基于频率-时间映射的微波光子频率测量技术

doi:10.7527/S1000-6893.2024.29873

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Frequency measurement of microwave signals has a wide range of applications in the fileds such as aerospace and electronic system. The traditional frequency measurement scheme based on the electronic method has limited frequency range and bandwidth， making it difficult to measure the signals with high frequency and large bandwidth. The microwave photonic technology can combine the advantages of optical and microwave technologies in terms of large bandwidth， high center frequency， low loss， anti-electromagnetic interference as well as high accuracy， and can achieve microwave frequency measurement with good performance. This article reviews the microwave photonic frequency measurement methods based on frequency-to-time mapping. The basic principles are provided， and detailed introduction to the frequency-to-time mapping schemes based on dispersive media and different types of scanning components are given. Finally， a discussion of the future development is provided.

Key words: photoelectric measurement, ?microwave signal frequency measurement, ?microwave photonics, frequency-to-time mapping, ?optical and electronic signal processing

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Lu WANG, Li WANG, Lin LI, Shaogang GUO, Ran ZHENG, Hengkang ZHANG. Microwave photonic frequency measurement technology based on frequency-to-time mapping[J]. Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica, 2025, 46(3): 629873.

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文献	映射组件	瞬时带宽/GHz	频率范围/GHz	分辨率（误差）/MHz	灵敏度/dBm
文献［24］	色散介质	30	15~45	12 500（±1 560）	NA
文献［25］	循环延时线	19.9	0.1~20	250（±125）	-16.5
文献［28］	扫频光源	14	1~15	200（±90）	NA
文献［29］	扫频微环谐振器	25	5~30	5 000（±510）	NA
文献［33］	扫频光电振荡器	4	1~15	90（±60）	0
文献［35］	扫频微波源	9	1~18	15（±3）	NA
文献［40］	扫频微波源	6.5	6~18	20（±1）	NA

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