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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2003
Koichi Takiguchi, Atsugi, JP;
Tomohiro Shibata, Zama, JP;
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical pulse pattern generator can generate optical pulse signals with various periods and patterns. It supplies an optical pulse from an optical pulse source to a variable optical delay line circuit including cascade-connected characteristic-variable asymmetrical Mach-Zehnder interferometers via an optical combiner and splitter. The optical pulse is fed back to the optical combiner and splitter from the final stages of the cascade-connected characteristic-variable a symmetrical Mach-Zehnder interferometers via an optical exclusive OR circuit and optical amplifier. Making directional couplers with variable coupling ratio, and directional couplers with variable coupling ratio in operation can cause the final stage of the cascade-connected characteristic-variable asymmetrical Mach-Zehnder interferometer to produce a random pulse train.