Title :
Progress in photonic analog-to-digital conversion
Author :
Kartner, Franz X. ; Khilo, Anatol ; Nejadmalayeri, A.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Recent progress in using photonics for highly-accurate analog-to-digital conversion of wideband RF signals is reviewed, its capabilities and limitations are discussed. A down-converting electronic-photonic ADC digitizing a 41 GHz tone with 16 fs equivalent jitter is presented.
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; integrated optoelectronics; jitter; electronic-photonic ADC; equivalent jitter; frequency 41 GHz; photonic analog-to-digital conversion; wideband RF signals; Jitter; Laser mode locking; Optical pulses; Photonics; RF signals; Silicon; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
