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OPTICAL ANALOG TO DIGITAL COMPUTING

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 12774
Amount: $60,662.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1990
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
3 Preston Ct
Bedford, MA 01730
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Daniel O/mara
 (617) 275-3100
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

OPTICAL METHODS FOR ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION OFFER PROMISE FOR HIGHER SPEED AND HIGHER RESOLUTION THAN THAT ATTAINABLE BY ELECTRONIC MEANS. PARALLEL SAMPLING CONVERTERS, ALTHOUGH CONCEPTUALLY SIMPLE AND ELEGANT, HAVE SHOWN LITTLE PROGRESS BEYOND THE 1-2 GHZ, 2-4 BIT LEVEL ACHIEVED EARLY IN THE LAST DECADE. GREATER PERFORMANCE MAY BE AVAILABLE BY ADAPTING DELTA AND DELTA-SIGMA CONVERSION TECHNIQUES DEVELOPED FOR AUDIO AND VOICEBAND APPLICATIONS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF FIRST AND HIGHER ORDER OPTICAL DELTA MODULATORS, THEIR INCORPORATION INTO A/D AND D/A CONVERSION SYSTEMS, AND THE NECESSARY PROCESSING AND ENCODING OF OUTPUT DATA TO ACHIEVE AN OPTICAL ANALOG TO BINARY CONVERTER IS PROPOSED.

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