Instantaneous frequency measurement system using optical mixing in highly nonlinear fiber

Opt Express. 2009 Dec 7;17(25):22983-91. doi: 10.1364/OE.17.022983.

Abstract

A broadband photonic instantaneous frequency measurement system utilizing four-wave mixing in highly nonlinear fiber is demonstrated. This new approach is highly stable and does not require any high-speed electronics or photodetectors. A first principles model accurately predicts the system response. Frequency measurement responses from 1 to 40 GHz are demonstrated and simple reconfiguration allows the system to operate over multiple bands.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Failure Analysis / methods*
  • Light
  • Optical Fibers*
  • Photometry / instrumentation*
  • Photometry / methods*
  • Scattering, Radiation