Title :
Using dispersion in a fiber-optic loop to perform time domain analogue RF signal auto-correlation
Author :
Stead, Michael R. ; Zhou, Weimin ; Li, Ming-Chiang
Author_Institution :
U.S. Army Res. Lab., Adelphi, MD, USA
Abstract :
We present an RF-photonic time-domain auto-correlator using a dispersion-induced stepped-time-delay of the modulation sidebands produced by a fiber optic recirculation loop circuit. This allows spectrum analysis of a single RF-pulse.
Keywords :
optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre subscriber loops; optical modulation; RF-photonic time-domain auto-correlator; dispersion-induced stepped-time-delay; fiber-optic loop; modulation sidebands; optic recirculation loop circuit; time domain analogue RF signal auto-correlation; Amplitude modulation; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical pulses; RF signals;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
