Statistic Model of Homodyne Acousto-Optic Spectrum Analyzer

Introduction. Acousto-optic spectrum analyzers interferometric schemes have been developed to increase dynamic range. It was assumed that dynamic range, expressed in dB, would double. An expected increase was not achieved yet.Aim. To analyze the homodyne acousto-optic spectrum analyzer noise charact...

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Main Authors: L. A. Aronov, Yu. S. Dobrolensky, G. V. Kulak
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Published: Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI" 2020-02-01
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Yu. S. Dobrolensky
G. V. Kulak
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description Introduction. Acousto-optic spectrum analyzers interferometric schemes have been developed to increase dynamic range. It was assumed that dynamic range, expressed in dB, would double. An expected increase was not achieved yet.Aim. To analyze the homodyne acousto-optic spectrum analyzer noise characteristics, to estimate the signal-tonoise ratio and the dynamic range.Materials and methods. A mathematical model was compiled which took into account the need to form quadrature components to obtain an amplitude spectrum of an input signal, shot noise and readout noise.Results. An interferometric scheme did not allow to achieve dynamic range doubling compared to an acoustooptical power spectrum analyzer. The dynamic range increase was less than 1.35 dB. Constant illumination led to a significant increase of the spectrum analyzer self-noise due to shot noise, compared to which thermal noise and readout noise became insignificant. The spurious-free dynamic range estimation expression was obtained. It was prior determined by acousto-optic interaction nonlinearity. With typical analyzer blocks parameters the spurious-free dynamic range covered a single-signal dynamic range. Signal-to-noise ratio estimation expression was presented.Conclusion. The homodyne acousto-optic spectrum analyzer single-signal dynamic range is determined primarily by the photosensor saturation charge. One needs to optimize their relation by taking into account light source power, acousto-optical modulator diffraction efficiency and photosensor saturation charge. Presented noise model gives more accurate estimation of the dynamic range with an error of 1 dB.
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spelling doaj-art-dc12aebedf294572a3d395effd4827ff2025-08-20T02:58:54ZrusSaint Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI"Известия высших учебных заведений России: Радиоэлектроника1993-89852658-47942020-02-01231526210.32603/1993-8985-2020-23-1-52-62325Statistic Model of Homodyne Acousto-Optic Spectrum AnalyzerL. A. Aronov0Yu. S. Dobrolensky1G. V. Kulak2Saint-Petersburg Electrotechnical University "LETI"Space Research Institute of the RASMozyr State Pedagogical University named after I. P. ShamyakinIntroduction. Acousto-optic spectrum analyzers interferometric schemes have been developed to increase dynamic range. It was assumed that dynamic range, expressed in dB, would double. An expected increase was not achieved yet.Aim. To analyze the homodyne acousto-optic spectrum analyzer noise characteristics, to estimate the signal-tonoise ratio and the dynamic range.Materials and methods. A mathematical model was compiled which took into account the need to form quadrature components to obtain an amplitude spectrum of an input signal, shot noise and readout noise.Results. An interferometric scheme did not allow to achieve dynamic range doubling compared to an acoustooptical power spectrum analyzer. The dynamic range increase was less than 1.35 dB. Constant illumination led to a significant increase of the spectrum analyzer self-noise due to shot noise, compared to which thermal noise and readout noise became insignificant. The spurious-free dynamic range estimation expression was obtained. It was prior determined by acousto-optic interaction nonlinearity. With typical analyzer blocks parameters the spurious-free dynamic range covered a single-signal dynamic range. Signal-to-noise ratio estimation expression was presented.Conclusion. The homodyne acousto-optic spectrum analyzer single-signal dynamic range is determined primarily by the photosensor saturation charge. One needs to optimize their relation by taking into account light source power, acousto-optical modulator diffraction efficiency and photosensor saturation charge. Presented noise model gives more accurate estimation of the dynamic range with an error of 1 dB.https://re.eltech.ru/jour/article/view/402homodyne acousto-optic spectrum analyzerdynamic rangeintermodulationdistortionssignal-tonoise ratio
spellingShingle L. A. Aronov
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Statistic Model of Homodyne Acousto-Optic Spectrum Analyzer
Известия высших учебных заведений России: Радиоэлектроника
homodyne acousto-optic spectrum analyzer
dynamic range
intermodulation
distortions
signal-tonoise ratio
title Statistic Model of Homodyne Acousto-Optic Spectrum Analyzer
title_full Statistic Model of Homodyne Acousto-Optic Spectrum Analyzer
title_fullStr Statistic Model of Homodyne Acousto-Optic Spectrum Analyzer
title_full_unstemmed Statistic Model of Homodyne Acousto-Optic Spectrum Analyzer
title_short Statistic Model of Homodyne Acousto-Optic Spectrum Analyzer
title_sort statistic model of homodyne acousto optic spectrum analyzer
topic homodyne acousto-optic spectrum analyzer
dynamic range
intermodulation
distortions
signal-tonoise ratio
url https://re.eltech.ru/jour/article/view/402
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