Instantaneous microwave frequency measurement with improved measurement range and resolution based on simultaneous phase modulation and intensity modulation

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 5314-5320

  Zou, Xihua ^a,b   Pan, Shilong ^a   Yao, Jianping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Instantaneous microwave frequency measurement; Microwave photonics; Optical microwave signal processing; Polarization modulation; Radar system

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVES; DISPERSIVE ELEMENTS; FIRST-ORDER DERIVATIVE; FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS; INPUT FREQUENCY; INSTANTANEOUS MICROWAVE FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT; INTENSITY MODULATIONS; MEASUREMENT RANGE; MEASUREMENT RESOLUTION; MICROWAVE PHOTONICS; MICROWAVE POWER; MICROWAVE SIGNALS; OPTICAL MICROWAVE SIGNAL PROCESSING; OPTICAL PHASE MODULATION; OPTICAL POLARIZERS; OPTICAL SIGNALS; POLARIZATION MODULATION; POLARIZATION MODULATORS; POWER PENALTY FUNCTIONS; POWER RATIO;

DISPERSION (WAVES); ELECTRIC FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MEASUREMENTS; MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL FILTERS; PHASE MODULATION; POLARIZATION; RADAR SYSTEMS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

EID: 70350510080     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2009.2030695     Document Type: Article

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