基于本振光增强的双混频时差微弱频率信号检测方法
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北京邮电大学 信息光子学与光通信全国重点实验室

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国家自然科学(62501076),时空信息精密感知技术全国重点实验室开放(STSL2025-B-09-01(T))


Dual-Mixing Time-Delay detection of weak frequency signals enabled by local-oscillator optical enhancement
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Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications—State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications

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    频率传递是支撑远距离频率比对的关键技术,其性能直接关系到全球统一时间尺度的构建、光学原子钟网络的互联,以及量子计量体系的进一步发展。针对接收端信号由于超长跨距光纤频率传递过程中的功率衰减、有源器件带附加噪声等导致分辨率和灵敏度受限的问题,本文提出了一种基于本振光增强的微弱频率信号检测方案。该方案通过相干激光器增强微弱载波信号功率,并采用双混频时差检测结构以提升接收灵敏度,同时结合平衡探测技术实现高信噪比信号提取。与传统的强度调制/直接探测方式相比,该方法可有效提升接收端灵敏度约10 dB,。在相同的入光功率条件下射频功率提升了25dB。 实验结果表明,该方案实现了优异的频率稳定度,阿伦方差达到2×10-13 @1 s及2.1×10-15 @10000 s,验证了本振光增强检测方法在接收端的灵敏度可达-49 dBm。同时所构建的双混频时差检测系统在差频为10kHz条件下实现了3×10-17 @1 s和3×10-19 @10000 s,表明其在高精度光纤频率传递中的可行性与显著优势。

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    Frequency transfer is a key technology that supports long-distance frequency comparison, and its performance directly affects the establishment of a global unified timescale, the interconnection of optical atomic clock networks, and the further development of quantum metrology systems. To address the limitations in resolution and sensitivity at the receiver side caused by power attenuation during ultra-long-haul fiber frequency transfer and the additional noise introduced by active components, this paper proposes a weak frequency signal detection scheme enhanced by local oscillator light. The scheme employs a coherent laser to amplify the power of the weak carrier signal, utilizes a dual heterodyne delay detection structure to improve sensitivity, and integrates a balanced photodetector for high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) extraction. Compared with conventional intensity modulation/direct detection (IM/DD) methods, the proposed approach improves the receiver sensitivity by approximately 10 dB, the RF power is increased by 25 dB under the same input optical power conditions. Experimental results demonstrate that the system achieves Allan deviations of 2×10-13 @1 s and 2.1×10-15 @10000 s, verifying that the local-oscillator-enhanced detection method achieves a receiver sensitivity of -49 dBm. Meanwhile, the constructed dual-mixing time-delay detection system achieves a stability of 3×10-17 @1 s and 3×10-19 @10,000 s under a beat frequency of 10 kHz, demonstrating its feasibility and significant advantages in high-precision optical frequency transfer.

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  • 收稿日期:2025-11-26
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