Title :
Ultrafast all-optical analog-to-digital conversion using fiber nonlinearity
Author :
Kitayama, Ken-ichi ; Miyoshi, Yuji ; Takagi, Seiji ; Namiki, Shu
Author_Institution :
Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
Abstract :
Feasibility toward tera-sample/s all-optical ADC using NOLM and its promising applications such as front-end processor of EDC for above 100 Gbit/s optical transmission systems are discussed. Recent record-breaking experimental demonstrations of 5-bit ADC will be presented.
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; high-speed optical techniques; mirrors; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; optical information processing; EDC front-end processor; all-optical ADC; bit rate 100 Gbit/s; electrical dispersion compensation; fiber nonlinearity; nonlinear optical loop mirror; optical transmission systems; ultrafast all-optical analog-to-digital conversion; Analog-digital conversion; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Sampling methods; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
