| 摘要 |
<p>There is provided a signal compression circuit including detection device for detecting that value of an input signal has exceeded a predetermined set value, a pulse generation device for generating, based on the result of the detection, a pulse signal constituted of frequency components which have no substantial adverse influence on the input signal and having a polarity in a direction of reducing the parts of the input signal exceeding the predetermined set value , a delay device for delaying the input signal so that there is a phase match between the generated pulse signal and the portions of the input signal exceeding the predetermined set value and an addition device for adding the delayed input signal and the pulse signal. There is further provided a light transmitter including the signal compression circuit and a light source for outputting a light signal which has been intensity-modulated by the output signal of the signal compression circuit. This configuration prevents or reduces clipping caused by the characteristics of a circuit or light source connected downstream of the signal compression circuit to suppress deterioration in distortion performance or digital errors. <IMAGE></p> |
