控制模块的输出端与所述调制电流生成模块的控制端连接；所述调制电流控制模块用于利用所述发射光组件输出的背光电流中的高电平对应的电流值与低电平对应的电流值，控制所述调制电流生成模块所产生的调制电流的大小，以使得消光比恒定。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的电路，其特征在于，所述电路还包括：
    偏置电流生成模块；所述偏置电流生成模块的输入端与所述发射光组件的输出端连接，所述偏置电流生成模块的输出端与所述发射光组件的输入端连接；所述偏置电流生成模块用于在所述发射光组件输出的背光电流的控制下，产生维持所述发射光组件的发射光功率恒定的偏置电流。
  3. 根据权利要求1或2所述的电路，其特征在于，所述调制电流控制模块在执行利用所述发射光组件输出的背光电流中的高电平对应的电流值与低电平对应的电流值，控制所述调制电流生成模块所产生的调制电流的大小时，具体用于：确定所述发射光组件输出的背光电流中的高电平对应的电流值与低电平对应的电流值之间的比值或差值；并根据所述比值或所述差值生成控制电压；以及利用所述控制电压控制所述调制电流生成模块所产生的调制电流的大小。
  4. 根据权利要求1-3任一项所述的电路，其特征在于，所述调制电流控制模块包括：运放器、第一电阻和第二电阻；
    其中，所述运放器包括第一输入端、第二输入端和输出端；所述第一电阻的一端接地，另一端与所述第一输入端连接；所述第二电阻设置在所述第二输入端与所述运放器的输出端之间；
    所述第一输入端用于输入所述第一电阻两端的电压，其中，流经所述第一电阻的电流的值为所述差值；
    所述第二输入端用于输入参考电压；
    所述运放器的输出端用于输出所述控制电压。
  5. 根据权利要求4所述的电路，其特征在于，提供所述参考电压的电源为所述发射光组件的电源。
  6. 根据权利要求3-5任一项所述的电路，其特征在于，
    所述调制电流控制模块还用于：比较所述比值或所述差值与预设阈值之间的大小关系，得到比较结果；
    所述调制电流控制模块在执行利用所述控制电压控制所述调制电流生成模块所产生的调制电流的大小时，具体用于：根据所述比较结果调节所述控制电压，并利用调节后的所述控制电压控制所述调制电流生成模块所产生的调制电流的大小。
  7. 根据权利要求6所述的电路，其特征在于，所述调制电流控制模块在执行根据所述比较结果调节所述控制电压，并利用调节后的所述控制电压控制所述调制电流生成模块所产生的调制电流的大小时，具体用于：
    当所述比值为所述高电平对应的电流值除以所述低电平对应的电流值所得到的值时，若所述比较结果为所述比值大于预设比值阈值时，则减小所述控制电压，以减小所述调制电流生成模块所生成的调制电流；若所述比较结果为所述比值小于所述预设比值阈值，则增大所述控制电压，以增大所述调制电流生成模块所生成的调制电流；或，
    当所述差值为所述高电平对应的电流值减去所述低电平对应的电流值所得到的值时，若所述比较结果为所述差值大于预设差值阈值时，则减小所述控制电压，以减小所述调制电流生成模块所生成的调制电流；若所述比较结果为所述差值小于所述预设差值阈值，则增大所述控制电压，以增大所述调制电流生成模块所生成的调制电流。
  8. 一种芯片，其特征在于，包括：权利要求要求1-7任一项所述的控制消光比的电路。
  9. 一种光模块，其特征在于，包括：权利要求要求1-7任一项所述的控制消光比的电路。
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