Fourth harmonic generating system using optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator

1. A fourth harmonic generating system using optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulators, the system comprising:

a first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 );

a second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ), the second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ) being connected in series to the first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 );

a signal source ( 4 ) for generating a modulating signal, the modulating signal being applied to the first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 ) and the second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ); and

a signal controller ( 5 ) for controlling a modulating signal, the modulating signal being applied to the first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 ) and the second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ) by the signal source ( 4 ), wherein “a lower side-band signal of the second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ) which is a modulated signal of an upper side-band signal of the first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 )” and “an upper side-band signal of the second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ) which is a modulated signal of a lower side-band signal of the first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 )” cancel each other,

whereby a fourth harmonic signal is obtained.

2. The fourth harmonic generating system using optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulators as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the signal controller ( 5 ) controls the modulating signal, the modulating signal being applied to the first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 ) and the second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ) by the signal source ( 4 ),

wherein phase difference between a lower side-band signal and an upper side-band signal is controlled to be 180°, the upper side-band signal being generated by the first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 ), the lower side-band signal being generated by the second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ),

wherein phase difference between a lower side-band signal and an upper side-band signal is controlled to be 180°, the lower side-band signal being generated by the first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 ), the upper side-band signal being generated by the second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ).

3. The fourth harmonic generating system using optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulators as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the signal controller ( 5 ) controls phase difference between the modulating signals to be 90 degrees, the modulating signals being applied to the first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 ) and the second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ).

4. The fourth harmonic generating system using optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulators as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein a difference between a delay of an optical signal, which is inputted to the first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 ) and the second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ), and a delay of a modulating signal, which is applied to the two modulators ( 2 , 3 ), is represented by the following equation:

(2n+1)/4f m [second],

where n is integer, and fm [Hz] is frequency of the modulating signal applied to the two modulators ( 2 , 3 ).

5. A radio signal generator ( 21 ) comprising:

a fourth harmonic generating system ( 22 ) including a fourth harmonic generating system, the fourth harmonic generating system being used as a modulating optical signal generator connectable to an optical source;

an optical detector ( 23 ) detecting an output light generated from the modulating optical signal generator; and

an antenna ( 24 ) converting an optical signal to a radio signal, the optical signal being detected by the optical detector,

wherein the radio signal generator generates the radio signal with a predetermined frequency by controlling a modulating frequency of the modulating signal, the modulating signal being applied to the two modulator ( 2 , 3 ),

wherein the fourth harmonic generating system comprising:

a first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 );

a second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ), the second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ) being connected in series to the first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 );

a signal source ( 4 ) for generating a modulating signal, the modulating signal being applied to the first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 ) and the second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ); and

a signal controller ( 5 ) for controlling a modulating signal, the modulating signal being applied to the first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 ) and the second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ) by the signal source ( 4 ), wherein “a lower side-band signal of the second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ) which is a modulated signal of an upper side-band signal of the first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 )” and “an upper side-band signal of the second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ) which is a modulated signal of a lower side-band signal of the first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 )” cancel each other,

whereby a fourth harmonic signal is obtained.

6. A method for generating an optical signal using an optical modulating system, the system comprising:

a first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 );

a second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ), the second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ) being connected in series to the first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 );

a signal source ( 4 ) for generating a modulating signal, the modulating signal being applied to the first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 ) and the second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ); and

a signal controller ( 5 ) for controlling a modulating signal, the modulating signal being applied to the first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 ) and the second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ) by the signal source ( 4 ), wherein “a lower side-band signal of the second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ) which is a modulated signal of an upper side-band signal of the first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 )” and “an upper side-band signal of the second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ) which is a modulated signal of a lower side-band signal of the first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 )” cancel each other,

wherein each or the both of the first optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 2 ) and the second optical double side-band suppressed carrier modulator ( 3 ) are optical modulators comprise:

a first sub Mach-Zehnder waveguide;

a second sub Mach-Zehnder waveguide;

a main Mach-Zehnder waveguide containing the first sub Mach-Zehnder waveguide and the second sub Mach-Zehnder waveguide, and having an input part of light and an output part of modulated light;

a first sub Mach-Zehnder electrode for adjusting voltage applied to two arms of the first Mach-Zehnder waveguide;

a second sub Mach-Zehnder electrode for adjusting voltage applied to two arms of the second Mach-Zehnder waveguide; and

a main Mach-Zehnder electrode for adjusting voltage applied to a Mach-Zehnder waveguide,

wherein the method comprising the steps of:

(i) adjusting bias voltages of the main Mach-Zehnder electrode and the two sub Mach-Zehnder electrodes so that an output from the main Mach-Zehnder waveguide is augmented;

(ii) adjusting bias voltage of the main Mach-Zehnder electrode so that an output from the main Mach-Zehnder waveguide is reduced;

(iii) reducing bias voltage of one of the sub Mach-Zehnder electrodes so that an output from the main Mach-Zehnder waveguide is reduced; and

(iv) adjusting bias voltages of the main Mach-Zehnder electrode so that an output from the main Mach-Zehnder waveguide is reduced.

7. A generating method of an optical signal as claimed in claim 6 :

wherein the step of (i) adjusting bias voltages of the main Mach-Zehnder electrode and the two sub Mach-Zehnder electrodes so that an output from the main Mach-Zehnder waveguide is augmented is a step of adjusting bias voltages of the main Mach-Zehnder electrode and the two sub Mach-Zehnder electrodes so that an output from the main Mach-Zehnder waveguide is maximized;

wherein the step of (ii) adjusting bias voltage of the main Mach-Zehnder electrode so that an output from the main Mach-Zehnder waveguide is reduced is a step of adjusting bias voltage of the main Mach-Zehnder electrode so that an output from the main Mach-Zehnder waveguide is minimized;

wherein the step of (iii) reducing bias voltage of one of the sub Mach-Zehnder electrodes so that an output from the main Mach-Zehnder waveguide is reduced is a step of reducing bias voltage of one of the sub Mach-Zehnder electrodes so that an output from the main Mach-Zehnder waveguide is minimized;

wherein the step of (iv) adjusting bias voltages of the main Mach-Zehnder electrode so that an output from the main Mach-Zehnder waveguide is reduced is a step of adjusting bias voltage of the main Mach-Zehnder electrode so that an output from the main Mach-Zehnder waveguide is minimized.