Instantaneous microwave frequency measurement using an optical phase modulator

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 422-424

  Zhang, Xiaomin ^a   Chi, Hao ^a   Zhang, Xianmin ^a   Zheng, Shilie ^a   Jin, Xiaofeng ^a   Yao, Jianping ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Microwave frequency measurement; microwave photonics; Phase modulation

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIVE ELEMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION; FREQUENCY FUNCTIONS; FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS; INTENSITY MODULATORS; MICROWAVE FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVE PHOTONICS; MICROWAVE POWER; MICROWAVE SIGNALS; NOVEL TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL PHASE MODULATOR; OPTICAL WAVELENGTH; PHASE MODULATOR; PHASE-MODULATED OPTICAL SIGNALS;

ELECTRIC FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES; MICROWAVE GENERATION; MICROWAVE POWER TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PHASE MODULATION; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 67650465248     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2009.2020046     Document Type: Article

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