Optical analog to digital conversion techniques have been the developing trend of analog to digital converter(ADC) with high conversion rate and high bit accuracy in recent years. As a kind of optical ADC, optical Sigma-Delta ADC has distinguished advantages such as high conversion accuracy and simple analog circuitry. Basic principle of optical Sigma-Delta ADC is introduced. The structures of several typical optical Sigma-Delta ADCs are described detailedly.Finally the merits and demerits of optical Sigma-Delta ADCs with different structures are summed up.%采用光学模数转换技术已经成为高转换速率、高比特精度模数转换器(ADC)的发展趋势.光学Sigma-Delta ADC作为一种光学ADC,具有转换精度高和模拟电路简单等显著优点.介绍了光学Sigma-Delta ADC的基本原理,详细阐述了几种典型的光学Sigma-Delta ADC的系统结构,对不同结构的光学Sigma-Delta ADC的优缺点进行了归纳总结.
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