Title :
Adaptive error compensation for photonic analog-to-digital converters
Author :
Khilo, Anatol ; Birge, Jonathan R. ; Kartner, Franz X.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
Factors limiting the accuracy of a wideband optically sampled analog-to-digital converter are analyzed. An algorithm for adaptive error compensation in a post-processing step is proposed and shown to be effective against various system imperfections.
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; error compensation; integrated optics; adaptive error compensation; photonic analog-to-digital converters; system imperfections; wideband optically sample; Analog-digital conversion; Error compensation; Filter bank; Frequency; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Photodetectors; Pulse modulation; Sampling methods; Voltage; (130.3120) Integrated optics devices; (230.0250) Optoelectronics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9