Broadband operation of a radio frequency spectrum analyzer based on spectral hole burning

Author

Lorgere, I. ; Lavielle, V.

Author_Institution

Lab. Aime Cotton, Campus Univ., Orsay, France

fYear

2002

fDate

24-24 May 2002

Firstpage

101

Abstract

Summary form only given. We recently demonstrated the principle of radio frequency spectrum analysis based on the engraving of multiple monochromatic gratings in a Spectral Hole Burning (SHB) material. This device is considered for applications in radar and sub-millimeter wave astronomy. In the first experiment, the frequency scanning procedure limited the bandwidth to 35 MHz. With a new broadband setup we have achieved an instantaneous bandwidth of 2.5 GHz and demonstrated the spectral zooming capability of the analyzer.

Keywords

diffraction gratings; optical hole burning; spectral analysers; submillimetre wave measurement; 2.5 GHz; RF spectrum analyzer; broadband operation; engraving; frequency scanning procedure; instantaneous bandwidth; multiple monochromatic gratings; radio frequency spectrum analysis; spectral hole burning; spectral zooming capability; Convolution; Frequency modulation; Optical arrays; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Radio frequency; Spectral analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-706-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033486

Filename

1033486