Photonics-assisted compressive sampling system for wideband spectrum sensing

• 作 者: 郭强 陈明华 梁云华 陈宏伟 杨四刚 谢世钟
• 机 构: Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology, Department of Electronic Engine
• 出 处: Chinese Optics Letters
• 发表日期: 2017年01期
• 关键词: wideband photonics bandwidth compressive Photonics converter enlarge acquiring a

Compressive sampling(CS) has attracted considerable attention in microwave and radio frequency(RF) fields in recent years. It enables the acquisition of high-frequency signals at a rate much smaller than their Nyquist rates.Combined with photonics technology, traditional CS systems can significantly enlarge their operating bandwidth, which offers great potential for spectrum sensing in cognitive radios. In this Letter, we review our recent work on photonic CS systems for wideband spectrum sensing. First, a proof-of-concept photonics-assisted CS system is demonstrated; it is capable of acquiring numerous radar pulses in an instantaneous bandwidth spanning from 500 MHz to 5 GHz with a 500-MHz analog-to-digital converter(ADC). To further reduce the acquisition bandwidth, multi-channel photonics-assisted CS systems are proposed for the first time, enabling the acquisition of multi-tone signals with frequencies up to 5 GHz by using 120-MHz ADCs. In addition, the system bandwidth is increased from 5 to 20 GHz by employing time-interleaved optical sampling.

Compressive sampling (CS) has attracted considerable attention in microwave and radio frequency (RF) fields in recent years. It enables the acquisition of high-frequency signals at a rate much smaller than their Nyquist rates. Covered with photonics technology, traditional CS systems can significantly enlarge their operating bandwidth, which offers great potential for spectrum sensing in cognitive radios. In this Letter, we review our recent work on photonic CS systems for wideband spectrum sensing. First, a proof-of-concept photonics-assisted ; it is capable of acquiring numerous radar pulses in an instantaneousaneous bandwidth spanning from 500 MHz to 5 GHz with a 500-MHz analog-to-digital converter (ADC). Further reduce the acquisition bandwidth, multi-channel photonics-assisted CS systems are proposed for the first time, enabling the acquisition of multi-tone signals with frequencies up to 5 GHz by using 120-MHz ADCs. d from 5 to 20 GHz by employing time-interleaved optical sampling.