Title :
Photonic analog-to-digital conversion
Author :
Kitayama, K. ; Ikeda, K. ; Tobioka, H. ; Inoue, T. ; Namiki, S.
Author_Institution :
Osaka Univ., Japan
Abstract :
Potentially THz-regime optical quantizing and coding for ultrafast analog-to-digital conversion using fiber-optic nonlinear loop mirror is presented. Emerging applications would be in high bit rate (<40 Gb/s) optical communications. 3-bit AD conversion at 10-Giga-sample-per-second is experimentally demonstrated.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; mirrors; optical fibre communication; quantisation (signal); fiber-optic nonlinear loop mirror; optical coding; optical quantizing; photonic analog-to-digital conversion; Analog-digital conversion; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Optical switches; Probes; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2005 Digest of the
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8981-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2005.1528067
