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Area of Science:

  • Photonics
  • Optical Engineering
  • Signal Processing

Background:

  • Traditional analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) face limitations in speed and bandwidth.
  • Optical methods offer potential for high-speed data conversion.
  • Sagnac loop interferometers are versatile photonic devices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and demonstrate an all-optical analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) scheme.
  • To achieve phase-shift optical quantization using multiwavelength optical pulses.
  • To obtain a quantized output binary signal for encoding.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing a Sagnac loop interferometer with balanced receivers.
  • Employing multiwavelength optical pulses to achieve adjustable phase shift.
  • Implementing a proof-of-concept experiment with a wavelength-tunable continuous-wave laser diode.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated 16 quantization levels using 16 different wavelengths.
  • Achieved an effective number of bits (ENOB) of 4 bits.
  • Successfully obtained quantized output binary signals via complementary outputs.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed all-optical ADC scheme is feasible and experimentally validated.
  • The Sagnac loop and balanced receiver approach enables efficient optical quantization and encoding.
  • This technology holds promise for high-speed optical signal processing applications.