Title :
Real-time photonic analog-digital converter based on discrete wavelength-time mapping
Author :
T.R. Clark;P.J. Matthews;M. Currie
Author_Institution :
Div. of Opt. Sci., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
A real-time two-channel photonic analog-digital converter operating at >2 GSPS has been constructed and demonstrated for the first time, to our knowledge. The architecture is based on the time-interleaving of discrete, spectrally-distinct optical pulses.
Keywords :
"Analog-digital conversion","Wavelength converters","Pulse amplifiers","Optical pulses","Optical fiber polarization","Optical attenuators","Optical receivers","Erbium-doped fiber amplifier","Wavelength division multiplexing","Pulse modulation"
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 1999. MWP ´99. International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5558-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.1999.819692
