A Nanosecond Pulse Generator based on the Reconfigurable Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) Module in Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs): Difference between revisions
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Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) offer both the advantage of Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs) and Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) because it possesses the functional flexibility without the simplicity of the former and the functional complexity without the inflexibility of the latter (Maxfield, 2008). | Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) offer both the advantage of Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs) and Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) because it possesses the functional flexibility without the simplicity of the former and the functional complexity without the inflexibility of the latter (Maxfield, 2008). Furthermore, they are cheap and easy to implement which enables small groups to meet their hardware and software needs (Maxfield, 2008). As a result, they represent a useful option to the production of narrow pulses which finds its role in a myriad of scientific applications (Zhu & Wang, 2015). In our context, the generation of narrow pulses is of particular interest in the field of integrated photonics, for example, in the carving of pump light into short pulses for Spontaneous Four-Wave Mixing (SFWM) in silicon microring resonators (Ma, 2020). The use of FPGAs to produce narrow pulses provides us with a compact and adjustable pulse generator compatible with integrated photonics technology. | ||
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Zhang Xing Jian A0226453H, Zhang Jian Ran A0226340R, Chua Rui Ming A0155387U
Motivation
Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) offer both the advantage of Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs) and Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) because it possesses the functional flexibility without the simplicity of the former and the functional complexity without the inflexibility of the latter (Maxfield, 2008). Furthermore, they are cheap and easy to implement which enables small groups to meet their hardware and software needs (Maxfield, 2008). As a result, they represent a useful option to the production of narrow pulses which finds its role in a myriad of scientific applications (Zhu & Wang, 2015). In our context, the generation of narrow pulses is of particular interest in the field of integrated photonics, for example, in the carving of pump light into short pulses for Spontaneous Four-Wave Mixing (SFWM) in silicon microring resonators (Ma, 2020). The use of FPGAs to produce narrow pulses provides us with a compact and adjustable pulse generator compatible with integrated photonics technology.
Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)
Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) Module
References
Intel. (2020). Intel® Quartus® Prime Software Suite. The Intuitive High-Performance Design Environment. Retrieved March 22, 2021, from https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/software/programmable/quartus-prime/overview.html
Ma, C. (2020). High-Quality Photon Pair Generation in Silicon Photonic Microring and Its Applications. UC San Diego. ProQuest ID: Ma_ucsd_0033D_19192. Merritt ID: ark:/13030/m5sf83ns. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7ws930nj
Maxfield, C. (2008). Fpgas: Instant access. In FPGAs: Instant access (1st ed., pp. 1-12). Burlington, MA: Newnes/Elsevier.
Zhu, Y., & Wang, L. (2015). Design and implementation of nanosecond Pulse generator based ON RECONFIGURATION PLL in FPGA. Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Electronic Science and Automation Control. doi:10.2991/esac-15.2015.78