title: Instantaneous frequency measurement system using optical mixing in highly nonlinear fiber.
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.
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, ARC Centre for Ultra-high bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia. lam.bui@rmit.edu.au
authors.forename: Lam A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Bui
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Pelusi
authors.forename: Trung D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Vo
authors.forename: Niusha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sarkhosh
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Emami
authors.forename: Benjamin J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Eggleton
authors.forename: Arnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D008027:Light; D055100:Optical Fibers; D010783:Photometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation