Title :
An electro-optical feedforward system for dynamic control of a chirped laser source suitable for photonic analog-to-digital conversion
Author :
Mandridis, D. ; Lee, S. ; Quinlan, F. ; Delfyett, P.J.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Abstract :
A feedforward system is developed for the control of a quasi continuous wave chirped source developed for photonic analog-to-digital conversion. The input chirped spectrum is dynamically flattened by the feedforward system having 1.4 GHz bandwidth.
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; chirp modulation; electro-optical modulation; bandwidth 1.4 GHz; chirped laser source; electro-optical feedforward system; photonic analog-to-digital conversion; quasi continuous wave chirped source; Analog-digital conversion; Bandwidth; Chirp; Control systems; Feedforward systems; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical attenuators; Optical control; Optical pulses; Optical saturation;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688469
