Receiving apparatus and receiving method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12598019-B2
Application number	US-202118288113-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 27, 2021
Priority date	May 27, 2021
Publication date	Apr 7, 2026
Grant date	Apr 7, 2026

Abstract

A reception device includes: a polarization separating unit configured to perform polarization-separation on reception signals respectively corresponding to an X-polarized wave a the Y-polarized wave, output from a receiving unit; a first signal decoding unit configured to decode a single-sequence transmission signal from the given reception signals; a second signal decoding unit configured to decode a two-sequence transmission signal from the given reception signals; and a reception signal comparison unit configured to determine whether change patterns in the reception signals respectively corresponding to the X-polarized wave and the Y-polarized wave separated by the polarization separating unit are similar to each other, output the reception signals obtained by polarization-separation by the polarization separating unit to the first signal decoding unit in a case where the change patterns are similar to each other, and output the reception signals obtained by polarization-separation by the polarization separating unit to the second signal decoding unit in a case where the change patterns are not similar to each other.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A reception device, comprising:
a receiver configured to receive a signal in which an X-polarized wave and a Y-polarized wave are polarization-multiplexed, convert the received signal into reception signals respectively corresponding to the X-polarized wave and the Y-polarized wave, and outputs the reception signals; a polarization separator configured to perform polarization-separation on the reception signals respectively corresponding to the X-polarized wave and the Y-polarized wave, output from the receiver; a first signal decoder configured to decode a single-sequence transmission signal from the given reception signals; a second signal decoder configured to decode a two-sequence transmission signal from the given reception signals; and a reception signal comparer configured to determine whether change patterns in the reception signals respectively corresponding to the X-polarized wave and the Y-polarized wave separated by the polarization separator are similar to each other, output the reception signals obtained by polarization-separation by the polarization separator to the first signal decoder in a case where the change patterns are similar to each other, and output the reception signals obtained by polarization-separation by the polarization separator to the second signal decoder in a case where the change patterns are not similar to each other.

2 . The reception device according to claim 1 , wherein the reception signal comparer is configured to determine whether change patterns in the reception signals respectively corresponding to the X-polarized wave and the Y-polarized wave, separated by the polarization separator, are similar to each other, based on the change patterns in the reception signals respectively corresponding to the X-polarized wave and the Y-polarized wave in a predetermined period.

3 . The reception device according to claim 1 , wherein the reception signal comparer is configured to:
collect determination results every predetermined period, the determination results obtained from a determination whether change patterns in the reception signals respectively corresponding to the X-polarized wave and the Y-polarized wave are similar to each other based on the change patterns in the reception signals respectively corresponding to the X-polarized wave and the Y-polarized wave in the predetermined period, and determine whether change patterns in the reception signals respectively corresponding to the X-polarized wave and the Y-polarized wave are similar to each other based on a plurality of collected determination results.

4 . The reception device according to claim 2 , wherein the reception signal comparer is configured to determine whether change patterns in the reception signals respectively corresponding to the X-polarized wave and the Y-polarized wave are similar to each other, based on the sum of absolute values of differences between the reception signals respectively corresponding to the X-polarized wave and the Y-polarized wave in the predetermined period.

5 . The reception device according to claim 1 , wherein
the reception signal comparer is configured to output one of the reception signals respectively corresponding to the X-polarized wave and the Y-polarized wave, separated by the polarization separator, to the first signal decoder, in a case where it is determined that change patterns in the reception signals respectively corresponding to the X-polarized wave and the Y-polarized wave are similar to each other, and the first signal decoder is configured to decode a single-sequence transmission signal from the reception signal corresponding to either one of the X-polarized wave and the Y-polarized wave, output by the reception signal comparer.

6 . The reception device according to claim 1 , wherein
the reception signal comparer is configured to output both the reception signals respectively corresponding to the X-polarized wave and the Y-polarized wave, separated by the polarization separator, to the first signal decoder, in a case where it is determined that change patterns in the reception signals respectively corresponding to the X-polarized wave and the Y-polarized wave are similar to each other, and the first signal decoder is configured to add the reception signals respectively corresponding to the X-polarized wave and the Y-polarized wave, output by the reception signal comparer, and decode a single-sequence transmission signal from the added reception signals.

7 . The reception device according to claim 1 , wherein
a signal received by the receiver, in which the X polarized wave and the Y polarized wave are polarization-multiplexed, is a signal in which the X-polarized wave and the Y-polarized wave are modulated by different transmission signals, respectively; or a signal in which the X-polarized wave and the Y-polarized wave are modulated by the same transmission signal; or a signal in which either one of the X polarized wave and the Y polarized wave is modulated by a transmission signal.

8 . A reception method, comprising:
by a receiver, receiving a signal in which an X-polarized wave and a Y-polarized wave are polarization-multiplexed, converting the received signal into reception signals respectively corresponding to the X-polarized wave and the Y-polarized wave, and outputting the reception signals; by a polarization separator, performing polarization-separation on the reception signals respectively corresponding to the X-polarized wave and the Y-polarized wave, output from the receiver; by a reception signal comparer, determining whether change patterns in the reception signals respectively corresponding to the X-polarized wave and the Y-polarized wave separated by the polarization separator are similar to each other, outputting the reception signals obtained by polarization-separation by the polarization separator to a first signal decoder in a case where the change patterns are similar to each other, and outputting the reception signals obtained by polarization-separation by the polarization separator to a second signal decoder in a case where the change patterns are not similar to each other; and by the first signal decoder, decoding a single-sequence transmission signal from the reception signals output by the reception signal comparer; and by the second signal decoder, decoding a two-sequence transmission signal from the reception signals output by the reception signal comparer.

Assignees

• Ntt Inc

Inventors

• Suzuki Takahiro
• Kim Sang-Yuep

Classifications

• H04B10/614

  comprising one or more polarization beam splitters, e.g. polarization multiplexed [PolMux] X-PSK coherent receivers, polarization diversity heterodyne coherent receivers (H04J14/06 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04J14/06 Primary

  Polarisation multiplex systems · CPC title