CN103884922B - Measuring device and method for Terahertz vector field shape of single receiver - Google Patents

Measuring device and method for Terahertz vector field shape of single receiver Download PDF

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CN103884922B
CN103884922B CN201410114485.7A CN201410114485A CN103884922B CN 103884922 B CN103884922 B CN 103884922B CN 201410114485 A CN201410114485 A CN 201410114485A CN 103884922 B CN103884922 B CN 103884922B
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The invention discloses a measuring device and method for the Terahertz vector field shape of a single receiver, and relates to the technical field of Terahertz measurement. The measuring device comprises two signal channels, namely the testing channel and the reference channel. In the testing channel, an emission frequency synthesizer is connected with a frequency doubling amplifying module, a radioactive source to be measured and a receiver in sequence through a directional coupler, wherein the receiver can receive radio frequency signals and perform frequency mixing. In the reference channel, the emission frequency synthesizer and a local-oscillation frequency synthesizer are respectively connected with a microwave mixer through the other output port of the directional coupler. The intermediate frequency output port of the receiver and the intermediate frequency output port of the microwave mixer are respectively connected with a dual-channel A/D acquisition card. The measuring device and method have the advantages that measurement of the Terahertz vector field shape can be completed, the phase measurement accuracy of the measuring device is equivalent to that of the scheme containing double receivers, building cost is low, and system configuration is more flexible.

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Single-receiver Terahertz vector field shape measurement apparatus and measuring method thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to the technical field that Terahertz is measured, particularly relate to measure Terahertz frequency range (containing millimeter wave, submillimeter Wave-wave section) device and method of vector field shape, specifically, be a kind of single-receiver Terahertz vector field shape measurement apparatus and Measuring method.
Background technology
Vector field shape measurement refers to measure amplitude and the PHASE DISTRIBUTION of electromagnetic field simultaneously.By two on a certain fixed pan N dimensional vector n field shape is measured, can the derive radiation source to be measured three dimensional field distribution in full extent of space and propagation characteristic thereof, therefore This measuring method is in the fields such as reflector antenna, Feed Horn, microwave and millimeter wave imaging system and collimator optical system Important measurement means.In order to obtain the PHASE DISTRIBUTION of field to be measured, need to provide a road phase reference signal for measurement signal, should Signal does not changes with the change of spacescan position, and be used merely to characterize agitator in transmitter and receiver produces with Machine phase fluctuation.In the phase place measuring signal, deduct the fluctuation of this part random phase, i.e. can get the real phase place in field to be measured Distributed intelligence.In traditional microwave and millimeter wave vector field shape measurement system, measure signal and reference signal respectively by two Receiver provides (as shown in Figure 1), and wherein receiver receives the signal of measurement field, and another receiver is by fixed Directly it is connected with transmitter to bonder.Two receivers share same local vibration source, it is achieved phase place is correlated with.In the higher Asia of frequency Millimeter wave and Terahertz frequency range, principle still can use said system constitute, but at these frequency ranges, the output one of transmitter As relatively low, receiver relatively costly, and significantly raising for the relatively low frequency range of noise temperature, usually can not meet vector field shape Sensitivity needed for measurement and dynamic range requirement.Use high sensitivity superconducting receivers can obtain lower than quasiconductor receiver Noise temperature more than one magnitude, it is achieved high-precision field shape is measured, but its shortcoming to be volume and power consumption relatively big, cost is held high Expensive.
Summary of the invention
The technical problem to be solved is for the above-mentioned state of the art, and provides a kind of and only use a receiver The measurement of Terahertz vector field shape and phase measurement accuracy can be completed with double-receiver scheme is suitable, construction cost is cheap, system Configuration single-receiver Terahertz vector field shape measurement apparatus and measuring method thereof more flexibly.
The present invention solves the technical scheme that above-mentioned technical problem used:
Single-receiver Terahertz vector field shape measurement apparatus, including launching that frequency is combined, local oscillator frequency is combined, TCH test channel and with reference to logical Road, in TCH test channel, transmitting frequency is combined and is connected with frequency multiplication amplification module, radiation source to be measured and energy in turn by directional coupler Receive radiofrequency signal the receiver being mixed;In reference channel, launch the most comprehensive and local oscillator frequency is comprehensive all another by directional coupler One output port is connected with microwave mixer.The medium frequency output end mouth of receiver and microwave mixer is all connected with capture card.
