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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2018
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Photonics Electronics Technology Research Association, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JP;
FUJITSU LIMITED, Kawasaki, JP;
PHOTONICS ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical transmitter includes: a driving circuit that includes drivers each corresponding to a configuration bit of an input electrical data sequence; a MZ optical modulator that includes a first phase shifter provided in an arm and a second phase shifter provided in an arm; first capacitance elements that are electrically connected between the driving unit and the first phase shifter, each include an electric capacity weighted in response to a bit number of the configuration bit, and generate a first multilevel signal to be supplied to the first phase shifter; and second capacitance elements that are electrically connected between the driving circuit and the second phase shifter, each include an electric capacity weighted in response to a bit number of the configuration bit, and generate a second multilevel signal to be supplied to the second phase shifter.