Title :
Digitization of Microwave Signals with Spatial Spectral Holography
Author :
Babbitt, Wm Randall
Author_Institution :
Montana State Univ., Bozeman
Abstract :
A new optical approach to broadband analog-to-digital conversion is discussed, which directly records signals in the frequency domain. This frequency-domain stretch processor can achieve 10-bit performance at 20 GSPS and is extendable to signals over 100 GHz.
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; holography; microwave photonics; broadband analog-to-digital conversion; frequency-domain stretch processor; microwave signals digitization; optical approach; spatial spectral holography; word length 10 bit; Absorption; Bandwidth; Crystalline materials; Holographic optical components; Holography; Optical materials; Optical modulation; Optical recording; Optical signal processing; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348686
