Abstract
A new frequency-to-phase mapping technique for measuring a radio-frequency (RF) signal frequency is presented. The concept is based on generating two low-frequency signals where their phase difference is dependent on the input RF signal frequency. Hence, the input RF signal frequency can be determined by using a low-cost low-frequency electronic phase detector to measure the phase difference between the two low-frequency signals. The technique can measure the frequency of an RF signal instantaneously and has a wide frequency measurement range. The proposed frequency-to-phase-mapping-based instantaneous frequency measurement system is experimentally verified over the 5 to 20 GHz frequency measurement range with errors of less than ±0.2 GHz.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5957-5960 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Optics Letters |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Nov 2022 |