WO2014136421A1 - 送受信装置、光空間伝送システムおよび送受信方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a transmission / reception apparatus, an optical space transmission system, and a transmission / reception method for transmitting / receiving polarization multiplexed signal light.
- the present invention relates to a transmission / reception apparatus, an optical space transmission system, and a transmission / reception method used for communication between a flying object such as a satellite or an aircraft and a ground base station.
- optical space communication particularly in the ultra-long distance optical space transmission such as satellite-satellite optical space communication
- transmission light in a single polarization state is generally used. This is to perform bidirectional communication in which a single optical link path is constructed in free space by capturing and tracking the transmitted light emitted from the local station and the partner station using the optical antennas of each other. .
- Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for separating a transmission light having a high optical power transmitted from the own station side and a weak reception light transmitted from the counterpart station according to a polarization state.
- FIG. 6 shows a block diagram of the optical space communication device disclosed in Patent Document 1.
- the optical space communication device 90 shown in FIG. 6 separates the linearly polarized transmission light generated in the optical transmitter 91 according to the polarization state in the beam splitter 93, and transmits the P-wave transmission light to the optical monitor 94.
- the wave transmission light is output to the collimator lens 95.
- the optical monitor 94 adjusts the optical axis of the transmission beam based on the input P-wave transmission light.
- the S-wave transmission light output to the collimator lens 95 is converted into parallel rays by the collimator lens 95, converted to circularly polarized light by the ⁇ / 4 plate 96, and the beam diameter is enlarged by the secondary mirror 97 and the primary mirror 98. And then released into free space.
- the optical space communication device 90 shown in FIG. 6 reduces the beam diameter of the incident received light at the primary mirror 98 and the secondary mirror 97 when ⁇ / 4 received light enters from the other station, and ⁇ / 4
- the plate 96 converts to linearly polarized light. Further, the received light converted into the linearly polarized light is converted into a parallel light beam by the collimator lens 95, then input to the beam splitter 93, and transmitted to the optical receiver 92 side and demodulated based on the polarization state.
- the digital coherent optical communication system is attracting attention as an optical communication technology applied to next-generation optical fiber networks on land and on the sea floor. Applying digital coherent optical communication system to ultra-long-distance optical space transmission between a flying object such as a satellite or an aircraft and a ground base station from the viewpoint of using highly sensitive reception characteristics and digital signal processing such as Doppler frequency shift correction To be considered.
- the optical space communication device 90 described in Patent Document 1 cannot be applied to the digital coherent technology as it is.
- the reason is that in the digital coherent technology, it is assumed that polarization multiplexed signal light obtained by combining signal lights having two polarization states orthogonal to each other is used.
- the optical space communication device 90 described in Patent Document 1 separates transmission light transmitted from the local station side and reception light transmitted from the counterpart station according to the polarization state.
- digital coherent technology is applied to the optical space communication device 90 and transmission light and reception light are separated according to the polarization state, there is a high possibility that the signal cannot be demodulated by the digital signal processing unit after coherent reception.
- the probability of occurrence of a problem increases.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and can transmit and receive optical signals by separating transmission light and reception light with high accuracy even in a digital coherent communication system using polarization multiplexed signal light.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an optical space transmission system and a transmission / reception method.
- the first transmission / reception apparatus receives received light that alternately includes temporally alternating first received light components and second received light components whose polarization states are orthogonal to each other,
- An antenna unit that radiates the first transmission light having a polarization state orthogonal to the first reception light component and the second transmission light having a polarization state orthogonal to the second reception light component in a predetermined direction to the external space, respectively.
- first transmitter that generates the first transmission light
- second transmitter that generates the second transmission light, the incident received light, and the generated first transmission light according to the polarization state
- a first polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit that outputs the received light component and the first transmitted light in different directions on the same axis, and the incident received light and the generated second transmitted light are separated according to the polarization state
- Second polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing that outputs the second received light component and the second transmitted light in different directions on the same axis Comprising road and, a first receiving light component and a receiver for processing multiplexes the second reception light components outputted, the.
- the second transmission / reception apparatus receives the first reception light and the second reception light whose polarization states are orthogonal to each other, and transmits the third transmission light to the external space.
- Polarization demultiplexing circuit for extracting an optical component, a first multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit for outputting the extracted first transmission light component and the first reception light in different directions on the same axis, and an extracted second transmission
- a second multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit for outputting the optical component and the second received light in different directions on the same axis;
- a polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit that multiplexes the component and the second transmission light component output from the second multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit and outputs the resultant signal to the antenna unit as third transmission light, and is output from the first multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit.
- a receiver for combining and processing the first received light and the second received light output from the second
- an optical space transmission system includes a first transmission / reception device that emits first signal light and second signal light whose polarization states are orthogonal to each other, and a polarization state. Emits a third signal light that alternately includes a first signal light component that is in the same state as the first signal light and a second signal light component that is in the same state as the second signal light in the polarization state. And the above second transmitting / receiving device.
- a first transmission / reception method of the present invention received light including first received light components and second received light components whose polarization states are orthogonal to each other is incident, First transmission light having a polarization state orthogonal to one reception light component is generated, second transmission light having a polarization state orthogonal to the second reception light component is generated, and incident reception light and generated first
- the transmission light is separated based on the polarization state, the first reception light component and the first transmission light are output in different directions on the same axis, and the incident reception light and the generated second transmission light are polarized.
- the second received light component and the second transmitted light are output in different directions on the same axis, and the output first transmitted light and the second transmitted light are directed to a predetermined direction, respectively, in the external space.
- the first received light component and the second received light component that are emitted and output are combined and processed.
- the second transmission / reception method is configured such that the first reception light and the second reception light whose polarization states are orthogonal to each other are incident, and the incident first reception light and the second reception light are incident.
- the received light is separated according to the polarization state, the transmission light is generated, and the generated transmission light is divided into the first transmission light component and the second reception light having a polarization state orthogonal to the first reception light.
- the first transmission light component and the second transmission are modulated by modulating the second transmission light component having an orthogonal polarization state into transmission light that alternately includes temporally alternating light, and separating the modulated transmission light according to the polarization state.
- the optical component is extracted, the extracted first transmitted light component and the separated first received light are output in different directions on the same axis, and the second received light separated from the extracted second transmitted light component The light is output in different directions on the same axis, and the output first transmission light component and second transmission light component are combined. It radiated to the external space, to process the first received light and a second received light output.
