Optical receiver, optical termination device, and optical communication system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10003410-B2
Application number	US-201515507924-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 15, 2015
Priority date	Sep 3, 2014
Publication date	Jun 19, 2018
Grant date	Jun 19, 2018

Abstract

An optical receiver includes an APD that converts an input optical signal into a current signal, a TIA that converts the current signal output from the APD into a voltage signal, an LIA that shapes a waveform of the voltage signal output from the TIA, an AOC having a time constant switching function, the AOC automatically compensating for an offset voltage between differential outputs from the TIA, and a convergence-state detection circuit that outputs, after detecting convergence completion of the automatic compensation in the AOC, to the AOC, a time constant switching control signal for switching a time constant from a high-speed time constant to a low-speed time constant.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An optical receiver comprising:
a photocurrent converter to convert an input optical signal into a current signal;
an amplifier to convert the current signal output from the photocurrent converter into a voltage signal;
a voltage control circuit having a time constant switching function, the voltage control circuit generating an output signal for controlling the voltage signal; and
a detection circuit to, after detecting convergence completion of the voltage control circuit on the basis of the output signal, output, to the voltage control circuit, a time constant switching control signal for switching a time constant of the voltage control circuit from a first time constant to a second time constant larger than the first time constant.

2. The optical receiver according to claim 1 , wherein the voltage control circuit initializes the output signal of the voltage control circuit according to a reset signal from an outside.

3. The optical receiver according to claim 1 , wherein the detection circuit generates a signal indicating a voltage difference between the output signal and a signal obtained by delaying the output signal by a specified time, when the generated signal is larger than a first threshold voltage or smaller than a second threshold voltage smaller than the first threshold voltage, outputs, to the voltage control circuit, the time constant switching control signal having a first value indicating that the time constant is set to the first time constant, and, when the generated signal is equal to or smaller than the first threshold voltage and equal to or larger than the second threshold voltage, outputs, to the voltage control circuit, the time constant switching control signal having a second value indicating that the time constant is set to the second time constant.

4. The optical receiver according to claim 3 , wherein the detection circuit includes:
a delay circuit to generate a delay signal obtained by delaying the output signal by the specified time;
a high-gain amplifier to amplify a difference between the output signal and the delay signal;
a first reference voltage source to generate a first constant voltage signal, a voltage value of which is the first threshold voltage;
a second reference voltage source to generate a second constant voltage signal, a voltage value of which is the second threshold voltage;
a first hysteresis comparator to compare a voltage of an output signal of the high-gain amplifier and a voltage of the first constant voltage signal, determine whether the output signal voltage of the high-gain amplifier is higher, and output a determination result;
a second hysteresis comparator to compare the voltage of the output signal of the high-gain amplifier and a voltage of the second constant voltage signal, determine whether the output signal voltage of the high-gain amplifier is lower, and output a determination result; and
an arithmetic circuit to, when the determination result output from the first hysteresis comparator indicates that the voltage of the output signal of the high-gain amplifier is higher than the first constant voltage signal or when the determination result output from the second hysteresis comparator indicates that the voltage of the output signal of the high-gain amplifier is lower than the second constant voltage signal, output the time constant switching control signal having the first value to the voltage control circuit and, when the determination result output from the first hysteresis comparator indicates that the voltage of the output signal of the high-gain amplifier is equal to or smaller than the first constant voltage signal and the determination result output from the second hysteresis comparator indicates that the voltage of the output signal of the high-gain amplifier is equal to or larger than the second constant voltage signal, output the time constant switching control signal having the second value to the voltage control circuit.

5. The optical receiver according to claim 1 , wherein
the amplifier is a first amplifier,
the optical receiver further comprises:
a second amplifier to shape a waveform of a voltage signal output from the first amplifier and output the voltage signal; and
a signal detector to detect presence or absence of a signal output from the second amplifier, and
the detection circuit outputs a time constant switching control signal for switching the time constant of the voltage control circuit from the first time constant to the second time constant to the voltage control circuit after the convergence completion of the voltage control circuit is detected and when the signal detector detects that a signal output from the second amplifier is absent.

6. The optical receiver according to claim 1 , wherein the voltage control circuit is an auto-offset compensation circuit that compensates for an offset voltage between differential outputs of the amplifier.

7. The optical receiver according to claim 1 , wherein the voltage control circuit is an auto-offset compensation circuit that adjusts a conversion gain of the amplifier.

8. An optical termination device comprising the optical receiver according to claim 1 .

9. An optical communication system comprising the optical termination device according to claim 8 .

10. An optical receiver comprising:
a photocurrent converter to convert an input optical signal into a current signal;
an amplifier to convert the current signal output from the photocurrent converter into a voltage signal;
an auto-offset compensation circuit having a time constant switching function, the auto-offset compensation circuit outputting a first output signal for compensating for an offset voltage between differential outputs of the amplifier;
an automatic-gain control circuit having the time constant switching function, the automatic-gain control circuit outputting a second output signal for adjusting a conversion gain of the amplifier; and
a detection circuit to, after detecting convergence completion of the compensation of the offset voltage in the auto-offset compensation circuit and convergence completion of the adjustment of the conversion gain in the automatic-gain control circuit on the basis of the first output signal and the second output signal, output, to the auto-offset compensation circuit or the automatic-gain control circuit or the auto-offset compensation circuit and the automatic-gain control circuit, a time constant switching control signal for switching a time constant from a first time constant to a second time constant larger than the first time constant.

11. The optical receiver according to claim 10 , wherein
after detecting the convergence completion of the compensation of the offset voltage in the auto-offset compensation circuit and the convergence completion of the adjustment of the conversion gain in the automatic-gain control circuit on the basis of the first output signal and the second output signal, the detection circuit further outputs, to the automatic-gain control circuit, the time constant switching control signal for switching the time constant from the first time constant to the second time constant larger than the first time constant.

12. The optical receiver according to claim 10 , wherein the auto-offset compensation circuit initializes the first output signal according to a reset signal from an outside, and the automatic-gain control circuit initializes the second output signal according to the reset signal.

13. The optical receiver according to claim 10 , wherein
the control circuit includes:
a first circuit to receive the first output signal as an input and detect a ch

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Mita Daisuke

Classifications

• H04L7/027

  extracting the synchronising or clock signal from the received signal spectrum, e.g. by using a resonant or bandpass circuit · CPC title

• H04B10/615

  Arrangements affecting the optical part of the receiver · CPC title

• H04B10/6911

  Photodiode bias control, e.g. for compensating temperature variations · CPC title

• H04B10/6165

  Estimation of the phase of the received optical signal, phase error estimation or phase error correction · CPC title

• H03G3/3084

  in receivers or transmitters for electromagnetic waves other than radiowaves, e.g. lightwaves (H03G3/32, H03G3/34 take precedence) · CPC title