An all-optical analog-to-digital converter （ADC） based on the nonlinear effect in a silicon waveguide is a promising candidate for overcoming the limitation of electronic devices and is suitable for photonic integra...An all-optical analog-to-digital converter （ADC） based on the nonlinear effect in a silicon waveguide is a promising candidate for overcoming the limitation of electronic devices and is suitable for photonic integration. In this paper, a lumped time-delay compensation scheme with 2-bit quantization resolution is proposed. A strip silicon waveguide is designed and used to compensate for the entire time-delays of the optical pulses after a soliton self-frequency shift （SSFS） module within a wavelength range of 1550 nm-1580 nm. A dispersion coefficient as high as -19800 ps/（km.nm） with ＋0.5 ps/（km.nm） variation is predicted for the strip waveguide. The simulation results show that the maximum supportable sampling rate （MSSR） is 50.45 GSa/s with full width at half maximum （FWHM） variation less than 2.52 ps, along with the 2-bit effective- number-of-bit and Gray code output.展开更多
The increase in natural gas reserves makes methane a significant hydrocarbon feedstock. However, thedirect catalytic conversion of methane into liquid fuels and useful chemicals remains a great challenge,and many stud...The increase in natural gas reserves makes methane a significant hydrocarbon feedstock. However, thedirect catalytic conversion of methane into liquid fuels and useful chemicals remains a great challenge,and many studies have been devoted to this field in the past decades. Electrocatalysis is considered asan important alternative approach for the direct conversion of methane into value-added chemicals, al-though many other innovative methods have been developed. This review highlights recent advances inelectrocatalytic conversion of methane to ethylene and methanol, two important chemicals. The electro-catalytic systems efficient for methane conversions are summarized with an emphasis on catalysts andelectrolytes. The effects of reaction conditions such as the temperature and the acid-base property of thereaction medium are also discussed,展开更多
A digital background calibration technique that corrects the capacitor mismatches error is proposed for successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter (SAR ADC). The technique is implemented in SAR ADC ...A digital background calibration technique that corrects the capacitor mismatches error is proposed for successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter (SAR ADC). The technique is implemented in SAR ADC which is based on tri-level switching. The termination capacitor in the Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) is regarded as a reference capacitor and the digital weights of all other unit capacitors are corrected with respect to the reference capacitor. To make a comparison between the size of the unit capacitor and that of the reference capacitor, each input sample is quantized twice. The unit capacitor being calibrated is swapped with the reference capacitor during the second conversion. The difference between the two conversion results is used to correct the digital weight of the unit capacitor under calibration. The calibration technique with two reference capacitors is presented to reduce the number of parameters to be estimated. Behavior simulation is performed to verify the proposed calibration technique by using a 12-bit SAR ADC with 3% random capacitor mismatch. The simulation results show that the Signal-to-Noise and Distortion Ratio (SNDR) is improved from 57.2 dB to 72.2 dB and the Spurious Free Dynamic Range (SFDR) is improved from 60.0 dB to 85.4 dB.展开更多
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(Grant No.FRF-TP-15-030A1)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2015M580978)
文摘An all-optical analog-to-digital converter （ADC） based on the nonlinear effect in a silicon waveguide is a promising candidate for overcoming the limitation of electronic devices and is suitable for photonic integration. In this paper, a lumped time-delay compensation scheme with 2-bit quantization resolution is proposed. A strip silicon waveguide is designed and used to compensate for the entire time-delays of the optical pulses after a soliton self-frequency shift （SSFS） module within a wavelength range of 1550 nm-1580 nm. A dispersion coefficient as high as -19800 ps/（km.nm） with ＋0.5 ps/（km.nm） variation is predicted for the strip waveguide. The simulation results show that the maximum supportable sampling rate （MSSR） is 50.45 GSa/s with full width at half maximum （FWHM） variation less than 2.52 ps, along with the 2-bit effective- number-of-bit and Gray code output.
基金supported by the SINOPEC(No.415069)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.21690082,91545203 and 21503176)
文摘The increase in natural gas reserves makes methane a significant hydrocarbon feedstock. However, thedirect catalytic conversion of methane into liquid fuels and useful chemicals remains a great challenge,and many studies have been devoted to this field in the past decades. Electrocatalysis is considered asan important alternative approach for the direct conversion of methane into value-added chemicals, al-though many other innovative methods have been developed. This review highlights recent advances inelectrocatalytic conversion of methane to ethylene and methanol, two important chemicals. The electro-catalytic systems efficient for methane conversions are summarized with an emphasis on catalysts andelectrolytes. The effects of reaction conditions such as the temperature and the acid-base property of thereaction medium are also discussed,
文摘A digital background calibration technique that corrects the capacitor mismatches error is proposed for successive approximation register analog-to-digital converter (SAR ADC). The technique is implemented in SAR ADC which is based on tri-level switching. The termination capacitor in the Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) is regarded as a reference capacitor and the digital weights of all other unit capacitors are corrected with respect to the reference capacitor. To make a comparison between the size of the unit capacitor and that of the reference capacitor, each input sample is quantized twice. The unit capacitor being calibrated is swapped with the reference capacitor during the second conversion. The difference between the two conversion results is used to correct the digital weight of the unit capacitor under calibration. The calibration technique with two reference capacitors is presented to reduce the number of parameters to be estimated. Behavior simulation is performed to verify the proposed calibration technique by using a 12-bit SAR ADC with 3% random capacitor mismatch. The simulation results show that the Signal-to-Noise and Distortion Ratio (SNDR) is improved from 57.2 dB to 72.2 dB and the Spurious Free Dynamic Range (SFDR) is improved from 60.0 dB to 85.4 dB.
基金国家自然科学基金(the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.6067215)重庆市自然科学基金(the Natural ScienceFoundation of Chongqing Province of China under Grant No.CSTC2007BB2105)
