High accuracy microwave frequency measurement based on single-drive dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator

Ying Zhao; Xiaodan Pang; Lei Deng; Xianbin Yu; Xiaoping Zheng; Bingkun Zhou; Idelfonso Tafur Monroy

doi:10.1364/OE.19.00B681

High accuracy microwave frequency measurement based on single-drive dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator

Ying Zhao, Xiaodan Pang, Lei Deng, Xianbin Yu, Xiaoping Zheng, Bingkun Zhou, Idelfonso Tafur Monroy

Department of Photonics Engineering

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A novel approach for broadband microwave frequency measurement by employing a single-drive dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Based on bias manipulations of the modulator, conventional frequency-to-power mapping technique is developed by performing a two-stage frequency measurement cooperating with digital signal processing. In the experiment, 10GHz measurement range is guaranteed and the average uncertainty of estimated microwave frequency is 5.4MHz, which verifies the measurement accuracy is significantly improved by achieving an unprecedented 10−3 relative error. This high accuracy frequency measurement technique is a promising candidate for high-speed electronic warfare and defense applications.

Original language	English
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	19
Issue number	26
Pages (from-to)	B681-B686
ISSN	1094-4087
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.00B681
Publication status	Published - 2011

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