- 1 is a system configuration diagram of an optical space transmission system 10 according to a first embodiment. It is a block block diagram of the transmission / reception apparatus 100 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a block block diagram of the transmission / reception apparatus 500 which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a block block diagram of the input / output port 720 which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the gate control method of the angle detectors 841 and 842 of the transmission / reception apparatus 500 which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. In the optical space transmission system 900B which concerns on 4th Embodiment, it is a system block diagram when transmitting information from the 1st terminal station 100B to the 2nd terminal station 500B.
- FIG. 900B which concerns on 4th Embodiment, it is a system block diagram when transmitting information from the 2nd terminal station 500B to the 1st terminal station 100B.
- 2 is a block configuration diagram of an optical space communication device 90 of Patent Document 1.
- FIG. 900B is a system block diagram when transmitting information from the 2nd terminal station 500B to the 1st terminal station 100B.
- FIG. 1 shows a system configuration diagram of an optical space transmission system according to the present embodiment.
- the optical space transmission system 10 includes a first transmission / reception device 20 and a second transmission / reception device 30.
- satellite-ground optical communication is assumed. That is, a terminal station on the satellite station that has a large amount of information and needs to transmit the information is the first transmitting / receiving device 20, and the terminal station on the ground station side that receives the large-capacity information that is the counterpart station Is the second transmitting / receiving device 30.
- the information transmitted from the second transmission / reception device 30 to the first transmission / reception device 20 is only control information such as a retransmission command signal, and the information transmitted from the first transmission / reception device 20 to the second transmission / reception device 30. It is assumed that the amount of information is small compared to.
- the first transmission / reception device 20 radiates the first signal light 41 and the second signal light 42 whose polarization states are orthogonal to each other toward the second transmission / reception device 30. Further, in the first transmission / reception device 20, the third signal light 43 including the first reception light component and the second reception light component whose polarization states are orthogonal to each other in terms of time is supplied to the second transmission / reception device 30. Incident from.
- the polarization state of the first signal light 41 and the first reception light component of the third signal light 43 is orthogonal, and the second reception light component of the second signal light 42 and the third signal light 43. Is perpendicular to the polarization state.
- the first transmitter / receiver 20 includes a first transmitter 21, a second transmitter 22, a first polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 23, a second polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 24, and an antenna unit 25. And a receiver 26.
- the first transmitter 21 generates a first signal light 41 having a polarization state orthogonal to the first received light component of the third signal light 43 incident from the second transmitting / receiving device 30 to generate a first polarization. It outputs to the wave multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 23.
- the second transmitter 22 generates a second signal light 42 having a polarization state orthogonal to the second received light component of the third signal light 43 incident from the second transmitting / receiving device 30 to generate a second polarized light. It outputs to the wave multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 24.
- the first polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 23 separates the third signal light 43 input from the antenna unit 25 and the first signal light 41 input from the first transmitter 21 according to the polarization state. Then, the first received light component of the first signal light 41 and the third signal light 43 are output in different directions on the same axis. In the present embodiment, the first signal light 41 is output to the antenna unit 25, and the first received light component of the third signal light 43 is output to the receiver 26.
- the second polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 24 separates the third signal light 43 input from the antenna unit 25 and the second signal light 42 input from the second transmitter 22 according to the polarization state. Then, the second signal light 42 and the second received light component of the third signal light 43 are output in different directions on the same axis. In the present embodiment, the second signal light 42 is output to the antenna unit 25, and the second received light component of the third signal light 43 is output to the receiver 26.
- the third signal light 43 radiated from the second transmitting / receiving device 30 is incident on the antenna unit 25.
- the antenna unit 25 outputs the incident third signal light 43 to the first polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 23 and the second polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 24.
- the antenna unit 25 receives the first signal light 41 input from the first polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 23 and the second signal light 42 input from the second polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 24 as the second signal light. Radiates toward the transmission / reception device 30.
- the receiver 26 receives the first received light component of the third signal light 43 input from the first polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 23 and the third signal light input from the second polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 24.
- the 43 second received light components are combined and processed.
- the receiver 26 processes the third signal light 43 obtained by combining the first received light component and the second received light component by applying a digital coherent technique.
- the second transmission / reception device 30 directs the third signal light 43 that alternately includes the first reception light component and the second reception light component whose polarization states are orthogonal to each other to the first transmission / reception device 20. Radiate. Further, the first signal light 41 and the second signal light 42 whose polarization states are orthogonal to each other are incident on the second transmission / reception device 30 from the first transmission / reception device 20.
- the polarization state of the first signal light 41 and the first reception light component of the third signal light 43 is orthogonal, and the second signal light 42 and the third signal light 43 The polarization state is orthogonal to the second received light component.
- the second transmitter / receiver 30 includes a transmitter 31, a modulator 32, a polarization demultiplexing circuit 33, a polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 34, a first multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 35, and a second multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit.
- a wave circuit 36, an antenna unit 37, and a receiver 38 are provided.
- the transmitter 31 generates signal light that is the source of the third signal light 43 and outputs the signal light to the modulator 32.
- the modulator 32 modulates the signal light input from the transmitter 31 into the third signal light 43 and outputs it to the polarization demultiplexing circuit 33.
- the third signal light 43 is incident from the first transmission light component having a polarization state orthogonal to the first signal light 41 incident from the first transmission / reception device 20 and the first transmission / reception device 20.
- Second transmission light components having a polarization state orthogonal to the second signal light 42 are alternately included in time.
- the polarization demultiplexing circuit 33 separates the third signal light 43 input from the modulator 32 according to the polarization state, and the first transmission light component of the third signal light 43 is the first multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit. And the second transmission light component of the third signal light 43 is output to the second multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 36.
- the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 34 separates the first signal light 41 and the second signal light 42 input from the antenna unit 37 according to the polarization state, and separates the first signal light 41 into the first multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit. In addition to outputting to the wave circuit 35, the second signal light 42 is output to the second multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 36. Further, the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 34 includes the first transmission light component of the third signal light 43 input from the first multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 35 and the third signal input from the second multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 36. The second transmission light component of the light 43 is combined and the third signal light 43 is output to the antenna unit 37.
- the first multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 35 includes a first signal light 41 input from the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 34 and a first transmission light component of the third signal light 43 input from the polarization demultiplexing circuit 33. Are output in different directions on the same axis.
- the first signal light 41 is output to the receiver 38, and the first transmission light component of the third signal light 43 is output to the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 34.
- the second multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 36 includes the second signal light 42 input from the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 34 and the second transmission light component of the third signal light 43 input from the polarization demultiplexing circuit 33. Are output in different directions on the same axis.
- the second signal light 42 is output to the receiver 38, and the second transmission light component of the third signal light 43 is output to the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 34.
- the first signal light 41 and the second signal light 42 radiated from the first transmission / reception device 20 are incident on the antenna unit 37.
- the antenna unit 37 outputs the incident first signal light 41 and second signal light 42 to the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 34.
- the antenna unit 37 radiates the third signal light 43 input from the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 34 toward the first transmitting / receiving device 20.
- the receiver 38 multiplexes and processes the first signal light 41 input from the first multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 35 and the second signal light 42 input from the second multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 36.
- the receiver 38 processes the combined light of the first signal light 41 and the second signal light 42 by applying a digital coherent technique.
- the first transmission / reception device 20 and the second transmission / reception device 30 separate the transmission light and the reception light into two components having orthogonal polarization states, respectively. Then, it is multiplexed / demultiplexed on the same axis. Therefore, the optical space transmission system 10 according to the present embodiment can transmit and receive signal light by separating transmission light and reception light with high accuracy even when a digital coherent communication method is applied.
- the transmission / reception apparatus according to the present embodiment is mainly applied to a terminal station that transmits a large amount of information, such as a ground observation satellite or an aircraft having image data related to ground observation.
- FIG. 2 shows a configuration diagram of the transmission / reception apparatus according to the present embodiment.
- the transmission / reception device 100 includes two optical transmitters 210 and 220, an optical antenna unit 300, and an optical reception unit 400.
- the optical transmitters 210 and 220 generate linearly polarized modulated signals orthogonal to each other, and output them to the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuits 311 and 321 of the optical antenna unit 300, respectively.
- the optical antenna unit 300 radiates transmission light to free space and captures and tracks signal light emitted from the partner station to ensure an optical link path.
- the optical antenna unit 300 includes two input / output ports 310 and 320.
- the input / output ports 310 and 320 include polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuits 311 and 321, acquisition and tracking control mirrors 312 and 322, ⁇ / 4 wavelength plates 313 and 323, optical telescopes 314 and 324, and gimbals 315 and 325, respectively.
- the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuits 311 and 321 separate the input signal light into transmission light and reception light based on the polarization state.
- the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuits 311 and 321 guide the transmission light to the capture and tracking control mirrors 312 and 322 side, and guide the reception light to the demultiplexers 411 and 421 side of the optical receiver 400.
- the capture and tracking control mirrors 312 and 322 control the optical axis direction of transmission light and reception light.
- the ⁇ / 4 wavelength plates 313 and 323 convert linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light and circularly polarized light into linearly polarized light.
- the optical telescopes 314 and 324 ensure the gain of the antenna at the time of transmission / reception.
- the gimbals 315 and 325 control the radiation / reception direction of the transmission / reception beam. Then, transmission lights having polarization states orthogonal to each other are radiated from the input / output ports 310 and 320 configured as described above.
- the optical receiver 400 has a function of receiving signal light emitted from the counterpart station and a function of capturing and tracking signal light emitted from the counterpart station. As shown in FIG. 2, the optical receiver 400 includes two demultiplexers 411, 412, four optical filters 421, 422, 431, 432, two angle detectors 441, 442, and a polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 450. , A clock extraction circuit 460, a receiver 470, and a control circuit 480.
- Each of the demultiplexers 411 and 412 branches the received light input from the input / output ports 310 and 320 of the optical antenna unit 300 into two, to the optical filter 421 and the optical filter 431, and the optical filter 422 and the optical filter 432. Output.
- Each of the optical filters 421, 422, 431, and 432 separates the reception light and the leakage light component of the transmission light by the wavelength, and outputs the reception light from which the leakage light component of the transmission light is removed.
- the received light separated in the optical filters 421 and 422 is input to the angle detectors 441 and 442.
- the received lights separated by the optical filters 431 and 432 are input to the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 450.
- Angle detectors 441 and 442 detect incident angles of received light input from the optical filters 421 and 422, generate signals for acquisition and tracking, and output the signals to the clock extraction circuit 460 and the control circuit 480.
- the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 450 multiplexes the two received lights input from the optical filters 431 and 432 while maintaining the respective polarization states, and outputs the multiplexed light to the receiver 470.
- the clock extraction circuit 460 detects the clock frequency component of the received light from the signals input from the angle detectors 441 and 442, and outputs the detected clock frequency component to the receiver 470.
- the receiver 470 demodulates the polarization multiplexed signal input from the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 450 based on the clock frequency component input from the clock extraction circuit 460, thereby various information output from the counterpart station.
- the control circuit 480 controls the direction and the like of the capture tracking control mirrors 312 and 322 and the gimbals 315 and 325 of the optical antenna unit 300 based on the signals input from the angle detectors 441 and 442.
- the transmission / reception apparatus 100 configured as described above operates as follows. First, when transmitting information from the transmission / reception apparatus 100 to a partner station, the optical transmitters 210 and 220 generate transmission light and output the generated transmission light to the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuits 311 and 321 of the optical antenna unit 300, respectively. To do.
- the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuits 311 and 321 are set so that the transmission lights input from the optical transmitters 210 and 220 are in a polarization state orthogonal to each other.
- the transmission light whose polarization state is controlled is further converted into circularly polarized light rotating in opposite directions in the ⁇ / 4 wavelength plates 313 and 323.
- the transmission light in a single polarization state is emitted from one input / output port 310 to free space, and the transmission in a single polarization state that is orthogonal to the polarization state of one transmission light is emitted from the other input / output port 320.
- Light is emitted into free space. Since the two transmitted lights emitted into free space spread with the diffraction limit of the light, the two transmitted lights overlap each other at the other station, and the overlapping portion is obtained by polarization multiplexing the two transmitted lights. It can be regarded as one transmission light.
- the transmission / reception device 100 receives the reception light emitted from the counterpart station
- the reception light emitted from the counterpart station enters the optical antenna unit 300.
- the optical antenna unit 300 circularly polarized signal light whose polarization direction is alternately rotated in the opposite direction at time intervals of an arbitrary clock frequency is incident as received light.
- Received light that has entered the input / output port 310 is converted from circularly polarized light that alternately rotates in the opposite direction in the ⁇ / 4 wavelength plate 313 to signal light in which two orthogonal linearly polarized light alternately change. Further, only one polarization component is extracted from the converted signal light in the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 311 and output to the demultiplexer 411 of the optical receiving unit 400.
- the received light incident on the input / output port 320 is converted from circularly polarized light that alternately rotates in the opposite direction in the ⁇ / 4 wavelength plate 323 to signal light in which two orthogonal linearly polarized light alternately change. Further, only the other polarization component is extracted from the converted signal light in the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 321, and is output to the demultiplexer 421 of the optical receiver 400.
