The application discloses a
laser phase noise measurement method based on
delay self-
heterodyne and
digital demodulation, and relates to the technical field of
laser measurement, and comprises the following contents: after being adjusted by a variable
optical attenuator, to-be-measured
laser is divided into a
frequency shift arm and a
delay arm, the
frequency shift arm is frequency-shifted by an acousto-optic modulator, the
delay arm is delayed by a delay
optical fiber, and original electric beat frequency signals are obtained by a balanced photoelectric
detector after the two arms are coupled; homologous and synchronous
quadrature demodulation is carried out on the original electric beat frequency signals, envelope credibility judgment and abnormal sample repair are combined, and a continuous
differential phase sequence is obtained; actual optical time delay is determined according to the beat
frequency spectrum characteristics and the continuous
differential phase sequence, and a
differential phase power
spectral density is formed; then, transmission relationship conversion is carried out according to the actual optical time delay, bounded spectrum compensation is implemented on a zero point neighborhood and a low credibility frequency point, and an intrinsic
phase noise power
spectral density is obtained. The application can improve the stability, continuity and result credibility of
phase noise measurement under the condition of short delay.