Waveform sampling of free-running frequency prescaled microwave signals by using delay-line-free electro-optic probing technique

Author

Gong-Ru Lin ; Shr-Hsiung Hung ; Chang, Y.-C.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Tatung Univ., Taipei, Taiwan

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

15-19 July 2001

Abstract

We report for the first time the characterization of microwave frequency divider by using a delay-line-free electro-optic sampling system with a voltage-controlled phase-tunable circuit. The distorted waveform of the ECL signal frequency-prescaled from microwave oscillator operated at high output level is sampled. The divisor of the frequency prescalar is found to vary from 2 to 5 at input power of less than -14 dBm.

Keywords

digital phase locked loops; electro-optical devices; frequency dividers; microwave phase shifters; prescalers; signal sampling; voltage-controlled oscillators; waveform analysis; ECL signal output; delay-line-free electro-optic sampling system; digital phase-locked-loop; distorted waveform; free-running frequency prescaled microwave signals; frequency prescalar; microwave frequency divider; optical pulse-train; optoelectronic phase shifter; picosecond laser source; voltage-controlled phase-tunable circuit; voltage-controlled phase-tuning circuit; waveform sampling; Delay effects; Delay systems; Distortion; Microwave circuits; Microwave frequencies; Microwave theory and techniques; Propagation delay; Sampling methods; Voltage; Voltage-controlled oscillators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on

Conference_Location

Chiba, Japan

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6738-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.971169

Filename

971169