High-precision group-delay dispersion measurements of optical fibers via fingerprint-spectral wavelength-to-time mapping

The group-delay dispersion of an optical fiber was measured with the time-of-flight method, using fingerprint-like characteristic spectra from a mode-locked fiber laser source. To determine the group-delay dispersion up to the fourth order, least-squares fitting was applied to the overall time waveform mapped on the time axis for the fingerprint-spectral broadband pulses through a long optical fiber. The analysis of all 4003 data points reduced statistical uncertainty, and provided second-, third-, and fourth-order dispersion with uncertainties of 0.02%, 0.4%, and 4%,respectively.

基于MEMS开关的可调实时延时器设计

为了有效解决相控阵雷达/天线瞬时带宽小、孔径效应严重、功耗大等问题,将射频MEMS开关引入实时可调延时器结构中,设计了一种基于射频MEMS开关的实时可调延时器。通过MEMS双掷开关选择具有不同电长度的延时路径,在DC~20 GHz内实现了5位的射频信号延时。利用HFSS三维电磁仿真软件对延时单元的几何参数进行仿真优化,得到5个可切换延时状态的延时量,分别为64.76 ps,101.46 ps,137.97 ps,174.61 ps,210.98 ps,延时步进为36.5 ps,整体面积约为5 mm^(2)。与其他实时可调延时器相比,该实时可调延时器具有多可控位数、大延时带宽积、高集成度等优点。