ENTZERRER FUER OPTISCHE NACHRICHTENUEBERTRAGUNGSSYSTEME

摘要

To be able to compensate for the non-linear signal distortions occurring due to the "laser chirp" and the chromatic dispersion of the optical waveguide in analog optical transmission systems, an equaliser in the form of an LC section is known, the capacitance of which is formed by a capacitance diode. However, the known equaliser only functions when the capacitance has the suitable polarisation which cannot be predicted because of possible polarity reversal during the signal transmission. According to the invention, a further capacitance diode (Cb) is connected in parallel with the capacitance diode (Ca), with opposite polarisation, and is also biased in the reverse direction. By setting the bias voltage of the two capacitances, it can be achieved that optionally one of the two capacitance diodes handles the equalisation function and the other one is virtually ineffective. Further developments of this solution relate to keeping the frequency response constant during the adjustment of the equaliser, by means of a controllable capacitance connected in parallel with the capacitance diodes (Ca, Cb), and the equalisation of signals with large bandwidth by a cascaded LC circuit with LC sections according to the invention.