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Fiber optic receiving circuit having improved gain over a wide frequency band

Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1990-11-27
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Granted: 1992-08-11
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Expires: 2010-11-27
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention aims to provide a fiber optic receiving circuit which can obtain a sufficient frequency band even if a junction capacity of a photo diode is large, wherein a voltage dividing ratio of said voltage dividing circuit, a capacity value of a capacitor, a junction capacity value of a photo diode, and an open loop gain of an amplifier are determined so that current, which flows in the capacitor, cancels current, which flows in a junction capacity of the photo diode and causes frequency deterioration, and the junction capacity of the photo diode, which causes the frequency deterioration, does not relate to an output voltage of the amplifier, thereby obtaining a flat gain characteristic over the broad range of the frequency band regardless of the junction capacity of the photo diode.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shigeyuki Sakura

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 23:43
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B10/00; H04B10/60; H03; H03F; H03F3/00; H03F3/04; H03F3/08; H03F3/087

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim 129 words
A fiber optic receiving circuit, comprising: an amplifier having an input terminal, a positive-phase output terminal, and a negative-phase output terminal; a photoelectric detector connected to said input terminal; a feedback resistor connected between said input terminal and said negative-phase output terminal; a voltage dividing circuit for dividing the voltage of said positive-phase output terminal; and a capacitor connected between a voltage dividing point of said voltage dividing circuit and said input terminal, wherein a voltage dividing ratio of said voltage dividing circuit, a capacity value of said capacitor, a junction capacity value of said photoelectric detector, and an open loop gain of said amplifier are determined so that a current flowing in said capacitor cancels a current flowing in the junction capacity that tends to cause frequency deterioration.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 129 words
A fiber optic receiving circuit, comprising: an amplifier having an input terminal, a positive-phase output terminal, and a negative-phase output terminal; a photoelectric detector connected to said input terminal; a feedback resistor connected between said input terminal and said negative-phase output terminal; a voltage dividing circuit for dividing the voltage of said positive-phase output terminal; and a capacitor connected between a voltage dividing point of said voltage dividing circuit and said input terminal, wherein a voltage dividing ratio of said voltage dividing circuit, a capacity value of said capacitor, a junction capacity value of said photoelectric detector, and an open loop gain of said amplifier are determined so that a current flowing in said capacitor cancels a current flowing in the junction capacity that tends to cause frequency deterioration.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 74 words
A fiber optic receiving circuit according to claim 1, wherein a first value obtained by dividing the sum of the value of the junction capacity of said photoelectric detector and the capacity value of said capacitor by the absolute value of said open loop gain, and a second value obtained by multiplying a voltage dividing ratio of said voltage dividing circuit by the capacitor value of said capacitor, are substantially equal to each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 69 words
A fiber optic receiving circuit according to claim 1, wherein a value obtained by multiplying a voltage dividing ratio of said voltage dividing circuit by the capacity value of said capacitor is slightly smaller than a value obtained by dividing the sum of the value of the junction capacity of said photoelectric detector and the capacity value of said capacitor by the absolute value of said open loop gain.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 106 words
A fiber optic receiving circuit, comprising: an amplifier having an input terminal, a positive-phase output terminal, and a negative-phase output terminal; a feedback resistor connected between said input terminal and said negative-phase output terminal; a voltage dividing circuit dividing for the voltage of said positive-phase output terminal; and a photoelectric detector connected between a voltage dividing point of said voltage dividing circuit and said input terminal, wherein a voltage dividing value of said voltage dividing circuit, and an open loop gain of said amplifier are determined so as to prevent a current causing a frequency deterioration from flowing in a junction capacity of said photoelectric detector.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 106 words
A fiber optic receiving circuit, comprising: an amplifier having an input terminal, a positive-phase output terminal, and a negative-phase output terminal; a feedback resistor connected between said input terminal and said negative-phase output terminal; a voltage dividing circuit dividing for the voltage of said positive-phase output terminal; and a photoelectric detector connected between a voltage dividing point of said voltage dividing circuit and said input terminal, wherein a voltage dividing value of said voltage dividing circuit, and an open loop gain of said amplifier are determined so as to prevent a current causing a frequency deterioration from flowing in a junction capacity of said photoelectric detector.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 38 words
A fiber optic receiving circuit according to claim 4, wherein an inverse number of an absolute value of said open loop gain, and a voltage dividing ratio of said voltage dividing circuit are substantially equal to each other.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 35 words
A fiber optic receiving circuit according to claim 4, wherein a voltage dividing ratio of said voltage dividing circuit is slightly smaller than an inverse number of an absolute value of said open loop gain.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 146 words
An optical receiving circuit adapted to receive a reference voltage, comprising: means for conveying an optical signal to an electrical signal, including a junction capacity having a first capacity value; means for amplifying the electrical signal, including an input coupled to the converting means, a positive-phase output, and a negative-phase output; resistor means coupled between the input and the negative-phase output; means for generating a voltage between the reference voltage and a voltage on the positive-phase output, in accordance with a ratio; and capacitor means, coupled between the voltage generating means and the input, having a second capacity value, wherein a combination of the ratio, the first capacity value, the second capacity value, and an open loop gain of the amplifier is such that a current flowing in the capacitor means substantially cancels a current flowing in the junction capacity that tends to cause frequency deterioration.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 146 words
An optical receiving circuit adapted to receive a reference voltage, comprising: means for conveying an optical signal to an electrical signal, including a junction capacity having a first capacity value; means for amplifying the electrical signal, including an input coupled to the converting means, a positive-phase output, and a negative-phase output; resistor means coupled between the input and the negative-phase output; means for generating a voltage between the reference voltage and a voltage on the positive-phase output, in accordance with a ratio; and capacitor means, coupled between the voltage generating means and the input, having a second capacity value, wherein a combination of the ratio, the first capacity value, the second capacity value, and an open loop gain of the amplifier is such that a current flowing in the capacitor means substantially cancels a current flowing in the junction capacity that tends to cause frequency deterioration.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 50 words
An optical receiving circuit according to claim 7, wherein a value obtained by multiplying the ratio by second capacity value is not greater than a value obtained by dividing the sum of the first capacity value and the second capacity value by the absolute value of said open loop gain.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 112 words
An optical receiving circuit adapted to receive a reference voltage, comprising: means for amplifying, including an input, a positive-phase output, and a negative-phase output; resistor means coupled between the input and the negative-phase output; means for generating a voltage between the reference voltage and a voltage on the positive-phase output, in accordance with a ratio; and means, coupled between the voltage generating means and the input, for converting an optical signal to an electrical signal, including a junction capacity, wherein a combination of the ratio and an open loop gain of the amplifying means is such that a current causing a frequency deterioration is substantially prevented from flowing in the junction capacity.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 112 words
An optical receiving circuit adapted to receive a reference voltage, comprising: means for amplifying, including an input, a positive-phase output, and a negative-phase output; resistor means coupled between the input and the negative-phase output; means for generating a voltage between the reference voltage and a voltage on the positive-phase output, in accordance with a ratio; and means, coupled between the voltage generating means and the input, for converting an optical signal to an electrical signal, including a junction capacity, wherein a combination of the ratio and an open loop gain of the amplifying means is such that a current causing a frequency deterioration is substantially prevented from flowing in the junction capacity.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 26 words
An optical receiving circuit according to claim 9, wherein the ratio is not greater than the reciprocal of an absolute value of the open loop gain.

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