Title :
Optical domain wideband RF spectrum analysis using parametric mixing
Author :
Kvavle, J.M. ; Adleman, J.R. ; Huynh, C.K. ; Brès, C-S ; Zlatanovic, S. ; Wiberg, A.O.J. ; Kuo, B.P.P. ; Myslivets, E. ; Radic, S. ; Jacobs, E.W.
Author_Institution :
SPAWAR Syst. Center Pacific, San Diego, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present the design of an optical domain staring RF spectrum analyzer based on parametric multicasting and spectral slicing with a periodic filter. An implementation covering an 18GHz band with 250MHz resolution bandwidth is presented.
Keywords :
optical design techniques; optical filters; optical information processing; spectral analysers; RF spectrum analyzer; bandwidth 18 GHz; bandwidth 250 MHz; optical domain wideband RF spectrum analysis; parametric mixing; parametric multicasting; periodic filter; spectral slicing; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical signal processing; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
