Title :
Development of an Analog-to-Digital Converter Using Photonic Crystals
Author :
Sharkway, Ahmed ; Chen, Caihua ; Miao, Binglin ; Shi, Shouyuan ; Prather, Dennis
Author_Institution :
EM Photonics, Newark
Abstract :
In this paper, we present novel designs for all optical analog-to-digital converters simulated and realized in photonic crystal platforms. Numerical simulation results as well as fabrication and characterization results are also included.
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; integrated optoelectronics; iterative methods; optical beam splitters; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; photonic crystals; analog-to-digital converter; iterative plane wave method; optical A-D converter; optical splitters; photonic crystals; self-guiding crystal lattice; Analog-digital conversion; Integrated optics; Lattices; Optical arrays; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452742
