Title :
Time-stretched photonic analog-to-digital sampling using a CW multi-wavelength source and phase modulation
Author :
Bortnik, Bartosz J. ; Fetterman, Harold R.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Los Angeles
Abstract :
A simpler and more flexible photonically-assisted analog-to-digital conversion architecture that utilizes a CW multi-wavelength source, phase modulation, and fiber dispersion to generate sampling pulses is proposed and experimentally demonstrated.
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; optical dispersion; optical modulation; phase modulation; signal sampling; CW multiwavelength source; fiber dispersion; phase modulation; time-stretched photonic analog-to-digital sampling; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Phase modulation; Pulse modulation; Sampling methods; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453070
