Coherent optical reception device
A coherent optical reception device includes a local oscillation laser that supplies laser light, a coherent optical reception front-end unit that receives a multi-level modulated optical signal, demodulates the optical signal on the basis of the laser light, and converts a demodulated optical signal into an electrical analog signal, an analog-to-digital converter that converts the analog signal into a digital signal, a compensation unit that compensates for an influence of dispersion due to a wavelength or a polarized wave of the optical signal and recovers a carrier phase of the digital signal, a constellation distortion compensation unit that compensates for constellation distortion of the multi-level modulation included in the digital signal in which an influence of dispersion is compensated for by the compensation unit, and an error correction decoding unit that performs error correction of the digital signal in which the constellation distortion is compensated for.
1. A coherent optical reception device comprising:
a local oscillation laser that supplies laser light;
a coherent optical reception front-end unit that receives a multi-level modulated optical signal, demodulates the optical signal on the basis of the laser light, and converts a demodulated optical signal into an electrical analog signal;
an analog-to-digital converter that converts the analog signal into a digital signal;
a carrier phase compensation unit that compensates for an influence of dispersion due to a wavelength or a polarized wave of the optical signal and recovers a carrier phase of the digital signal;
a constellation distortion compensation unit that compensates for constellation distortion of the multi-level modulation included in the digital signal in which an influence of dispersion is compensated for by the carrier phase compensation unit; and
an error correction decoding unit that performs error correction of the digital signal in which the constellation distortion is compensated for,
wherein the constellation distortion compensation unit includes a DC offset compensation unit that compensates for a DC offset as the constellation distortion with respect to the digital signal, and
wherein the DC offset compensation unit includes
an averaging unit that reduces a modulation data component from the digital signal, removes random noise through averaging, and extracts the DC offset included in the digital signal; and
a first subtraction circuit that subtracts the DC offset extracted by the averaging unit from the digital signal.
2. The coherent optical reception device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the averaging unit includes
a provisional decision circuit that extracts the modulation data component from the digital signal;
a second subtraction circuit that subtracts the modulation data component extracted by the provisional decision circuit from the digital signal; and
a filter circuit that averages a subtraction result obtained by subtracting the modulation data component from the digital signal.
3. The coherent optical reception device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the DC offset compensation unit further includes an offset value adjustment unit that multiplies the DC offset extracted by the averaging unit by a weighting coefficient according to an amplitude of a signal of a quadrature phase component of the digital signal when the DC offset included in a signal of an in-phase component of the digital signal is compensated for, multiplies the DC offset extracted by the averaging unit by a weighting coefficient according to an amplitude of the signal of the in-phase component of the digital signal when the DC offset included in the signal of the quadrature phase component of the digital signal is compensated for, and outputs the DC offset multiplied by the weighting coefficient to the first subtraction circuit, and
wherein the first subtraction circuit subtracts the DC offset multiplied by the weighting coefficient output from the offset value adjustment unit, from the digital signal.
4. The coherent optical reception device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the DC offset compensation unit further includes an offset value adjustment unit that multiplies the DC offset extracted by the averaging unit by a weighting coefficient according to an amplitude of a signal of a quadrature phase component of the digital signal when the DC offset included in a signal of an in-phase component of the digital signal is compensated for, multiplies the DC offset extracted by the averaging unit by a weighting coefficient according to an amplitude of the signal of the in-phase component of the digital signal when the DC offset included in the signal of the quadrature phase component of the digital signal is compensated for, and outputs the DC offset multiplied by the weighting coefficient to the first subtraction circuit, and
wherein the first subtraction circuit subtracts the DC offset multiplied by the weighting coefficient output from the offset value adjustment unit, from the digital signal.
5. The coherent optical reception device according to claim 4 ,
wherein the offset value adjustment unit sets the weighting coefficient to a value greater than 1 when the amplitude of the signal of the quadrature phase component of the digital signal is smaller than a predetermined threshold value in a case in which the DC offset included in the signal of the in-phase component of the digital signal is compensated for or when the amplitude of the signal of the in-phase component of the digital signal is smaller than the predetermined threshold value in a case in which the DC offset included in the signal of the quadrature phase component of the digital signal is compensated for.
6. The coherent optical reception device according to claim 5 ,
wherein the offset value adjustment unit sets the weighting coefficient to a value smaller than 1 when the amplitude of the signal of the quadrature phase component of the digital signal is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold value in a case in which the DC offset included in the signal of the in-phase component of the digital signal is compensated for or when the amplitude of the signal of the in-phase component of the digital signal is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold value in a case in which the DC offset included in the signal of the quadrature phase component of the digital signal is compensated for.
7. The coherent optical reception device according to claim 4 ,
wherein the offset value adjustment unit sets the weighting coefficient to a value smaller than 1 when the amplitude of the signal of the quadrature phase component of the digital signal is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value in a case in which the DC offset included in the signal of the in-phase component of the digital signal is compensated for or when the amplitude of the signal of the in-phase component of the digital signal is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold value in a case in which the DC offset included in the signal of the quadrature phase component of the digital signal is compensated for.
