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System and method for testing the speed of a microwave photonics system
US9356692B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9356692-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514682307-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 9, 2015 |
| Priority date | Jun 3, 2011 |
| Publication date | May 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2016 |
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A system testing the speed of a microwave photonic system, having a Mach Zehnder interferometer that includes a first arm with a photonic system to be tested and an amplifier arranged to amplify the output of the photonic system, and a second arm with an attenuator configured to match the output power of the amplifier, with at least one filter arranged at the output of the Mach Zehnder interferometer, the filter having a pass band that includes the center frequency of a continuous wave microwave signal applied to the Mach Zehnder interferometer arms. A continuous wave microwave signal is applied to the input of the Mach Zehnder interferometer, a signal is applied to only the second arm with the photonic link, and the output of the bandpass filter is measured with an oscilloscope and a microwave power detector.
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What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is: 1. A method for testing the speed of a microwave photonic system, comprising: providing a Mach Zehnder interferometer having a first arm with a photonic link, a delay line, and an amplifier arranged to amplify the output of the photonic link and delay line, and having a second arm with an attenuator configured to match the power at an output of the amplifier in the first arm; providing a bandpass filter arranged at the output of the Mach Zehnder interferometer, the band pass filter having a pass band that includes the center frequency of a continuous wave microwave signal applied to the Mach Zehnder interferometer; applying the microwave signal to the input of the Mach Zehnder interferometer; applying a signal to the first arm with the photonic link and delay line; and measuring an output of the bandpass filter with an oscilloscope and a microwave power detector.
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- A system testing the speed of a microwave photonic system, having a Mach Zehnder interferometer that includes a first arm with a photonic system to be tested and an amplifier arranged to amplify the output of the photonic system, and a second arm with an attenuator configured to match the output power of the amplifier, with at least one filter arranged at the output of the Mach Zehnder interfer…
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- Schermer Ross, Bucholtz Frank, Villarruel Carl A, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G02B27/0087. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue May 31 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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