- the received light output from the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 311 and the received light output from the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 321 are signals having polarization states that are orthogonal to each other and shifted by the time interval of the clock frequency. Become light. The reason for this is that the polarization state of the received light incident from the partner station appears alternately at time intervals of the clock frequency.
- the polarization direction of the received light separated by the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 311 is orthogonal to the polarization direction of the transmission light multiplexed by the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 311.
- the polarization direction of the reception light separated by the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 321 is orthogonal to the polarization direction of the transmission light multiplexed by the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 321. Therefore, the transmitted light is not guided from the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuits 311 and 321 to the demultiplexers 411 and 421, but only the received light is transmitted to the demultiplexers 411 and 421.
- Output light input from the input / output ports 310 and 320 to the demultiplexers 411 and 421 is branched by the demultiplexers 411 and 412, and is output to the optical filters 421, 422, 431, and 432, respectively.
- the leakage light component of the transmitted light is removed based on the wavelength, and only the received light is input to the angle detectors 441 and 442.
- the leakage light component of the transmission light is removed based on the wavelength, and only the reception light is input to the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 450.
- the angle detectors 441 and 442 acquire the angle information of the optical axis of the input received light, generate a control signal for capturing and tracking, and output the control signal to the clock extraction circuit 460 and the control circuit 480.
- the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 450 multiplexes the two received lights that have been input and outputs the multiplexed light to the receiver 470.
- the receiver 470 demodulates the received light input from the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 450 using the clock frequency component input from the clock extraction circuit 460, thereby acquiring various information output from the counterpart station.
- the receiver 470 processes the received light input from the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 450 by applying a digital coherent technique.
- the control circuit 480 controls the capture and tracking control mirrors 312 and 322 and the gimbals 315 and 325 of the optical antenna unit 300 based on the angle information input from the angle detectors 441 and 442.
- the clock extraction circuit 460 extracts a clock frequency component from the received light input from the angle detectors 441 and 442 and outputs the clock frequency component to the receiver 470. This is because the received light input to the angle detectors 441 and 442 has an envelope waveform whose intensity is modulated with a clock component.
- the transmission / reception device 100 includes the two input / output ports 310 and 320 that separately process signal lights orthogonal to each other.
- the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuits 311 and 321 of the input / output ports 310 and 320 the received light and the transmitted light can be separated with high accuracy based on the polarization state.
- the leakage light component of the transmission light is separated and removed by the polarization in the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuits 311 and 321, and then further depending on the wavelength by the wavelength in the optical filters 431 and 432 Separated and removed. Therefore, only weak received light that does not include noise light of the transmitted light is extracted and input to the receiver 470.
- the transmission / reception apparatus 100 can transmit and receive signal light by separating transmission light and reception light with high accuracy even when a digital coherent communication method is applied.
- circularly polarized transmission light is emitted from the input / output ports 310 and 320.
- the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it can be emitted as linearly polarized light without being modulated into circularly polarized light as it is, or can be emitted after being modulated into elliptically polarized light or the like.
- FIG. 3A shows a configuration diagram of the transmission / reception apparatus according to the present embodiment.
- the transmission / reception device 500 includes an optical transmission unit 600, an optical antenna unit 700, and an optical reception unit 800.
- the optical transmitter 600 generates transmission light such as a control signal to be transmitted to the counterpart station, modulates the generated transmission light with an arbitrary clock frequency, and converts the transmission light in a polarization state that is alternately orthogonal in time. Output.
- the optical transmission unit 600 includes an optical transmitter 610, a polarization modulator 620, a clock circuit 630, a clock phase control circuit 640, and a polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 650.
- the optical transmitter 610 converts transmission information such as a control signal transmitted to the counterpart station into an optical signal and outputs the optical signal to the polarization modulator 620.
- the polarization modulator 620 modulates the optical signal input from the optical transmitter 610 into an optical signal in which orthogonal polarization states are alternately repeated in time based on the clock signal input from the clock circuit 630. Output to the wave multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 650.
- the clock circuit 630 generates a clock signal that is modulated at an arbitrary clock frequency and outputs the clock signal to the polarization modulator 620 and the clock phase control circuit 640.
- the clock phase control circuit 640 controls the phase of the clock circuit 630 and controls the angle detectors 841 and 842 of the optical receiver 800 based on the clock signal input from the clock circuit 630.
- the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 650 separates the temporally alternately modulated optical signals input from the polarization modulator 620 according to the polarization state, and combines / demultiplexes the optical circuits 711 and 712 of the optical antenna unit 700. To each output.
- the optical antenna unit 700 radiates the optical signal input from the optical transmission unit 600 to the free space as transmission light, captures and tracks the signal light incident from the counterpart station, and secures an optical link path.
- the optical antenna unit 700 according to this embodiment includes multiplexing / demultiplexing optical circuits 711 and 712 and an input / output port 720.
- the multiplexing / demultiplexing optical circuits 711 and 712 multiplex / demultiplex the transmission light and the beam of the reception light from the other station on the same axis.
- the multiplexing / demultiplexing optical circuits 711 and 712 for example, an optical circulator, an optical coupler, or a transflective mirror can be applied.
- FIG. 3B A block diagram of the input / output port 720 is shown in FIG. 3B.
- the input / output port 720 includes a polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 721, an acquisition tracking control mirror 722, a ⁇ / 4 wavelength plate 723, an optical telescope 724, and a gimbal 725.
- the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 721 separates the input signal into transmission light and reception light based on the polarization state.
- the separated transmitted light is guided to the acquisition and tracking control mirror 722 side, and the separated received light is guided to the multiplexing / demultiplexing optical circuit 711 side or the multiplexing / demultiplexing optical circuit 712 side according to the polarization state.
- the capture tracking control mirror 722 controls the optical axis direction of the transmission light and the reception light.
- the ⁇ / 4 wavelength plate 723 converts a linearly polarized beam into circularly polarized light and converts circularly polarized light into linearly polarized light.
- the optical telescope 724 ensures an antenna gain in transmission / reception.
- the gimbal 725 controls the radiation direction of the transmission / reception beam.
- the optical receiver 800 has a function of processing signal light incident from the counterpart station and a function of capturing and tracking signal light incident from the counterpart station.
- the optical receiver 800 according to this embodiment includes two demultiplexers 811 and 812, four optical filters 821, 822, 831, 832, two angle detectors 841 and 842, a polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 850, and a digital A coherent receiver 860 and a control circuit 870 are provided.
