Title :
Time-stretch analog-to-digital conversion using phase modulation and broadband balanced coherent detection for improving resolution
Author :
Buckley, Brandon ; Fard, Ali ; Jalali, Bahram
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We introduce a novel implementation of time-stretch analog-to-digital conversion which uses phase modulation and balanced coherent detection for improving resolution. Proof of concept experiment demonstrates time-stretching of phase encoded signal.
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; optical fibre communication; phase coding; phase modulation; broadband balanced coherent detection; phase encoded signal; phase modulation; time-stretch analog-to-digital conversion; time-stretching; Analog-digital conversion; Coherence; Frequency modulation; Optical pulses; Phase modulation; Photonics; RF signals;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
