Learn how to implement optical modulation and detection techniques with a reconfigurable, FPGA-based device
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As the world becomes more connected by global communications networks, the field of free-space optical communications has grown as an alternative to traditional data transmission via RF frequencies. While optical communications setups deliver scalability and security advantages along with a smaller infrastructure footprint, they also bring distinct challenges, including attenuation, interference, and beam divergence.
During this presentation, Liquid Instruments will give an overview of the FPGA-based Moku platform, a reconfigurable suite of test and measurement instruments that provide a flexible and efficient approach to optical communications development. You’ll learn how to use the Moku Lock-in Amplifier and Time & Frequency Analyzer for both coherent and direct detection of optical signals, as well as how to frequency-stabilize lasers with the Laser Lock Box.
You’ll also see how to deploy these instruments simultaneously in Multi-instrument Mode for maximum versatility, plus digital and analog modulation methods such as phase-shift keying (PSK) and pulse-position modulation (PPM) covered in a live demo.
A Q&A session will follow the demonstration.
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Jason Ball is an engineer at Liquid Instruments, where he focuses on applications in quantum physics, particularly quantum optics, sensing, and computing. He holds a PhD in physics from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology and has a comprehensive background in both research and industry, with hands-on experience in quantum computing, spin resonance, microwave/RF experimental techniques, and low-temperature systems.
