Investigation of on-chip all-optical quantization and novel encoding method: Paving the way for optical analog-to-digital conversion chip

Ravi Pant*, Chunle Xiong, Steve Madden, Barry Luther Davies, Benjamin J. Eggleton

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    Abstract

    On-chip, all-optical quantization based on pulse spectral broadening in a 6 cm long chalcogenide waveguide and subsequent filtering is analyzed. Transfer function is obtained for an 8-level quantizer using 2 nm bandwidth filters. Matrix transformation is used to encode the quantized data into a gray-code. An all-optical implementation of the matrix transformation encoder is proposed based on all-optical Exclusive-OR (XOR) gate. Broad bandwidth supercontinuum generation in a chalcogenide waveguide and optical XOR gate based encoder paves the way for ultra-high bandwidth, high-resolution all-optical analog-to-digital conversion chip.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationNonlinear Optics and Applications IV
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010
    EventNonlinear Optics and Applications IV - Brussels, Belgium
    Duration: 12 Apr 201015 Apr 2010

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
    Volume7728
    ISSN (Print)0277-786X

    Conference

    ConferenceNonlinear Optics and Applications IV
    Country/TerritoryBelgium
    CityBrussels
    Period12/04/1015/04/10

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