Title :
The interferometric frequency measurement with variable acoustooptic delay line
Abstract :
The conditions for operation of a two-beam interferometer based on an acousto-optic variable delay line are studied. The accuracy of RF signal frequency measurement is estimated, the main physical factors affecting the real measurement accuracy are analyzed. The requirements to the parameters of the acousto-optic delay line are formulated. The possibility to extract and measure the clock frequency of binary pulse trails for synchronizing a receiver in digital communication systems is shown theoretically and experimentally
Keywords :
acousto-optical devices; delay lines; digital communication; frequency measurement; interferometers; interferometry; RF signal frequency measurement; acousto-optic delay line; acousto-optic variable delay line; binary pulse trails; clock frequency; digital communication; interferometric frequency measurement; measurement accuracy; two-beam interferometer; variable acoustooptic delay line; Delay lines; Frequency measurement; Optical attenuators; Optical beams; Optical interferometry; Optical receivers; Pulse measurements; Time measurement; Ultrasonic variables measurement; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Frequency and Time Forum, 1999 and the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, 1999., Proceedings of the 1999 Joint Meeting of the European
Conference_Location :
Besancon
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5400-1
DOI :
10.1109/FREQ.1999.841482