For optimizing technique scheme, the concrete measure taked also includes:
Above-mentioned capture card is double channel A/D capture card.
Above-mentioned directional coupler includes the first directional coupler and the second directional coupler, launches frequency comprehensive fixed with first Connecting to bonder, local oscillator frequency is combined and is connected with the second directional coupler, and the first directional coupler and the second directional coupler all wrap Include two output ports, and the two port has been respectively communicated with TCH test channel and reference channel.
Above-mentioned transmitting frequency is combined, local oscillator frequency is combined and is connected with each other by 10MHz reference signal line between capture card.
The above-mentioned method measuring Terahertz vector field shape by single-receiver Terahertz vector field shape measurement apparatus, including Following steps:
Step one, transmitting frequency are combined to combine with local oscillator frequency and are connected with a directional coupler respectively, and two of directional coupler defeated Go out passage to combine the microwave signal frequency sent be designated as respectively as test and reference channel, transmitting frequency, local oscillator frequency is combined and is sent Microwave signal frequency is designated as
Step 2, in Measurement channel, launch frequency combine output microwave signal through frequency multiplication amplify after, generate Terahertz radio frequency Signal, after the machine of being received receives and is mixed, generates test intermediate-freuqncy signal, and its frequency is=m(-), wherein m is for surveying The total frequency multiplication number of times pinged;
Step 3, in reference channel, launch frequency and combine and local oscillator frequency is combined the signal of output and sent in microwave mixer, generate With reference to intermediate-freuqncy signal, its frequency is=-
Step 4, general's test intermediate-freuqncy signal and reference intermediate-freuqncy signal are sent in capture card, and the two is entered by described capture card Row A/D samples, and obtains the time-domain digital signal of TCH test channelx T (t) and the time-domain digital signal of reference channelx R (t);
Step 5, the time-domain digital signal of TCH test channel and the time-domain digital signal of reference channel are carried out software digital letter Number process, obtain amplitude and the phase place of TCH test channel.
The time-domain digital signal of TCH test channel and the time-domain digital signal of reference channel are carried out soft by above-mentioned step 5 The flow process of part Digital Signal Processing is:
1) the most rightx T (t) andx R (t) carry out Fourier transformation, obtain testing the frequency spectrum of intermediate frequencyX T (f) and with reference to intermediate frequency Frequency spectrumX R (f);
2) from test intermediate frequency spectrum, extract the amplitude of test signalAnd phase place
3) from reference to intermediate frequency spectrum, extract the amplitude of reference signalAnd phase place
4) calculating the phase place after test signal correction is-m()。
The sample frequency of capture card 8 in above-mentioned step 4
The single-receiver Terahertz vector field shape measurement apparatus of the present invention is that vector field shape based on single receiver is measured System, this system schema is based on high-speed a/d analog input card, and utilizes Digital Signal Processing to realize high-precision phase position reference signal, System constitutes convenient, flexible, and phase measurement accuracy is suitable with double-receiver scheme.High-speed a/d analog input card is double channels acquisition Board, two passages are respectively defined as passage 1 and passage 2.The transmitting frequency of the present invention is combined and local oscillator frequency combines respectively with one orientation Bonder or power splitter are connected, and two output channels of directional coupler are respectively as test and reference channel.At Measurement channel In, the microwave signal of the comprehensive output of transmitting frequency is after many times frequency multiplication amplifies, and generation Terahertz radiofrequency signal, the machine of being received receives and mixes After Pin, generating test intermediate-freuqncy signal, its frequency is=m(-), in reference channel, launch frequently to combine and combine with local oscillator frequency The signal of output is sent in a microwave mixer, generates with reference to intermediate-freuqncy signal, and its frequency is=-.Test and reference Intermediate-freuqncy signal is respectively fed to the passage 1 of dual channel high speed A/D capture card and passage 2 carries out A/D sampling, obtains TCH test channel and ginseng Examine the time-domain digital signal of passagex T (t) andx R (t).Two-way intermediate frequency time-domain signal is carried out software digital signal processing, finally Extract amplitude and the phase information of TCH test channel.For avoiding aliasing, the sample frequency of high-speed a/d capture cardNeed to meet
The advantage that this method constitutes scheme relative to traditional double-receiver system is: utilize single receiver just energy real The method that existing vector field shape is measured is very advantageous in Terahertz frequency range, is possible not only to reduce system cost, improves system steady Qualitative and reliability, also helps the system integration and miniaturization, carries out total digitalization by high-resolution high-speed a/d analog input card IF signal processing, improve IF signal processing signal to noise ratio.This method extends also to transmitter and receiver and uses not In measurement apparatus with frequency multiplication number of times, make system configuration more flexible.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation that in background technology, double-receiver measures Terahertz vector field shape device;
Fig. 2 is the structural representation of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of the 560GHz vector field shape measurement of first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of the 850GHz vector field shape measurement of first embodiment of the invention.
