Title :
Linearization of copy-and-sample photonics analog to digital converter based on a multidimensional look-up table
Author :
Ataie, Vahid ; Myslivets, Evgeny ; Wiberg, Andreas O. J. ; Kuo, B.P.-P. ; Alic, Nikola ; Radic, Stojan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present a novel linearization method for parametric copy-and-sample processor based on a multidimensional look-up table. The method is demonstrated experimentally on a photonics parametric analog-to-digital converter. A 27dB improvement in Total Harmonic Distortion is experimentally demonstrated.
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; linearisation techniques; microprocessor chips; table lookup; analog-digital converter; copy-and-sample photonics parametric ADC linearization method; gain 27 dB; multidimensional look-up table; parametric copy-and-sample processor linearization method; total harmonic distortion; Analog-digital conversion; Bragg gratings; Logic gates; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Photonics; Table lookup;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3