- Each of the demultiplexers 811 and 812 branches the received light output from the multiplexing / demultiplexing optical circuits 711 and 712 of the optical antenna unit 700 into two, and the optical filter 821, the optical filter 831, the optical filter 822, and the optical filter 832. Output to.
- Each of the optical filters 821, 822, 831, and 832 separates the received light and the leaked light component of the transmitted light based on the wavelength, and outputs the received light from which the leaked light component of the transmitted light is removed.
- the reception light from which the leakage light component of the transmission light is removed by the optical filters 821 and 822 is output to the angle detectors 841 and 842, and the reception light from which the leakage light component of the transmission light is removed by the optical filters 831 and 832 is polarized.
- the signal is output to the multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 850.
- Each of the angle detectors 841 and 842 detects the incident angle of the input received light based on the control signal input from the clock phase control circuit 640, and captures and tracks the counterpart station (optical axis angle information). ) And output to the control circuit 870.
- the functions of the angle detectors 841 and 842 will be described later.
- the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 850 multiplexes the two received lights demultiplexed by the demultiplexers 811 and 812 while maintaining the polarization state, and outputs the multiplexed light to the digital coherent receiver 860. That is, the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 850 outputs a polarization multiplexing signal in which two polarization components having mutually orthogonal polarization states are combined in the orthogonal state.
- the digital coherent receiver 860 demodulates the polarization multiplexed signal input from the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 850, thereby digitally coherently receiving the signal light output from the partner station.
- the control circuit 870 controls the capture and tracking control mirror 722 and the gimbal 725 of the optical antenna unit 700 based on the angle information of the optical axis output from the angle detectors 841 and 842.
- the transmission / reception device 500 configured as described above operates as follows. First, when transmitting transmission information such as a control signal from the transmission / reception device 500 to the counterpart station, the optical transmitter 610 converts the transmission information to be transmitted to the counterpart station into an optical signal.
- the converted transmission light is modulated by the polarization modulator 620 into transmission light in which the polarization states orthogonal to each other are temporally alternated based on the clock frequency input from the clock circuit 630, and polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing is performed. It is output to the circuit 650.
- the clock frequency generated by the clock circuit 630 is sufficiently smaller than the data frequency of the transmission light, and the transmission light is modulated at a frequency of several Hz to several MHz.
- the polarization-modulated transmission light output from the polarization modulator 620 is further separated into two single-polarization transmission lights having only one polarization component in the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 650, and the optical antenna unit 700. Are output to the multiplexing / demultiplexing optical circuits 711 and 712, respectively.
- transmission light having only one polarization component is input from the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 650, and received light from the other station is input from the optical input port 720.
- the multiplexing / demultiplexing optical circuits 711 and 712 set the traveling direction of the transmission light and the traveling direction of the reception light to be opposite to each other based on the polarization states of the input transmission light and reception light, The received light is guided to the demultiplexers 811 and 821 to the input port 720 side.
- the two transmission lights guided to the optical input / output port 720 side are combined in the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 721 with the polarization states being orthogonal to each other.
- the combined transmitted light is further converted into a signal including two circularly polarized waves that are temporally alternated and rotated in opposite directions in the ⁇ / 4 wavelength plate 723, and is emitted to a free space toward the other station. That is, from the optical input / output port 720, a polarization multiplexed signal in which two polarization components orthogonal to each other are multiplexed is emitted toward the partner station.
- the transmission / reception device 500 receives the received light emitted from the counterpart station
- the received light emitted from the counterpart station enters the input / output port 720 of the optical antenna unit 700.
- the signal light from the partner station is composed of signal light rotated by clockwise circularly polarized light and signal light rotated by counterclockwise circularly polarized light. That is, the signal light from the counterpart station includes signal light in two polarization states.
- the received light incident on the input / output port 720 is converted from two circularly polarized received lights rotating in the opposite directions in the ⁇ / 4 wavelength plate 723 into two orthogonally polarized received lights.
- the converted received light is further separated into two unipolar received lights in the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 721 while maintaining an orthogonal relationship with each other.
- the two received lights separated according to the polarization state are respectively guided to the demultiplexers 811 and 812 side of the optical receiving unit 800 by the multiplexing / demultiplexing optical circuits 711 and 712.
- the received light input to the optical receiving unit 800 is branched into two in demultiplexers 811 and 812, respectively.
- One of the branched received lights is output to the angle detectors 841 and 842 and used to generate a control signal for acquisition and tracking.
- the other branched received light is multiplexed by the polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 850 and subjected to digital coherent processing by the digital coherent receiver 860.
- the leakage component of the transmitted light can be electrically removed. That is, in general, in digital coherent reception, local light and signal light are mixed and coherently received, and then converted into a digital signal by an analog-digital electric circuit and subjected to demodulation signal processing. At this time, the electric signal after the coherent reception is a modulated signal having a local light wavelength and a signal light wavelength, that is, a carrier frequency band.
- the modulation frequency increases as the frequency difference between the local light and the signal light carrier increases, and it is possible to utilize the fact that the band that can be received greatly exceeds and cannot be received (electrical filter effect).
- the digital coherent receiver 860 by applying the above-described electrical filter effect using the difference in wavelength of noise components due to leakage of local light and transmission light, noise components due to leakage of transmission light can be removed with high accuracy. And stable reception can be realized.
- the electrical filter effect is sufficient if the wavelength interval between transmitted and received transmitted light and received light is set to several nanometers to several tens of nanometers. Is desirable.
- the angle detectors 841 and 842 are gate-controlled by the clock circuit phase control circuit 640 so as to remove the influence of noise components due to leakage of transmission light. Since the noise component due to leakage of transmitted light is intensity-modulated at an arbitrary clock frequency, the noise components due to leakage of transmitted light are removed by gate-controlling the angle detectors 841 and 842 at the timing when the intensity modulation is minimized. Thus, only the received light can be extracted.
- a time waveform of the clock frequency generated by the clock circuit 630 is shown in (a), and a time waveform of the transmission light polarized by the polarization modulator 620 based on the clock frequency is shown in (b).
- the transmission light is polarization-modulated into two polarization states orthogonal to each other based on the clock frequency.
- one is a P wave and the other is an S wave.
- (C) is a time waveform of the transmitted light of the P wave component after polarization separation leaking from the optical antenna unit 700 to the angle detector 841 side.
- (D) is a time waveform of the received light incident on the angle detector 841 from the optical antenna unit 700 via the duplexer 811, and (e) is applied to the angle detector 841 from the clock phase control circuit 640.
- a time waveform of the gate pulse, (f) is a time waveform of the control signal output from the angle detector 841 at that time.