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Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, embodiments of the invention are described in further detail.
Fig. 1 is the structural representation of background art device, and Fig. 2 to Fig. 4 show the structural representation of the present invention.
Reference therein is: launch that frequency combines 1, local oscillator frequency combines 2, directional coupler the 3, first directional coupler 31, the Two directional couplers 32, frequency multiplication amplification module 4, radiation source to be measured 5, receiver 6, microwave mixer 7, capture card 8, vector voltage Meter 9.
First embodiment:
The single-receiver Terahertz vector field shape measurement apparatus of the present invention, as in figure 2 it is shown, include launching frequency comprehensive 1 and local oscillator Frequency combines 2, launches frequency comprehensive 1 and local oscillator frequency is combined 2 and is simultaneously connected with TCH test channel and reference channel by a directional coupler 3 respectively, and In TCH test channel, launch frequency combine 1 by directional coupler 3 be connected with in turn frequency multiplication amplification module 4, radiation source to be measured 5 and Radiofrequency signal the receiver 6 being mixed can be received, wherein, in reference channel, launch frequency comprehensive 1 and local oscillator frequency combines 2 all by fixed Being connected with microwave mixer 7 to bonder 3, receiver 6 and microwave mixer 7 are all connected with capture card 8.Shown in Fig. 2 Systematic survey 560GHz vector field shape, as it is shown on figure 3, in Fig. 3 radio frequency frequency combine 1 and local oscillator frequency combine 2 respectively output 15.55GHz and The microwave signal of 15.56GHz, after 36 frequencys multiplication, generates Terahertz radiofrequency signal and the 560.16GHz of 559.8GHz Terahertz local oscillation signal, after the mixing of HEB frequency mixer that both are received in machine 6 filter and amplification, obtain the test of 360MHz Intermediate-freuqncy signal.It addition, radio frequency frequency comprehensive 1 and local oscillator frequency combine the signals of 2 outputs directly by obtaining after microwave mixer 7 mixing The reference intermediate-freuqncy signal of 10MHz.Test intermediate-freuqncy signal is simultaneously fed into NI 5772R high-speed a/d analog input card with reference to intermediate-freuqncy signal Sampling, this capture card is double channels acquisition card, and the highest sample frequency is 800MHz, and resolution is 12bit, can realize the highest The sampling dynamic range of 72dB.Capture card output test and the time-domain sampling signal of reference channel, then through software digital signal Processing, finally giving the phase place after test signal correction is, whereinWithRespectively test letter Number and the phase place of reference signal.Test result indicate that, this measurement system can realize the amplitude measurement essence of ± 1% in 560GHz frequency range Degree and ± 1oPhase measurement accuracy.
Second embodiment:
As shown in Figure 4, in the present embodiment, transmitter and receiver uses different frequency multiplication number of times, and by shown in Fig. 2 being Unified test amount 850GHz vector field shape.In the present embodiment, radio frequency frequency combine 1 and local oscillator frequency combine 2 respectively output 11.81GHz and The microwave signal of 15.74GHz, after 72 frequencys multiplication and 54 frequencys multiplication, generates the Terahertz radiofrequency signal of 850.32GHz With the Terahertz local oscillation signal of 849.96GHz, both, after the mixing of HEB frequency mixer filter and amplification, obtain the test of 360MHz Intermediate-freuqncy signal.In reference arm, radio frequency frequency combine 1 and local oscillator frequency combine the signals of 2 outputs respectively through 4 times and 3 frequencys multiplication, obtain The millimeter-wave signal of 47.24GHz and 47.22GHz, both obtain the reference intermediate frequency letter of 20MHz after microwave mixer 7 is mixed Number.Test is simultaneously fed into NI 5772R high-speed a/d analog input card with reference intermediate-freuqncy signal and samples, and obtains test and leads to reference The time-domain sampling signal in road.Finally giving the phase place after test signal correction is
Finally illustrating, above example is only in order to illustrate technical scheme and unrestricted, although by ginseng According to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, invention has been described, it should be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that can In the form and details it is made various change, the present invention limited without departing from appended claims Spirit and scope.

