Photonic-Delay Line Cross Correlation Method Based on DWDM for Phase Noise Measurement

A dual photonic-delay line cross-correlation method for phase noise measurement of microwave signal based on dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The kilometer-long delay fiber is used together by the two mutually independent channels through the...

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Main Authors: Zhiqiang Fan, Qi Qiu, Jun Su, Tianhang Zhang, Ning Yang
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Published: IEEE 2018-01-01
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description A dual photonic-delay line cross-correlation method for phase noise measurement of microwave signal based on dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The kilometer-long delay fiber is used together by the two mutually independent channels through the DWDM technology, which makes it easier to get the same delay between two channels. And it reduces the cost of the system by reducing the use of several kilometers of fiber and a Mach&#x2013;Zendher modulator. Then, it uses variable optical fiber delay lines to replace the electronic phase shifters and a broader operation bandwidth can be obtained. A lower phase noise floor has been obtained by more averaging of the cross-correlation spectrum. In the experiments, the phase noise of a 10-GHz microwave signal has been measured accurately. A large operation bandwidth of 4&#x2013;11 GHz is achieved and a measurement phase noise floor of &#x2013;152.6 dBc&#x002F;Hz at 10 kHz offset at 10 GHz in a 20 <italic>&#x03BC;</italic>s delay measurement system is realized by averaging 100 times.
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spelling doaj-art-b5bc9400288549dd8494d66becac7da22025-08-20T02:38:35ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552018-01-011011910.1109/JPHOT.2018.27995918272348Photonic-Delay Line Cross Correlation Method Based on DWDM for Phase Noise MeasurementZhiqiang Fan0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2841-1245Qi Qiu1Jun Su2Tianhang Zhang3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8794-3631Ning Yang4School of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaSchool of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaSchool of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaSchool of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaSchool of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaA dual photonic-delay line cross-correlation method for phase noise measurement of microwave signal based on dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The kilometer-long delay fiber is used together by the two mutually independent channels through the DWDM technology, which makes it easier to get the same delay between two channels. And it reduces the cost of the system by reducing the use of several kilometers of fiber and a Mach&#x2013;Zendher modulator. Then, it uses variable optical fiber delay lines to replace the electronic phase shifters and a broader operation bandwidth can be obtained. A lower phase noise floor has been obtained by more averaging of the cross-correlation spectrum. In the experiments, the phase noise of a 10-GHz microwave signal has been measured accurately. A large operation bandwidth of 4&#x2013;11 GHz is achieved and a measurement phase noise floor of &#x2013;152.6 dBc&#x002F;Hz at 10 kHz offset at 10 GHz in a 20 <italic>&#x03BC;</italic>s delay measurement system is realized by averaging 100 times.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8272348/Microwave photonicsphase noise measurementcross correlationdense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM).
spellingShingle Zhiqiang Fan
Qi Qiu
Jun Su
Tianhang Zhang
Ning Yang
Photonic-Delay Line Cross Correlation Method Based on DWDM for Phase Noise Measurement
IEEE Photonics Journal
Microwave photonics
phase noise measurement
cross correlation
dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM).
title Photonic-Delay Line Cross Correlation Method Based on DWDM for Phase Noise Measurement
title_full Photonic-Delay Line Cross Correlation Method Based on DWDM for Phase Noise Measurement
title_fullStr Photonic-Delay Line Cross Correlation Method Based on DWDM for Phase Noise Measurement
title_full_unstemmed Photonic-Delay Line Cross Correlation Method Based on DWDM for Phase Noise Measurement
title_short Photonic-Delay Line Cross Correlation Method Based on DWDM for Phase Noise Measurement
title_sort photonic delay line cross correlation method based on dwdm for phase noise measurement
topic Microwave photonics
phase noise measurement
cross correlation
dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM).
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8272348/
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