- the angle detector 841 inputs the transmitted light of the P wave component shown in (c) and the received light shown in (d) in a combined state.
- the gate pulse shown in (e) is applied to the angle detector 841.
- the transmission light of the P wave component shown in (c) and the gate pulse shown in (e) are opposite in phase. Therefore, by applying the gate pulse shown in (e) to the angle detector 841, the angle detector 841 is turned off at the timing when the P-wave component transmission light is input, and the transmission light is transmitted from the angle detector 841. Only the received light shown in (f) is output.
- (g) is a time waveform of the transmitted light of the S wave component after polarization separation that leaks from the optical antenna unit 700 to the angle detector 842 side.
- (H) is a time waveform of received light incident on the angle detector 842 from the optical antenna unit 700 via the branching filter 812, and (i) is applied from the clock phase control circuit 640 to the angle detector 842.
- a time waveform of the gate pulse, (j), is a time waveform of the control signal output from the angle detector 842 at that time.
- the angle detector 842 inputs the transmitted light of the S wave component shown in (g) and the received light shown in (h) in a combined state.
- the gate pulse shown in (i) is applied to the angle detector 842.
- the transmitted light of the S wave component shown in (g) and the gate pulse shown in (i) are opposite in phase. Therefore, by applying the gate pulse shown in (i) to the angle detector 842, the angle detector 842 is turned off at the timing when the transmission light of the S wave component is input, and the transmission light is transmitted from the angle detector 842. Only the received light shown in (j) that has been removed is output.
- the control circuit 870 controls the capture and tracking control mirror 722 and the gimbal 725 of the optical antenna unit 700 by simultaneously using the received light input from the angle detectors 841 and 842. That is, the control circuit 870 detects a clock frequency component from the received light continuously output from the angle detectors 841 and 842, and serves as an acquisition tracking signal for establishing an optical link path between the partner station and the own station. Use.
- the transmission / reception apparatus 500 transmits the angle detectors 841 and 842 from the angle detectors 841 and 842 by applying the gate pulse whose phase is opposite to that of the leaked light of the transmission light. It is possible to output received light that is shifted in time by a predetermined clock frequency from which light leakage light has been removed.
- the transmission / reception device 500 includes two angle detectors 841 and 842 and a clock phase control circuit 640 that performs gate modulation on these at a predetermined clock frequency.
- the clock phase control circuit 640 generates a gate pulse that minimizes the influence of the transmitted light due to stray light, and applies it to the angle detectors 841 and 842. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate stray light components in which part of the transmission light generated in the optical transmission unit 600 is affected by scattering and reflection and circulates in the same direction as the reception light incident from the counterpart station.
- the stray light of the transmission light that is polarization-modulated at an arbitrary clock frequency and separated into two polarization components is received by the two angle detectors 841 and 842, which are alternately turned on and off, respectively. Therefore, the stray light component can be removed by turning off the angle detectors 841 and 842 at the timing when the transmission light is incident. On the other hand, by always turning on one of the angle detectors, the received light can be continuously detected, and an optical link path between the partner station and the own station can be established.
- circularly polarized transmission light is radiated from the input / output port 720, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- it can be emitted as linearly polarized light without being modulated into circularly polarized light as it is, or can be emitted after being modulated into elliptically polarized light or the like.
- FIGS. 5 and 5B A system configuration diagram of the optical space communication system according to the present embodiment is shown in FIGS. 5 and 5B.
- the optical space communication system 900B includes a first terminal station 100B and a second terminal station 500B.
- FIG. 5A shows a state in which the transmission light beams 910B and 920B are propagating in free space when a large amount of information is transmitted from the first terminal station 100B to the second terminal station 500B.
- FIG. 5B shows that the transmission light beam 930B is propagating in free space when relatively small capacity information such as a retransmittable control signal is transmitted from the second terminal station 500B to the first terminal station 100B. Represents the state.
- the first terminal station 100B As the first terminal station 100B, the transmission / reception apparatus 100 of FIG. 2 described in the second embodiment can be applied.
- the first terminal station 100B is a transmission / reception device that holds a large amount of information such as a ground observation satellite or an aircraft having image data such as ground observation.
- the second terminal station 500B As the second terminal station 500B, the transmission / reception apparatus 500 of FIG. 3A described in the third embodiment can be applied.
- the second terminal station 500B is a transmission / reception device that transmits / receives various information to / from the first terminal station 100B such as a ground station or a data relay satellite.
- the first terminal station 100B includes two optical transmitters 210B and 220B, an optical antenna unit 300B, and a receiver 470B.
- the receiver 470B is omitted, and in FIG. 5B, the two optical transmitters 210B and 220B are omitted.
- the optical antenna unit 300B emits two transmission light beams 910B and 920B having different polarizations and polarization states having opposite rotations.
- the optical antenna unit 300B includes two input / output ports 310B and 320B that acquire and track the transmission light beam 930B incident from the second terminal station 500B to secure an optical link path.
- the second terminal station 500B includes an optical transmitter 610B, an optical antenna unit 700B, and a digital coherent receiver 860B.
- the optical transmitter 610B is omitted
- the digital coherent receiver 860B is omitted.
- the optical antenna unit 700B radiates the transmission light beam 930B to free space.
- the optical antenna unit 700B includes an input / output port 720B that secures an optical link path by capturing and tracking the transmission light beams 910B and 920B incident from the first terminal station 100B.
- the first terminal station 100B radiates a transmission light beam 910B in a single polarization state from one optical antenna (input / output port 310B), and transmits the transmission light beam 910B from the other optical antenna (input / output port 320B).
- the transmission light beam 920B having a single polarization state that is orthogonal to the polarization state of the light is emitted.
- two circularly polarized lights whose polarization states are opposite to each other are applied as transmission light transmitted from the first terminal station 100B. That is, as shown in FIG. 5A, from the input / output ports 310B and 320B of the first terminal station 100B, a transmission light beam 910B including a clockwise circularly polarized transmission light 911B, a counterclockwise circularly polarized wave, respectively. A transmission light beam 920B including the transmission light 921B is emitted.
- the transmission light beams 910B and 920B have different information.
- the first terminal station 100B performs control so that the transmission light beams 910B and 920B overlap at the second terminal station 500B.
- the transmission light beams 910B and 920B in the polarization state orthogonal to each other emitted from the first terminal station 100B have a beam diameter that increases as they propagate through the space, and the second end while maintaining the orthogonality of the polarization state.
- the optical antenna 700B of the second terminal station 500B receives the signal light that overlaps in the polarization direction as the first. The same result as that transmitted from the terminal station 100B can be obtained.
