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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, JLU Region, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.

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This study presents a novel all-optical microwave frequency measurement (MFM) technique using semiconductor laser dynamics. The reconfigurable system achieves wideband linear chirping for precise frequency measurement without external synchronization.

Keywords:
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Area of Science:

  • Optoelectronics
  • Photonics
  • Microwave Engineering

Background:

  • Conventional microwave frequency measurement (MFM) often relies on electrical frequency-sweeping.
  • Existing methods may require external synchronization or pilot tones, adding complexity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate a reconfigurable, all-optical MFM scheme.
  • To leverage period-one (P1) dynamics of optically injected semiconductor lasers for frequency measurement.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized P1 dynamics to generate a wideband linear optical chirp.
  • Implemented a spectral gating mechanism with an optical bandpass filter for self-referencing.
  • Adjusted injection parameters to tune the measurement range.

Main Results:

  • Achieved a flexible measurement range from 10 to 48 GHz.
  • Demonstrated a frequency resolution of 50 MHz with a chirp rate of 1 GHz/μs.
  • Obtained a root-mean-square (RMS) error below 15 MHz.

Conclusions:

  • Validated an all-optical, self-referenced frequency-to-time mapping technique.
  • The proposed scheme eliminates the need for external synchronization.
  • Offers a reconfigurable and efficient approach to microwave frequency measurement.