Abstract: An optical transmitter includes an optical modulator configured to modulate input light and output a light signal, a drive unit configured to output a modulation data signal to the optical modulator, and a bias controller configured to perform feedback control of bias voltage applied to the optical modulator. During a modulation OFF operation of the optical modulator, the bias controller switches a control target point from a first control target point to a second control target point and executes the feedback control.

Abstract: An optical transmitter includes an optical modulator configured to modulate input light and output a light signal, a drive unit configured to output a modulation data signal to the optical modulator, and a bias controller configured to perform feedback control of bias voltage applied to the optical modulator. During a modulation OFF operation of the optical modulator, the bias controller switches a control target point from a first control target point to a second control target point and executes the feedback control.

Abstract: An optical receiver including: a phase modulation unit that generates local oscillation light and modulates a phase of the local oscillation light; a coherent detection unit that causes a received optical signal and the local oscillation light phase-modulated by the phase modulation unit to interfere and converts the optical signal to an electrical signal; a polarization separation/adaptive equalization unit that performs polarization separation and adaptive equalization on the electrical signal after coherent detection; and decoding units that decode the polarization-separated electrical signals outputted from the polarization separation/adaptive equalization unit.

Abstract: An optical modulation unit included in an optical transmitter includes two optical modulators that modulate each of two light beams based on applied bias voltages and input modulation signals, and an optical phase regulator that is connected to either of the two optical modulators, and regulates a phase of the light beam incident on the optical modulator. In a state where no modulation signal is input to the two optical modulators, while keeping bias voltages to be applied to one optical modulator and the optical phase regulator constant, the controller determines a first initial bias voltage such that an output light beam from the other optical modulator becomes zero. Thereafter, the controller determines a second initial bias voltage such that an output light beam from the one optical modulator becomes zero, while applying the first initial bias voltage to the other optical modulator.

Abstract: An optical receiver including: a phase modulation unit that generates local oscillation light and modulates a phase of the local oscillation light; a coherent detection unit that causes a received optical signal and the local oscillation light phase-modulated by the phase modulation unit to interfere and converts the optical signal to an electrical signal; a polarization separation/adaptive equalization unit that performs polarization separation and adaptive equalization on the electrical signal after coherent detection; and decoding units that decode the polarization-separated electrical signals outputted from the polarization separation/adaptive equalization unit.

Abstract: An optical modulation unit included in an optical transmitter includes two optical modulators that modulate each of two light beams based on applied bias voltages and input modulation signals, and an optical phase regulator that is connected to either of the two optical modulators, and regulates a phase of the light beam incident on the optical modulator. In a state where no modulation signal is input to the two optical modulators, while keeping bias voltages to be applied to one optical modulator and the optical phase regulator constant, the controller determines a first initial bias voltage such that an output light beam from the other optical modulator becomes zero. Thereafter, the controller determines a second initial bias voltage such that an output light beam from the one optical modulator becomes zero, while applying the first initial bias voltage to the other optical modulator.