- the second terminal station 500B receives single polarized signals (transmission light beams 910B and 920B) transmitted from the first terminal station 100B and orthogonal to each other.
- the second terminal station 500B separates the received single polarization signals orthogonal to each other from the transmission light beam 930B based on the polarization state using a polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit (not shown). Further, the second terminal station 500B performs polarization multiplexing again on the two transmission light beams 910B and 920B from which the transmission light beam 930B has been removed based on the polarization state. Thereafter, the second terminal station 500B performs digital coherent processing on the transmission light beams 910B and 920B in the digital coherent receiver 860B.
- the second terminal station 500B emits a transmission light beam 930B that is alternately clock-modulated in the polarization directions whose envelopes are orthogonal to each other.
- the second terminal station 500B clock-modulates the transmission light beam 930B in the polarization direction by clock-modulating the transmission light having data based on a reference clock signal in a polarization modulator (not shown) or the like.
- the second terminal station 500B separates the transmission light beam 930B subjected to clock polarization modulation into two single-polarized signal lights based on the polarization state using a polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit (not shown).
- the separated single-polarized transmission lights are separated from the transmission light beams 910B and 920B incident from the first terminal station 100B based on the polarization state, guided to the optical antenna 700B side, and again polarized. It is emitted after being combined in the direction.
- the transmitted light beam 930B is emitted into free space.
- the transmitted light beam 930B emitted from the second terminal station 500B reaches the first terminal station 100B with a spread due to light diffraction, and input / output ports 310B and 320B provided in the first terminal station 100B. Incident on both.
- the transmission light beam 930B incident on the input / output ports 310B and 320B is combined and processed in the receiver 470B.
- the transmission light beam 930B incident on the first terminal station 100B from the second terminal station 500B is simultaneously incident on the two input / output ports 310B and 320B of the optical antenna 300B, and the input / output ports 310B and 320B are illustrated.
- separation is performed based on the polarization state.
- the two signal lights separated based on the polarization state are used for the construction of an optical link by an angle detector (not shown), and the clock component is extracted by using the envelope waveform of the separated optical signal.
- the transmission capacity per single wavelength can be increased.
- two transmission lights can be multiplexed in the polarization direction by using the beam spread caused by optical spatial propagation for the transmission lights that are orthogonal to each other.
- an optical space communication system based on polarization multiplexing such as a digital coherent transmitter / receiver 860B can be effectively used.
- the reason is that signals modulated with polarizations orthogonal to each other can be transmitted and received simultaneously.
- two transmitters or two receivers are provided as separate circuits for ease of explanation, and each transmitter and receiver generates or receives an optical signal having one polarization state.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- two transmitters have the same function as one transmitter that generates a polarization multiplexed optical signal, and two receivers receive one polarization multiplexed optical signal.
- the above-described embodiments can be applied to various communication systems in general, including a polarization-multiplexed digital coherent transmission / reception system.
- Optical space transmission system 20 1st transmitter / receiver 21 1st transmitter 22 2nd transmitter 23 1st polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 24 2nd polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 25 Antenna part 26 Receiver 30 2nd transmission / reception Device 31 Transmitter 32 Modulator 33 Polarization demultiplexing circuit 34 Polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 35 First multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 36 Second multiplexing / demultiplexing circuit 37 Antenna unit 38 Receiver 90 Optical space communication device 91 Optical transmitter 92 Optical receiver 93 Beam splitter 94 Optical monitor 95 Collimator lens 96 ⁇ / 4 plate 97 Secondary mirror 98 Primary mirror 100 Transmitter / receiver 210/220 Optical transmitter 300 Optical antenna section 310/320 Input / output ports 311/321 Polarization multiplexing / demultiplexing Circuits 312 and 322 Capture and tracking