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1. the method that single-receiver Terahertz vector field shape measurement apparatus measures Terahertz vector field shape, wherein, single-receiver is too Hertz vector field shape measurement apparatus includes launching frequency comprehensive (1) and local oscillator frequency combines (2), it is characterized in that: this single-receiver Terahertz is vowed Amount field shape measurement apparatus also includes TCH test channel and reference channel, and in TCH test channel, described transmitting frequency combines (1) by orientation Bonder (3) is connected with frequency multiplication amplification module (4), radiation source to be measured (5) in turn and can receive radiofrequency signal connecing of being mixed Receipts machine (6), in reference channel, launch frequency combine (1) and local oscillator frequency combine (2) all by the output port of directional coupler (3) and Microwave mixer (7) connects, and the medium frequency output end mouth of described microwave mixer (7) and receiver (6) are all with capture card (8) even Connect;Described directional coupler (3) includes the first directional coupler (31) and the second directional coupler (32), described first Directional coupler (31) and the second directional coupler (32) all include two output ports, and the two port is respectively communicated with survey Pinging and reference channel, single-receiver Terahertz vector field shape measuring method comprises the following steps:
Step one, described transmitting frequency are combined (1) and are connected with the first directional coupler (31), and described local oscillator frequency combines (2) and second Directional coupler (32) connects, by two output ports of the first directional coupler (31) and the second directional coupler (32) respectively Connecting test passage and reference channel, the microwave signal frequency that transmitting frequency comprehensive (1) sends is designated as fRF, local oscillator frequency comprehensive (2) sends Microwave signal frequency is designated as fLO
Step 2, in Measurement channel, launch frequency and combine (1) microwave signal of exporting after frequency multiplication is amplified, generate Terahertz radio frequency Signal, is received after machine (6) receives and be mixed, generates test intermediate-freuqncy signal, and its frequency is fTEST=m (fRF-fLO), wherein m is Total frequency multiplication number of times of TCH test channel;
Step 3, in reference channel, launch frequency and combine and local oscillator frequency is combined the signal of output and sent in microwave mixer (7), generate With reference to intermediate-freuqncy signal, its frequency is fIF=fRF-fLO
Step 4, general's test intermediate-freuqncy signal and reference intermediate-freuqncy signal are sent in capture card (8), and described capture card (8) is to the two Carry out A/D sampling, obtain the time-domain digital signal x of TCH test channelTThe time-domain digital signal x of (t) and reference channelR(t);
Step 5, the time-domain digital signal of TCH test channel and the time-domain digital signal of reference channel are carried out at software digital signal Reason, obtains amplitude and the phase place of TCH test channel.
Single-receiver Terahertz vector field shape measurement apparatus the most according to claim 1 measures the side of Terahertz vector field shape Method, is characterized in that: described capture card (8) is double channel A/D capture card.
Single-receiver Terahertz vector field shape measurement apparatus the most according to claim 1 and 2 measures Terahertz vector field shape Method, it is characterized in that: described transmitting frequency combines (1), local oscillator frequency is combined and passed through 10MHz reference signal between (2) and capture card (8) Line is connected with each other.
Single-receiver Terahertz vector field shape measurement apparatus the most according to claim 1 measures the side of Terahertz vector field shape Method, is characterized in that: in described step 5 enter the time-domain digital signal of TCH test channel and the time-domain digital signal of reference channel The flow process of row software digital signal processing is:
1) respectively to xT(t) and xRT () carries out Fourier transformation, obtain testing the frequency spectrum X of intermediate frequencyT(f) and the frequency spectrum with reference to intermediate frequency XR(f);
2) from test intermediate frequency spectrum, extract the amplitude of test signal | XT(mfIF) | and phase place ∠ XT(mfIF);
3) from reference to intermediate frequency spectrum, extract the amplitude of reference signal | XR(fIF) | and phase place ∠ XR(fIF);
4) calculating the phase place after test signal correction is ∠ XT(mfIF)-m(∠XR(fIF))。
Single-receiver Terahertz vector field shape measurement apparatus the most according to claim 1 measures the side of Terahertz vector field shape Method, is characterized in that: sample frequency f of capture card (8) in described step 4S〉2fIF
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