Title:
OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/100083
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
This optical communication system (100) is characterized by being provided with a plurality of optical transmitters (1-1, 1-2), a plurality of first optical couplers (3-1, 3-2) provided in correspondence to each of the plurality of optical transmitters (1-1, 1-2), a plurality of optical receivers (2-1, 2-2), and a plurality of second optical couplers (4-1, 4-2) provided in correspondence to each of the plurality of optical receivers (2-1, 2-2), each of the plurality of first optical couplers (3-1, 3-2) causing an optical signal transmitted by the corresponding optical transmitter (1-1, 1-2) to be branched off and outputted to each of the plurality of second optical couplers (4-1, 4-2), each of the plurality of second optical couplers (4-1, 4-2) causing a plurality of optical signals outputted by the plurality of first optical couplers (3-1, 3-2) to be joined together and outputted to the corresponding optical receiver (2-1, 2-2), and the plurality of optical transmitters (1-1, 1-2) transmitting the optical signals in an alternating manner.
Inventors:
WAKABAYASHI NANAKO (JP)
YOSHIMA SATOSHI (JP)
ISHIDA KAZUYUKI (JP)
YOSHIMA SATOSHI (JP)
ISHIDA KAZUYUKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2019/045077
Publication Date:
May 27, 2021
Filing Date:
November 18, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP (JP)
International Classes:
H04B10/03; H04B10/27
Foreign References:
| JP2001339344A | 2001-12-07 | |||
| JP2001257702A | 2001-09-21 | |||
| JP2008311877A | 2008-12-25 | |||
| JP2009194840A | 2009-08-27 | |||
| JPH10209964A | 1998-08-07 | |||
| JPH10209964A | 1998-08-07 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 4044457A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
TAKAMURA, Jun (JP)
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