Patent ID: 7362925
Filing Date: 2008-04-22
Classification: G02F,H04B,H04J

Abstract:
1. A control apparatus comprising: a first processing section that performs a predetermined processing on a signal light; a signal light branching section provided on a former stage of the first processing section; a second processing section that is input with the signal light branched by the signal light branching section, to perform a predetermined processing on the input signal light; a monitor section that monitors the signal light output from the second processing section; a control section that changes a control signal to be given to the second processing section according to a monitor result of the monitor section, and controls the first processing section using the changed control signal; and a sweep section that sweeps a control parameter used by the control signal to be given to the second processing section to control the second processing section, independently of a control parameter used by the control section to control the first processing section.