Title :
High resolution broadband photonic sampled ADC: 8.0 ENOB at 40 GHz
Author :
Esman, D.J. ; Wiberg, Andreas O. J. ; Alic, Nikola ; Radic, Stojan
Author_Institution :
Photonics Syst. Group, Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
A broadband photonic Analog-to-Digital Converter based on high frequency optical sampling utilizing a dual-output-Mach-Zehnder modulator operating with frequencies up to 50-GHz is presented. The ADC performance is characterized with 8.0 ENOB at 40-GHz.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; analogue-digital conversion; integrated optoelectronics; microwave photonics; optical modulation; 8.0 ENOB; broadband photonic analog-to-digital converter; dual-output-Mach-Zehnder modulator; frequency 40 GHz; high frequency optical sampling; high resolution broadband photonic sampled ADC; Bandwidth; Digital signal processing; Frequency modulation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical pulses; Photonics; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology, 2014 OptoElectronics and Communication Conference and Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
