Optical duo-binary transmission apparatus using polarization modulator

• Main Authors: KIM SUNG-KEE, LEE HAN-LIM, HWANG SEONG-TAEK, KIM HOON
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 22.09.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH ISMODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THEDEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY,COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g.SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; FREQUENCY-CHANGING; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICS; PHYSICS; TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF; TRANSMISSION

An optical duo-binary transmission apparatus using a duo-binary modulation method is disclosed. The optical duo-binary transmission apparatus using a polarization modulator includes a precoder for coding an inputted binary data signal; a low-pass filter for converting the coded binary data signal into a three-level signal by restricting a bandwidth of the coded binary data signal; a light source for generating light; a polarization modulator for modulating a polarization of the light outputted from the light source according to the three-level signal; and a polarizer for transmitting only an optical signal having a predetermined directionality from among polarization-modulated optical signals.