• DocumentCode
    1574563
  • Title

    Analog-to-digital conversion exploiting XGM in SOA-based modular blocks

  • Author

    Scaffardi, M. ; Lazzeri, E. ; Fresi, F. ; Potì, L. ; Bogoni, A.

  • Author_Institution
    CNIT, Pisa
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    735
  • Lastpage
    736
  • Abstract
    A new scheme for analog-to-digital conversion is presented. The scheme is implemented by exploiting XGM in SOAs. 2-bit quantising and coding at 20 Gsample/s rate is demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    analogue-digital conversion; modulation coding; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA-based modular blocks; analog-to-digital conversion; cross gain modulation; semiconductor optical amplifier; Analog-digital conversion; Character generation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Polarization; Power generation; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
  • Conference_Location
    Acapulco
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1931-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1932-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688830
  • Filename
    4688830