8. A coherent optical reception device comprising:
a local oscillation laser that supplies laser light;
a coherent optical reception front-end unit that receives a multi-level modulated optical signal, demodulates the optical signal on the basis of the laser light, and converts a demodulated optical signal into an electrical analog signal;
an analog-to-digital converter that converts the analog signal into a digital signal;
a carrier phase compensation unit that compensates for an influence of dispersion due to a wavelength or a polarized wave of the optical signal and recovers a carrier phase of the digital signal;
a constellation distortion compensation unit that compensates for constellation distortion of the multi-level modulation included in the digital signal in which an influence of dispersion is compensated for by the carrier phase compensation unit; and
an error correction decoding unit that performs error correction of the digital signal in which the constellation distortion is compensated for,
wherein the constellation distortion compensation unit includes an IQ crosstalk compensation unit that compensates for IQ crosstalk as the constellation distortion with respect to a signal of an in-phase component and a quadrature phase component of the digital signal, and
wherein the IQ crosstalk compensation unit includes:
a first provisional decision circuit that temporarily decides the signal of the in-phase component of the digital signal and extracts an in-phase modulation data component;
a first coefficient multiplication circuit that calculates the amount of leakage of the in-phase component to the signal of the quadrature phase component in the digital signal on the basis of the in-phase modulation data component;
a second provisional decision circuit that temporarily decides the signal of the quadrature phase component of the digital signal and extracts a quadrature phase modulation data component;
a second coefficient multiplication circuit that calculates the amount of leakage of the quadrature phase component to the signal of the in-phase component in the digital signal on the basis of the quadrature phase modulation data component;
a first subtraction circuit that subtracts an output value of the second coefficient multiplication circuit from the signal of the in-phase component signal of the digital signal; and
a second subtraction circuit that subtracts an output value of the first coefficient multiplication circuit from the signal of the quadrature phase component signal of the digital signal.
9. The coherent optical reception device according to claim 8 ,
wherein the IQ crosstalk compensation unit includes:
a first correlation coefficient calculation unit that calculates a first correlation coefficient indicating correlation between the in-phase component included in the signal of the quadrature phase component of the digital signal and the signal of the in-phase component; and
a second correlation coefficient calculation unit that calculates a second correlation coefficient indicating correlation between the quadrature phase component included in the signal of the in-phase component of the digital signal and the signal of the quadrature phase component,
wherein the first coefficient multiplication circuit multiplies the in-phase modulation data component by the first correlation coefficient and outputs a result of the multiplication, and
wherein the second coefficient multiplication circuit multiplies the quadrature phase modulation data component by the second correlation coefficient and outputs a result of the multiplication.
10. The coherent optical reception device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the first correlation coefficient calculation unit includes:
a first signal normalization circuit that divides the quadrature phase modulation data component by a square of a norm of the quadrature phase modulation data component and outputs a result of the division;
a first inner product calculation circuit that calculates an inner product of an output value of the first signal normalization circuit and the signal of the in-phase component; and
a first averaging circuit that averages an inner product value calculated by the first inner product calculation circuit and outputs the first correlation coefficient, and
wherein the second correlation coefficient calculation unit includes:
a second signal normalization circuit that divides the quadrature phase modulation data component by a square of a norm of the quadrature phase modulation data component and outputs a result of the division;
a second inner product calculation circuit that calculates an inner product of an output value of the second signal normalization circuit and the signal of the quadrature phase component; and
a second averaging circuit that averages an inner product value calculated by the second inner product calculation circuit and outputs the second correlation coefficient.
11. A coherent optical reception device comprising:
a local oscillation laser that supplies laser light;
a coherent optical reception front-end unit that receives a multi-level modulated optical signal, demodulates the optical signal on the basis of the laser light, and converts a demodulated optical signal into an electrical analog signal;
an analog-to-digital converter that converts the analog signal into a digital signal;
a carrier phase compensation unit that compensates for an influence of dispersion due to a wavelength or a polarized wave of the optical signal and recovers a carrier phase of the digital signal;
a constellation distortion compensation unit that compensates for constellation distortion of the multi-level modulation included in the digital signal in which an influence of dispersion is compensated for by the carrier phase compensation unit; and
an error correction decoding unit that performs error correction of the digital signal in which the constellation distortion is compensated for,
wherein the constellation distortion compensation unit includes:
a DC offset compensation unit that compensates for a DC offset as the constellation distortion with respect to the digital signal; and
an IQ crosstalk compensation unit that compensates for IQ crosstalk as the constellation distortion with respect to a signal of an in-phase component and a quadrature phase component of the digital signal, and
wherein the constellation distortion compensation unit includes the IQ crosstalk compensation unit in a stage subsequent to the carrier phase compensation unit and includes the DC offset compensation unit in a stage subsequent to the IQ crosstalk compensation unit.