JP6032601B2 - 半導体光増幅器の制御方法及び測定方法、並びに半導体光増幅装置 - Google Patents
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12 半導体レーザ
14 光変調器
16 半導体光増幅器
20 レンズ
30 ビームスプリッタ
40 受光素子
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60 飽和領域
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100 半導体光増幅装置
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- 強度変調された変調光が入力される半導体光増幅器の制御方法であって、
前記半導体光増幅器の出力特性は、駆動電流の増加に対し、光出力強度が大きくなる領域と、駆動電流の増加に対し、前記光出力強度が大きくなる領域を超えて光出力強度が飽和する領域と、駆動電流の増加に対し、前記光出力強度が飽和する領域を超えて光出力強度が小さくなる領域を備え、
前記半導体光増幅器を、駆動電流の増加に対し前記光出力強度が小さくなる領域において駆動することを特徴とする半導体光増幅器の制御方法。 - 前記半導体光増幅器を前記光出力強度が小さくなる領域において駆動させた前記半導体光増幅器の光出力強度は、前記半導体光増幅器の光出力強度の最大値より0.4dB以上降下してなることを特徴とする請求項1記載の半導体光増幅器の制御方法。
- 強度変調された変調光が入力され、出力特性が、駆動電流の増加に対し、光出力強度が大きくなる領域と、駆動電流の増加に対し、前記光出力強度が大きくなる領域を超えて光出力強度が飽和する領域と、駆動電流の増加に対し、前記光出力強度が飽和する領域を超えて光出力強度が小さくなる領域とを有する半導体光増幅器と、
前記半導体光増幅器の駆動電流を制御するコントローラと、を備え、
前記コントローラは、前記半導体光増幅器の駆動電流の増加に対し前記光出力強度が小さくなる領域において、前記半導体光増幅器に駆動電流を注入する制御を行うことを特徴とする半導体光増幅装置。 - 前記半導体光増幅器を前記光出力強度が小さくなる領域において駆動させた前記半導体光増幅器の光出力強度は、前記半導体光増幅器の光出力強度の最大値より0.4dB以上降下することを特徴とすることを特徴とする請求項3記載の半導体光増幅装置。
- 強度変調された変調光が入力される半導体光増幅器の測定方法であって、
前記半導体光増幅器の出力特性は、駆動電流の増加に対し、光出力強度が大きくなる領域と、駆動電流の増加に対し、前記光出力強度が大きくなる領域を超えて光出力強度が飽和する領域と、駆動電流の増加に対し、前記光出力強度が飽和する領域を超えて光出力強度が小さくなる領域を備え、
前記光出力強度が小さくなる領域での光出力強度を取得する第1ステップと、
前記第1ステップでの光出力強度が所望の範囲に含まれない場合、前記半導体光増幅器の温度を変化させる第2ステップと、を含み、
前記光出力強度が小さくなる領域での光出力強度が前記所望の範囲に含まれるまで、前記第1ステップと前記第2ステップとを繰り返し行うことを特徴とする半導体光増幅器の測定方法。 - 前記第2ステップにおいて、前記第1ステップでの光出力強度が前記所望の範囲より大きい場合、前記半導体光増幅器の温度を高くし、前記第1ステップでの光出力強度が前記所望の範囲より小さい場合、前記半導体光増幅器の温度を低くすることを特徴とする請求項5記載の半導体光増幅器の測定方法。
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