Title :
An Unbalanced MZM based Photonic Analog-to-Digital Converter
Author :
Sarantos, Chris ; Dagli, Nadir
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara
Abstract :
Analog-to-digital converter using an unbalanced modulator as quantizer is described. The system consists of commercially available components. A signal-to-noise ratio analysis indicates 7 bit operation at 30 GS/s with moderate optical powers could be possible.
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; modulators; Mach-Zehnder modulator; analog-to-digital converter; moderate optical powers; quantizer; unbalanced MZM based photonic; unbalanced modulator; Analog-digital conversion; Arm; Arrayed waveguide gratings; High speed optical techniques; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Voltage; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382300
