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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1996
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi, JP;
Abstract
A optical divider equally divides a optical carrier into first and second optical carriers. A 180.degree. divider divides an RF sub-carrier signal into first and second RF sub-carrier signals whose phases are 180.degree. inverted from each other. An electro-optic modulator modulates the first optical carrier with the first RF sub-carrier signal and outputs a first optical signal. An electro-optic modulator modulates the second optical signal with the second RF sub-carrier signal and outputs a second optical signal. Photodiodes convert the first and second optical signals transmitted by the optical fibers into first and second electric signals, respectively. A 180.degree. combiner inverts by 180.degree. the phase of the first electric signal and combines it with the second electric signal.