Photonic analog-to-digital converters: fundamental and practical limits

George C. Valley; John P. Hurrell; George A. Sefler

doi:10.1117/12.584164

30 November 2004 Photonic analog-to-digital converters: fundamental and practical limits

George C. Valley, John P. Hurrell, George A. Sefler

Proceedings Volume 5618, Integrated Optical Devices, Nanostructures, and Displays; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.584164
Event: European Symposium on Optics and Photonics for Defence and Security, 2004, London, United Kingdom

Abstract

This paper documents the fundamental and practical limits on the performance of the demultiplexing class of photonic analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). First, we review the classes of photonic ADCs that have been investigated to date. Then the reported performance of several demultiplexing photonic ADCs is compared to performance recently obtained with high rate, high resolution electronic ADCs. Next, the paper derives the fundamental limits on ADC performance that are determined by amplitude noise, timing jitter and the finite width of the optical sampling pulse. Finally, we review practical limits for the demultiplexing ADC. These practical limits are generally determined by the performance of the electronic-to-optical and optical-to-electronic interfaces, the optical modulator and the photodetector, and by the requirements on component/path matching.

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George C. Valley, John P. Hurrell, and George A. Sefler "Photonic analog-to-digital converters: fundamental and practical limits", Proc. SPIE 5618, Integrated Optical Devices, Nanostructures, and Displays, (30 November 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.584164

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