STFT Based on Stabilized Period-One Nonlinear Laser Dynamics and Stimulated Brillouin Scattering

Sunan Zhang, Taixia Shi*, Lizhong Jiang, Yang Chen*

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Abstract

A microwave photonic short-time Fourier transform (STFT) system based on stabilized period-one (P1) nonlinear laser dynamics and stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) is proposed. By using an optoelectronic feedback loop, the frequency-sweep optical signal generated by the P1 nonlinear laser dynamics is stabilized, which is further used in conjunction with an optical bandpass filter implemented by SBS to achieve the frequency-to-time mapping of microwave signals and the final STFT. By comparing the results with and without optoelectronic feedback, it is found that the time-frequency diagram of the signal under test (SUT) obtained by STFT is clearer and smoother, and the frequency of the SUT measured in each frequency-sweep period is more accurate. The measurement error is reduced by around 50% under the optimal filter bandwidth.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1421-1424
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume36
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024

Keywords

  • Short-time Fourier transform
  • microwave frequency measurement
  • optoelectronic feedback
  • period-one nonlinear laser dynamics
  • stimulated Brillouin scattering

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