Optical analog-to-digital nanoconverter

Sergey V. Sokolov; V. V. Kamenskij

doi:10.3103/S0735272709050070

Authors

Sergey V. Sokolov Rostov State Transport University, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5246-841X
V. V. Kamenskij Rostov State Transport University, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0704-8686

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3103/S0735272709050070

Abstract

Optical analog-to-digital nanoconverter has been proposed that ensures the conversion of optical analog signals into a serial binary code with potential speed achievable for purely optical devices. In addition to the speed of the specified analog-to-digital nanoconverter, its important advantage includes the possible implementation in the nanosized package.

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