Nine-channel mid-power bipolar pulse generator based on a field programmable gate array
Many channel arbitrary pulse sequence generation is required for the electro-optic reconfiguration of optical waveguide networks in Lithium Niobate. Here we describe a scalable solution to the requirement for mid-power bipolar parallel outputs, based on pulse patterns generated by an externally cloc...
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Published in | Review of scientific instruments Vol. 87; no. 5; p. 054709 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
01.05.2016
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Summary: | Many channel arbitrary pulse sequence generation is required for the electro-optic reconfiguration of optical waveguide networks in Lithium Niobate. Here we describe a scalable solution to the requirement for mid-power bipolar parallel outputs, based on pulse patterns generated by an externally clocked field programmable gate array. Positive and negative pulses can be generated at repetition rates up to 80 MHz with pulse width adjustable in increments of 1.6 ns across nine independent outputs. Each channel can provide 1.5 W of RF power and can be synchronised with the operation of other components in an optical network such as light sources and detectors through an external clock with adjustable delay. |
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ISSN: | 1089-7623 |
DOI: | 10.1063/1.4949508 |