Title :
5 bit guided-wave SNS transfer characteristics
Author :
Pace, P.E. ; Pieper, R.J. ; Powers, J.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Naval Postgraduate Sch., Monterey, CA
fDate :
10/12/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The experimental transfer characteristics of a three-channel 5 bit symmetrical number system (SNS) guided-wave ADC are reported. The SNS preprocessing provides resolution greater than 1 bit per interferometer. The results serve to demonstrate the feasibility of the SNS ADC concept
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; analogue-digital conversion; integrated optics; 5 bit; SNS preprocessing; guided-wave ADC; guided-wave SNS transfer characteristics; interferometer; symmetrical number system; three-channel A/D convertor; waveform folding;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
