Patent ID: 10180617

Abstract:
An optical modulating apparatus according to an example aspect of the invention includes an optical modulator including a plurality of Mach-Zehnder interferometers each of which including a pair of waveguides; a storage configured to store waveguide characteristic information indicating a relationship between a bias electrical signal applied to the waveguide and an optical characteristic of the waveguide; a calculation part configured to calculate, depending on a variation in the bias electrical signal applied to the waveguide included in one Mach-Zehnder interferometer of the plurality of Mach-Zehnder interferometers, a correction electrical signal applied to the waveguide included in the other Mach-Zehnder interferometer based on the waveguide characteristic information; and a signal application part configured to apply the correction electrical signal to the waveguide included in the other Mach-Zehnder interferometer.