• DocumentCode
    2578387
  • Title

    Ultrafast all-optical A/D conversion using NOLMs with multi-period transfer functions

  • Author

    Miyoshi, Yuji ; Takagi, Seiki ; Nagaeda, Hiroshi ; Namiki, Shu ; Kitayama, Ken-ichi

  • Author_Institution
    Osaka Univ., Suita
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    12-14 Jan. 2009
  • Firstpage
    215
  • Lastpage
    216
  • Abstract
    We will present an ultrafast all-optical A/D conversion using multiperiod transfer function of nonlinear optical loop mirrors (NOLMs) to overcome the speed bottleneck of electronic A/D converters.
  • Keywords
    analogue-digital conversion; high-speed optical techniques; mirrors; optical information processing; optical transfer function; optical wavelength conversion; optoelectronic devices; NOLM; multiperiod transfer function; nonlinear optical loop mirror; speed bottleneck effect; ultrafast optical A/D conversion; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Probes; Space vector pulse width modulation; Transfer functions; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, 2009
  • Conference_Location
    Innsbruck
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2610-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2611-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771734
  • Filename
    4771734