Title :
Photonic Analog-to-Digital Conversion Using Electro-Absorption Modulator and Supercontinuum Light
Author :
Oda, Shoichiro ; Maruta, Akihiro
Author_Institution :
Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a novel photonic analog-to-digital conversion scheme using electro-absorption modulator and supercontinuum light. In this paper, a 2-bit photonic analog-to-digital conversion is experimentally demonstrated using an arrayed waveguide grating.
Keywords :
Analog-digital conversion; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Sampling methods;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4800972
