DocumentCode
448100
Title
80 GSPS photonic analogue to digital conversion system using broadband continuous wave source
Author
Jiang, Pisu ; Chai, Yewjun ; White, Ian ; Penty, Richard ; Heaton, John ; Kuver, Atul ; Clements, Steve ; Leburn, Christopher G. ; McWilliam, Alan ; Lagatsky, Alexander A. ; Brown, C. Tom A ; Sibbett, Wilson
Author_Institution
Eng. Dept., Cambridge Univ., UK
Volume
2
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
874
Abstract
An 80 GSPS photonic ADC system is demonstrated, using broadband mode-locked lasers (MLL) and dispersive fibre to form a continuous waveform with time-wavelength mapping, and array waveguide gratings (AWG) to channelise. Tests are carried out for RF signals up to 10 GHz.
Keywords
analogue-digital conversion; arrayed waveguide gratings; laser mode locking; light sources; microwave photonics; optical fibre dispersion; array waveguide gratings; broadband continuous wave source; broadband mode-locked lasers; continuous microwave signal; dispersive fibre; photonic analogue-to-digital conversion system; time-wavelength mapping; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bandwidth; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical attenuators; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Signal sampling; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN
1-55752-795-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201960
Filename
1573026
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