IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics · 1982 · 19 citations · 3 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMicroelectronicsPhotonicsSemiconductor DevicesAnalog Integrated CircuitsDigital Signal ProcessingHigh-frequency Semiconductor DevicesSemiconductor LasersSilicon PhotonicsAnalog-digital ConversionAnalog-to-digital ConversionAnalog-to-digital Converter DesignAnalog-to-digital Converter IntegrationAnalog-to-digital ConvertersFrequency ConversionHigh-frequency ConversionSignal Conversion
An electrooptic analog-to-digital converter which uses a pulsed GaAlAs diode laser for sampling, a LiNbO <inf xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</inf> Ti-indiffused-waveguide interferometric array for conversion, a Si APD, and a special 1 GHz Si integrated circuit for digital processing has been demonstrated at 1 Gsample/s. Individual bit channels of this 2-bit device have been tested by a beat-frequency technique with a 499.2 MHz test signal. This represents the highest frequency conversion of an analog waveform reported to date.
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An electrooptic analog-to-digital converter
H.F. Taylor · Proceedings of the IEEE · 1975 · 86 citations