Instantaneous microwave frequency measurement with high-resolution based on stimulated Brillouin scattering

摘要： A novel photonic method of instantaneous microwave frequency measurement (IMFM) based on Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) is proposed. The principle of the technique is the employment of SBS effect to amplify/attenuate two adjacent frequency components, which result in a definite amplitude comparison function (ACF). Using this technique, the frequency of an unknown RF signal can be precisely obtained. Experimental results show the measurement capability of the proposed method over a frequency range of 0.47–23 GHz with a higher resolution of 8 MHz.