• DocumentCode
    1827976
  • Title

    RF instantaneous frequency measurement system using a polarization-based interferometer

  • Author

    Drummond, M.V. ; Monteiro, P. ; Nogueira, R.N.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. de Telecomun., Univ. de Aveiro, Aveiro
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    22-26 March 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    A simple and cost-effective RF instantaneous frequency measurement system is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Measurements yield a peak-to-peak frequency error down to 50 MHz for an RF frequency range of 1 to 18 GHz.
  • Keywords
    frequency measurement; light interferometry; microwave measurement; microwave photonics; optical fibre polarisation; RF instantaneous frequency measurement system; peak-peak frequency error; polarization-based interferometer; Frequency measurement; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Power measurement; Radio frequency; (060.5625) Radio frequency photonics; (070.6020) Optical signal processing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2606-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-865-0
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5032776