Phase-encoded optical sampling for analog-to-digital converters

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1237-1239

  Twichell, J C ^a   Helkey, R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHASE SHIFT; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL ENCODING;

DUAL-OUTPUT MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER; PHASE-ENCODED OPTICAL SAMPLING;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0034268741     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.874247     Document Type: Article

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