A wavelength conversion device includes: a memory; and a processor configured to: receive transmission signal light in which first wavelength division multiplexing signal light and second wavelength division multiplexing signal light that have different wavelength bands in which a plurality of rays of main signal light is wavelength-multiplexed are combined with supervisory control signal light that relates to supervisory control of the first wavelength division multiplexing signal light and the second wavelength division multiplexing signal light from a transmission line and that demultiplexes the supervisory control signal light from the transmission signal light; detect input power of the supervisory control signal light; demultiplexer each of the first wavelength division multiplexing signal light and the second wavelength division multiplexing signal light from the transmission signal light; convert at least one of the wavelength bands of the first wavelength division multiplexing signal light and the second wavelength division multiplexing signal light.

An optical signal transmitting device comprises an optical transmitter and a mode converter. The optical transmitter transmits a multi-path transmitted initial optical signal to the mode converter, wherein the initial optical signal comprises a first optical signal and a second optical signal both having a first wavelength, and a third optical signal having a second wavelength different from first wavelength. The mode converter is configured to perform phase conversion on the incident initial optical signal to obtain and reflect a first target optical signal, which is single-path transmitted and comprises the third optical signal, the first optical signal transmitted in a first mode, and the second optical signal transmitted in a second mode different from the first mode.

An optical signal transmitting device comprises an optical transmitter and a mode converter. The optical transmitter transmits a multi-path transmitted initial optical signal to the mode converter, wherein the initial optical signal comprises a first optical signal and a second optical signal both having a first wavelength, and a third optical signal having a second wavelength different from first wavelength. The mode converter is configured to perform phase conversion on the incident initial optical signal to obtain and reflect a first target optical signal, which is single-path transmitted and comprises the third optical signal, the first optical signal transmitted in a first mode, and the second optical signal transmitted in a second mode different from the first mode.

Liquid crystal (LC) beam modulation devices are applied to lighting control or to optical wireless communications to improve performance of lighting or communications. A flexible optical network using LC beam modulation and common control of beam intensity and solid angle of beams are also described.

Liquid crystal (LC) beam modulation devices are applied to lighting control or to optical wireless communications to improve performance of lighting or communications. A flexible optical network using LC beam modulation and common control of beam intensity and solid angle of beams are also described.

A MIMO system comprises a remote radio unit (RRU) and central unit. The RRU comprises: a binary phase shift keying (BPSK) modulator, configured to modulate a BPSK waveform by a local oscillator (LO) signal to generate a stimulus signal, wherein the LO signal is derived from a downlink optical signal received via downlink radio over fiber (DL-ROF) from a central unit (CU); and an optical signal generator, in particular a laser, configured to generate an uplink optical signal based on the stimulus signal for transmission via uplink radio over fiber (UL-ROF) to the CU.

A light source unit (1000) of the present disclosure includes a light source part (100), a first electrical signal generating device (40-1) configured to control current that drives an optical semiconductor device (30), an optical modulator (200) having a Mach-Zehnder type optical waveguide (10) and an electrode configured to apply an electric field to the optical waveguide (10), and a second electrical signal generating device (40-2) configured to control a voltage that operates the optical modulator (200), the first electrical signal generating device (40-1) and the second electrical signal generating device (40-2) are synchronizably connected to each other, and intensity of light emitted from the optical modulator (200) is changed by the current controlled by the first electrical signal generating device (40-1) and the voltage controlled by the second electrical signal generating device (40-2).

An optical assembly is used for communicating laser light from a plurality of laser sources into channels for an optical network. The optical assembly comprises an optical substrate, an input optic, at least one Z-block, filters, at least one fiber collimator, and at least one delivery fiber. The input optic is disposed on the optical substrate and is configured to receive the laser light from the laser sources. The input optic is configured to collimate the laser light into a plurality of collimated laser beams. The at least one Z-block is disposed on the substrate and has an input surface and an output surface. The input surface has a plurality of filters disposed thereon, and the input surface is disposed at an angle of incidence relative to the collimated beams from the input optic. The output surface is disposed parallel to the input surface and can have at least one isolator. The at least one Z-block is configured to multiplex the collimated laser beams into at least one output signal having a plurality of the channels. At least one fiber collimator disposed on the substrate has an input and an output. The input is disposed in optical communication with the at least one Z-block and is configured to receive the output signal. The at least one delivery fiber is optically coupled to the output of the at least one fiber collimator and is configured to conduct the optical signal to a receptacle.

An optical device includes an optical coupler that inputs an optical signal received from a light source, a semiconductor optical amplifier that amplifies the optical signal received from the optical coupler, and a light receiving element that receives spontaneous emission light received from the semiconductor optical amplifier. The optical coupler includes a first input port to which the optical signal received from the light source is input, a second input port that is connected to an input stage of the light receiving element and that is different from the first input, and an output port that is connected to an input stage of the semiconductor optical amplifier, and that outputs optical signal received from the first input port to the semiconductor optical amplifier. The light receiving element receives, via the output port and the second input port, spontaneous emission light received from the semiconductor optical amplifier.

An optical transceiver includes a housing, a rib structure mounted on an inner surface of the housing, an optical communication module accommodated in the housing, and a heat conductive module. A gas flow passage is formed between each pair of adjacent ribs of the rib structure. The optical communication module includes a substrate and an optical communication component, and the optical communication component is in thermal contact with the housing. The heat conductive module is in thermal contact with the rib structure and the optical communication component.