Title :
High-resolution, photonically-sampled, analog-to-digital conversion employing spatial oversampling
Author :
Golani, Ori ; Mauri, Luca ; Pasinato, Fabiano ; Cattaneo, Cristian ; Consonnni, Guido ; Balsamo, Stefano ; Marom, Dan M.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Phys. Dept., Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem, Israel
Abstract :
Photonically-Sampled analog-to-digital conversion utilizing a spatial oversampling technique is described and experimentally demonstrated. Spatial oversampling´s ability to boost the ADC´s resolution is verified. Digitization of a 13GHz signal with 6.3 ENOB is demonstrated.
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; microwave circuits; ADC; ENOB; frequency 13 GHz; high-resolution photonically-sampled analog-to-digital conversion; spatial oversampling technique; Optical diffraction; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical pulses; Photonics; Signal resolution; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.TH3D.1
