John Heaton

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• Conference Proceeding: Photonic analogue to digital conversion system using broadband mode locked laser with 20 GHz bandwidth

  P. Jiang, Y. Chai, I. White, R. Penty, J. Heaton, A. Kuver, S. Clements, C.G. Leburn, A. McWilliam, A.A. Lagatsky, C.T.A. Brown, W. Sibbett
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  ABSTRACT: A photonic ADC system with 20 GHz bandwidth and 20 dB signal-to-noise ratio is demonstrated, using a broadband mode locked laser and dispersive fibre to form a continuous waveform with time-wavelength mapping, and an AWG to channelise.
  Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on; 10/2005
• Conference Proceeding: 80 GSPS photonic analogue to digital conversion system using broadband continuous wave source

  P. Jiang, Y. Chai, I. White, R. Penty, J. Heaton, A. Kuver, S. Clements, C.G. Leburn, A. McWilliam, A.A. Lagatsky, C.T.A. Brown, W. Sibbett
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  ABSTRACT: An 80 GSPS photonic ADC system is demonstrated, using broadband mode-locked lasers (MLL) and dispersive fibre to form a continuous waveform with time-wavelength mapping, and array waveguide gratings (AWG) to channelise. Tests are carried out for RF signals up to 10 GHz.
  Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on; 06/2005