Title :
Photonic-assisted instantaneous frequency measurement based on a single Mach-Zehnder interferometer
Author :
Dai, Jian ; Xu, Kun ; Duan, Ruimin ; Wu, Jian ; Lin, Jintong
Author_Institution :
Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Beijing, China
Abstract :
A novel configuration with only one Mach-Zenhder interferometer for photonic-assisted instantaneous microwave frequency measurement has been proposed. A proof-of-concept experiment from 5 to 10GHz is performed, and the measurement errors almost less than 0.2GHz is successfully achieved.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; frequency measurement; microwave photonics; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; frequency 5 GHz to 10 GHz; measurement errors; photonic-assisted instantaneous frequency measurement; Frequency estimation; Measurement by laser beam; Measurement uncertainty; Microwave measurements; Phase modulation; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
