Abstract

A photonic-assisted instantaneous microwave measurement system, capable of measuring multiple frequency signals, is demonstrated and analyzed. The principle lies in the combination of a channelizer and frequency-to-power mapping. An effective generation method of a non-flat optical frequency comb is proposed based on sawtooth wave modulation, which has more comb lines and adjustable comb spacing. Under this method, two low-speed post-processing devices are utilized to realize frequency measurements up to 32 GHz. The scheme is verified by simulation, and factors affecting system performance are also studied.

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