TweakWave

Projects
Participants	Beatskip
Skills	FPGA, Embedded, Electronics, Software
Status	Planning
Niche	Electronics
Purpose	Use in other project

the goal is an open source optical spectrum analyzer with enough performance to tune my DS-DBR fiber-optic lasers

Contributors

• Beatskip

LSA

To simplify the process, the project will repurpose the internals of an IST-REES E201 Laser spectrum analyzer (see project image). All original electronics from the E200 Laser spectrum analyzer will be replaced by new modern electronics to maximize performance.

Tasks

• [x] Project and documentation setup
• [ ] High Level Design
• [ ] Initial component selection
• [ ] PCB Design
• [ ] Mechanical design

Hardware

The 'x' indicates a component has been selected and has been acquired. A period indicates defined, but not acquired.

• [x] Ist-Rees E201 LSA Head
• [x] XME0724 Zynq 7010 Module
• [x] DFB Reference Laser
• [ ] ADC
• [ ] DAC
• [ ] Housing
• [ ] Misc components

Project

The project is split up in the these components with their required disciplines in brackets:

• Analyzer Head [Mechanics]
• Control & Readout board [Electronics | FPGA | Embedded]
• Interface software [Software]
• Reference Laser [Physics]

High Level Design

Overview

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  Hardware Layout

• TweakWave-System.png

  System Diagram

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  Main Board Diagram

Existing hardware

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  Ist-Rees E201 LSA head

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  XME0724 - Zynq 7010 Module

• Laser

  DFB Reference Laser

Log

• 2022-11-12 - Project definition and setup