Photonic Multiple Microwave Frequency Measurement Based on Frequency-to-Time Mapping

A photonic multiple microwave frequency measurement system is presented and demonstrated based on a swept frequency silicon microring resonator (MRR). The drop-port of a high-Q MRR is employed as a periodic narrowband scanning filter driven by a sawtooth voltage signal. The unknown frequency can be...

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Main Authors: Feng Zhou, Hao Chen, Xu Wang, Linjie Zhou, Jianji Dong, Xinliang Zhang
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Published: IEEE 2018-01-01
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author Feng Zhou
Hao Chen
Xu Wang
Linjie Zhou
Jianji Dong
Xinliang Zhang
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Hao Chen
Xu Wang
Linjie Zhou
Jianji Dong
Xinliang Zhang
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description A photonic multiple microwave frequency measurement system is presented and demonstrated based on a swept frequency silicon microring resonator (MRR). The drop-port of a high-Q MRR is employed as a periodic narrowband scanning filter driven by a sawtooth voltage signal. The unknown frequency can be mapped to time interval between pulse appearances when scanning the modulated signal and the frequency-to-time mapping is established. In the experiments, we obtain a measurement range of 25 GHz with an error of ±510 MHz. Meanwhile, the measurement resolution for multi-frequency measurement is about 5 GHz. Our scheme offers a simple structure, low-cost solution, capability of multiple frequency measurement, and potential of chip-integration.
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spelling doaj-art-1edbf9d480704fcbbd3ab73b03d2271c2025-08-20T03:31:21ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552018-01-011021710.1109/JPHOT.2018.28079198295276Photonic Multiple Microwave Frequency Measurement Based on Frequency-to-Time MappingFeng Zhou0Hao Chen1Xu Wang2Linjie Zhou3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2792-2959Jianji Dong4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8404-1624Xinliang Zhang5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8513-3328Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaWuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaWuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaWuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaWuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaA photonic multiple microwave frequency measurement system is presented and demonstrated based on a swept frequency silicon microring resonator (MRR). The drop-port of a high-Q MRR is employed as a periodic narrowband scanning filter driven by a sawtooth voltage signal. The unknown frequency can be mapped to time interval between pulse appearances when scanning the modulated signal and the frequency-to-time mapping is established. In the experiments, we obtain a measurement range of 25 GHz with an error of ±510 MHz. Meanwhile, the measurement resolution for multi-frequency measurement is about 5 GHz. Our scheme offers a simple structure, low-cost solution, capability of multiple frequency measurement, and potential of chip-integration.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8295276/Microwave frequency measurementmicrowave photonics.
spellingShingle Feng Zhou
Hao Chen
Xu Wang
Linjie Zhou
Jianji Dong
Xinliang Zhang
Photonic Multiple Microwave Frequency Measurement Based on Frequency-to-Time Mapping
IEEE Photonics Journal
Microwave frequency measurement
microwave photonics.
title Photonic Multiple Microwave Frequency Measurement Based on Frequency-to-Time Mapping
title_full Photonic Multiple Microwave Frequency Measurement Based on Frequency-to-Time Mapping
title_fullStr Photonic Multiple Microwave Frequency Measurement Based on Frequency-to-Time Mapping
title_full_unstemmed Photonic Multiple Microwave Frequency Measurement Based on Frequency-to-Time Mapping
title_short Photonic Multiple Microwave Frequency Measurement Based on Frequency-to-Time Mapping
title_sort photonic multiple microwave frequency measurement based on frequency to time mapping
topic Microwave frequency measurement
microwave photonics.
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8295276/
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