A/D conversion of microwave signals using a hybrid optical/electronic technique

John A. Bell; Michael C. Hamilton; David A. Leep; Y.-H. Lee; Henry Fuller Taylor

doi:10.1117/12.45584

1 August 1991 A/D conversion of microwave signals using a hybrid optical/electronic technique

John A. Bell, Michael C. Hamilton, David A. Leep, Y.-H. Lee, Henry Fuller Taylor

Proceedings Volume 1476, Optical Technology for Microwave Applications V; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.45584
Event: Orlando '91, 1991, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

A hybrid optical/electronic A/D conversion technique is described which uses electrooptic sampling and time-demultiplexing together with multiple electronic A/D converters. A system which uses 4 parallel electronic A/D converters and a pulsed diode laser is demonstrated with a sample rate of 2 GHz. For single tone test signals in the range of 10 to 11 GHz, the precision of this system is as high as 2.8 effective bits, limited principally by laser jitter.

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John A. Bell, Michael C. Hamilton, David A. Leep, Y.-H. Lee, and Henry Fuller Taylor "A/D conversion of microwave signals using a hybrid optical/electronic technique", Proc. SPIE 1476, Optical Technology for Microwave Applications V, (1 August 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.45584

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