Title :
A 2.5 Gb/s flash all-optical analog-to-digital converter
Author :
Donkor, Eric ; Hayduk, Michael J. ; Bussjager, Rebecca J. ; Kumavor, Patrick D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA
Abstract :
We present the design and demonstration of an 8-bit flash all-optical A/D converter whose attractive features include 1) direct optical sampling of the input RF signal, 2) optical quantization, 3) flash architecture allowing for post electronic signal processing, and 4) low-power consumption
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; electro-optical modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; Bragg gratings; Gb/s flash all-optical analog-to-digital converter design; WDM; direct optical sampling; electro optical modulation; flash architecture; input RF signal; laser mode locking; low-power consumption; optical circulators; optical delay lines; optical quantization; post electronic signal processing; Analog-digital conversion; Delay effects; High speed optical techniques; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Pulse circuits; Pulse modulation; Radio frequency; Sampling methods; Signal sampling;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 2000 Annual Meeting. LEOS 2000. 13th Annual Meeting. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rio Grande
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5947-X
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2000.890747
