All-optical analog-to-digital conversion based on polarization-differential interference and phase modulation

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 625-627

  Li, Wangzhe ^a   Zhang, Hongming ^a   Wu, Qingwei ^a   Zhang, Zhuangqian ^a   Yao, Minyu ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Optical interferometry; Phase modulation; Photonic analog to digital converter (ADC); Photonic sampling

Indexed keywords

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; LOGIC DEVICES; PHASE MODULATION; POLARIZATION;

ELECTRICAL COMPARATORS; OPTICAL INTERFEROMETRY; PHOTONIC SAMPLING; SINUSOIDAL TONE;

LASER INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 34147102433     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.894939     Document Type: Article

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