Title :
Optical sampling for high-speed, high-resolution analog-to-digital converters
Author :
Juodawlkis, P.W. ; Hargreaves, J.J. ; Younger, R.D. ; Williamson, R.C. ; Belts, G.E. ; Twichell, I.C.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
The combination of phase-encoded optical sampling and optical time-division demultiplexing has been demonstrated to extend the performance of electronic analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). We report a 10-effective-bit, 505-MS/s ADC with a spur-free dynamic range in excess of 70 dB.
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; demultiplexing; encoding; microwave photonics; signal sampling; time division multiplexing; analog-to-digital converters; electronic ADC; electrooptic modulator; high-resolution converters; high-speed converters; optical sampling; optical time-division demultiplexing; phase-encoded sampling; spur-free dynamic range; Analog-digital conversion; Demultiplexing; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Passive optical networks; Pulse modulation; Sampling methods;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2003. MWP 2003 Proceedings. International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8691-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2003.1422830