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本発明の第1の実施形態について説明する。本実施形態に係る光空間伝送システムのシステム構成図を図1に示す。図1において、光空間伝送システム10は、第1の送受信装置20および第2の送受信装置30から成る。
第2の実施形態について説明する。本実施形態に係る送受信装置は主に、地上観測などに関する画像データを有する地上観測衛星や航空機などの、大容量の情報を伝送する端局に適用される。本実施形態に係る送受信装置の構成図を図2に示す。図2において、送受信装置100は、2つの光送信器210、220、光アンテナ部300および光受信部400を備える。
第3の実施形態について説明する。本実施形態に係る送受信装置は主に、地上局もしくはデータ中継衛星といった、相手局から大容量の情報を受信する送受信装置に適用される。本実施形態に係る送受信装置の構成図を図3Aに示す。図3Aにおいて、送受信装置500は、光送信部600、光アンテナ部700および光受信部800を備える。
第4の実施形態について説明する。本実施形態に係る光空間通信システムのシステム構成図を図5、図5Bに示す。図5A、図5Bにおいて、光空間通信システム900Bは、第1の端局100Bおよび第2の端局500Bから成る。
20 第1の送受信装置
21 第1送信器
22 第2送信器
23 第1偏波合分波回路
24 第2偏波合分波回路
25 アンテナ部
26 受信器
30 第2の送受信装置
31 送信器
32 変調器
33 偏波分波回路
34 偏波合分波回路
35 第1合分波回路
36 第2合分波回路
37 アンテナ部
38 受信器
90 光空間通信装置
91 光送信器
92 光受信器
93 ビームスプリッタ
94 光モニタ
95 コリメータレンズ
96 λ/4板
97 副鏡
98 主鏡
100 送受信装置
210、220 光送信器
300 光アンテナ部
310、320 入出力ポート
311、321 偏波合分波回路
312、322 捕捉追尾制御ミラー
313、323 λ/4波長板
314、324 光学望遠鏡
315、325 ジンバル
400 光受信部
411、412 分波器
421、422、431、432 光フィルタ
441、442 角度検出器
450 偏波合分波回路
460 クロック抽出回路
470 受信器
480 制御回路
500 送受信装置
600 光送信部
610 光送信器
620 偏波変調器
630 クロック回路
640 クロック位相制御回路
650 偏波合分波回路
700 光アンテナ部
711、712 合分波光回路
720 入出力ポート
721 偏波合分波回路
722 捕捉追尾制御ミラー
723 λ/4波長板
724 光学望遠鏡
725 ジンバル
800 光受信部
811、812 分波器
821、822、831、832 光フィルタ
841、842 角度検出器
850 偏波合分波回路
860 デジタルコヒーレント受信器
870 制御回路
900B 光空間通信システム
Claims (10)
- 偏波状態が互いに直交する第1受信光成分および第2受信光成分を時間的に交互に含む受信光が入射すると共に、前記第1受信光成分と直交する偏波状態を有する第1送信光および前記第2受信光成分と直交する偏波状態を有する第2送信光を外部空間の所定の方向に向けてそれぞれ放射するアンテナ部と、
前記第1送信光を生成する第1送信器と
前記第2送信光を生成する第2送信器と
入射された前記受信光と生成した前記第1送信光とを偏波状態に応じて分離し、前記第1受信光成分と第1送信光とを同軸上の異なる方向に出力する第1偏波合分波回路と、
入射された前記受信光と生成した前記第2送信光とを偏波状態に応じて分離し、前記第2受信光成分と第2送信光とを同軸上の異なる方向に出力する第2偏波合分波回路と、
出力された第1受信光成分と第2受信光成分とを合波して処理する受信器と、
を備える送受信装置。 - 前記受信光の光軸の向きを検出する検出手段と、
前記検出した受信光の光軸に基づいて、前記アンテナ部の向きを制御する制御手段と、
をさらに備える請求項1記載の送受信装置。 - 前記第1偏波合分波回路と受信器との間に配置され、波長に基づいて前記第1偏波合分波回路の出力から前記第1送信光の漏れ光を除去する第1光フィルタと、
前記第2偏波合分波回路と受信器との間に配置され、波長に基づいて前記第2偏波合分波回路の出力から前記第2送信光の漏れ光を除去する第2光フィルタと、
さらに備える、請求項1または2記載の送受信装置。 - 偏波状態が互いに直交する第1の受信光および第2の受信光が入射すると共に第3の送信光を外部空間へ放射するアンテナ部と、
信号光を生成する送信器と、
前記生成された信号光を、前記第1の受信光と直交する偏波状態を有する第1送信光成分および前記第2の受信光と直交する偏波状態を有する第2送信光成分を時間的に交互に含んだ信号光へ変調する変調器と、
前記変調された信号光を偏波状態に応じて分離し、第1送信光成分および第2送信光成分を抽出する偏波分波回路と、
抽出された前記第1送信光成分と第1の受信光とを同軸上の異なる方向に出力する第1合分波回路と、
抽出された前記第2送信光成分と第2の受信光とを同軸上の異なる方向に出力する第2合分波回路と、
前記第1の受信光および第2の受信光を偏波状態に応じて分離して前記第1合分波回路および第2合分波回路へそれぞれ出力すると共に、第1合分波回路から出力された第1送信光成分および第2合分波回路から出力された第2送信光成分を合波して第3の送信光としてアンテナ部へ出力する偏波合分波回路と、
前記第1合分波回路から出力された第1の受信光および前記第2合分波回路から出力された第2の受信光を合波して処理する受信器と、
を備える送受信装置。 - 前記変調器は所定の時間間隔のクロック信号に基づいて前記送信光を変調し、
前記クロック信号を出力するクロック回路と、
前記第1合分波回路と受信器との間に配置され、前記クロック信号に基づいて、前記第1合分波回路の出力の一部から前記第1送信光成分の漏れ成分が含まれる期間以外の出力を抽出して制御手段へ出力する第1検出手段と、
前記第2合分波回路と受信器との間に配置され、前記クロック信号に基づいて、前記第2合分波回路の出力の一部から前記第2送信光成分の漏れ成分が含まれる期間以外の出力を抽出して制御手段へ出力する第2検出手段と、
前記第1検出手段および第2検出手段からの出力に基づいて、前記アンテナ部の向きを制御する制御手段と、
をさらに備える、請求項4記載の送受信装置。 - 前記第1合分波回路と受信器との間に配置され、波長に基づいて前記第1合分波回路の出力から前記第1送信光成分の漏れ成分を除去する第1光フィルタと、
前記第2合分波回路と受信器との間に配置され、波長に基づいて前記第2合分波回路の出力から前記第2送信光成分の漏れ成分を除去する第2光フィルタと、
をさらに備える、請求項4または5記載の送受信装置。 - 偏波状態が互いに直交する第1の信号光および第2の信号光を放射する請求項1乃至3のいずれか1項記載の第1の送受信装置と、
偏波状態が前記第1の信号光と直交する第1信号光成分および偏波状態が前記第2の信号光と直交する第2信号光成分を時間的に交互に含む第3の信号光を放射する請求項4乃至6のいずれか1項記載の第2の送受信装置と、
を備える光空間伝送システム。 - 前記第1の信号光、第2の信号光および第3信号光は円偏光または楕円偏光の信号光であり、
前記第1の送受信装置の第1送信器および第2送信器と前記第2の送受信装置の送信器とはそれぞれ、直線偏光の信号光を生成し、
前記第1の送受信装置のアンテナ部と前記第2の送受信装置のアンテナ部とはそれぞれ、直線偏光を円偏光または楕円偏光へ、円偏光または楕円偏光を直線偏光へ変換するλ/4波長板を備える、
請求項7記載の光空間伝送システム。 - 偏波状態が互いに直交する第1受信光成分および第2受信光成分を時間的に交互に含む受信光が入射し、
前記第1受信光成分と直交する偏波状態を有する第1送信光を生成し、
前記第2受信光成分と直交する偏波状態を有する第2送信光を生成し、
入射した受信光と生成した前記第1送信光とを偏波状態に基づいて分離し、前記第1受信光成分と第1送信光とを同軸上の異なる方向に出力し、
入射した受信光と生成した前記第2送信光とを偏波状態に基づいて分離し、前記第2受信光成分と第2送信光とを同軸上の異なる方向に出力し、
前記出力された第1送信光と第2送信光とを所定の方向に向けてそれぞれ外部空間へ放射し、
前記出力された前記第1受信光成分と前記第2受信光成分とを合波して処理する、
送受信方法。 - 偏波状態が互いに直交する第1の受信光および第2の受信光が入射し、
入射した第1の受信光および第2の受信光を偏波状態に応じて分離し、
送信光を生成し、
前記生成した送信光を、前記第1の受信光と直交する偏波状態を有する第1送信光成分および前記第2の受信光と直交する偏波状態を有する第2送信光成分を時間的に交互に含んだ送信光へ変調し、
前記変調された送信光を偏波状態に応じて分離し、前記第1送信光成分および第2送信光成分を抽出し、
抽出された前記第1送信光成分と分離された第1の受信光とを同軸上の異なる方向に出力し、
抽出された前記第2送信光成分と分離された第2の受信光とを同軸上の異なる方向に出力し、
出力された前記第1送信光成分および第2送信光成分を合波して外部空間へ放射し、
出力された前記第1の受信光および第2の受信光を処理する、
送受信方法。
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