Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 58, Issue 3, 3060031(2021)

Generation and Dechirping of Linear Frequency Modulation Signals

Li Hao, Wei Yongfeng*, Ji Yushuang, and Li Xiang
Author Affiliations
  • College of Electronic Information Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, Inner Inner Mongolia, 010021, China
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    Schematic of proposed LFM signals and de-chirp generation scheme
    Schematic of RPML
    Time-frequency characteristics of transmitting and receiving waves
    Output signal spectrum of DPMZM
    Parabolic signal
    ±4-order sideband
    Time domain diagram of LFM signal output by PD after 20 cycles
    LFM signal after 20 cycles. (a) Spectrum; (b) time-frequency diagram
    LFM signals with different center frequencies. (a) Spectrum; (b) time-frequency diagram
    Spectrum and time-frequency diagram of LFM signal after 30 cycles. (a) Spectrum; (b) time-frequency diagram
    Signal with time width of 20 ns. (a) Parabolic signal; (b) spectrum; (c) time-frequency diagram
    Signal with larger amplitude. (a) Parabolic signal; (b) spectrum; (c) time-frequency diagram
    Phase coded signal. (a) Parabolic signal; (b) spectrum; (c) time-frequency diagram
    Autocorrelation results of LFM. (a) After 20 cycles; (b) after 30 cycles
    Optical spectrum after phase modulation
    RF spectrum after beat frequency processing
    Single frequency signal obtained by de-chirping echo signal with different time delay
    LFM signal after 50 cycles. (a) Time domain diagram; (b) spectrum
    • Table 1. Effect of different parabolic signals on bandwidth, time-bandwidth product and chirp rate

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      Table 1. Effect of different parabolic signals on bandwidth, time-bandwidth product and chirp rate

      Different parabolic signalBandwidthTimeTime-bandwidth productChirp rate
      Normalized parabolic signalBTBTa
      N times of cycles1.6 NBT1.6 NBTNa
      N-times signal time widthB/NNTBTa/N2
      N-times signal amplitudeNBTNBTNa
      N-bit phase encodingBNTNBTa
      N-times time width and M-times amplitude(M/N)BNTMBTMa/N2
      N-times amplitude and M-bit phase codingNBMTNMBTNa
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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Jun. 15, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 12, 2021

    The Author Email: Yongfeng Wei (weiyongfeng@imu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202158.0306003

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