• DocumentCode
    1772241
  • Title

    Silicon photonic integrated circuit for fast distance measurement with frequency combs

  • Author

    Weimann, C. ; Lauermann, M. ; Fehrenbach, T. ; Palmer, R. ; Hoeller, F. ; Freude, W. ; Koos, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Photonics & Quantum Electron., Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol., Karlsruhe, Germany
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a synthetic-wavelength interferometry system on a silicon photonic chip, comprising an interferometer with tunable power splitting ratio and photodetectors. The system enables distance measurements with errors below 5 μm and acquisition times of 14 μs.
  • Keywords
    distance measurement; integrated optics; light interferometry; optical frequency combs; optical sensors; optical tuning; photodetectors; silicon; acquisition times; fast distance measurement; frequency combs; photodetector; silicon photonic chip; silicon photonic integrated circuit; synthetic-wavelength interferometry system; time 14 mus; tunable power splitting ratio; Adaptive optics; Distance measurement; Frequency measurement; Integrated optics; Optical interferometry; Silicon photonics; Standards;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989842