An Optical Analog-to-Digital Converter with Enhanced ENOB Based on MMI-Based Phase-Shift Quantization

An optical analog-to-digital converter (OADC) scheme with enhanced bit resolution by using a multimode interference (MMI) coupler as optical quantization is proposed. The mathematical simulation model was established to verify the feasibility and to investigate the robustness of the scheme. Simulati...

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Main Authors: Yue Liu, Jifang Qiu, Chang Liu, Yan He, Ran Tao, Jian Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Photonics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/8/2/52