Title :
Asynchronous optical sampling, terahertz impulse radar
Author :
Ohgi, Y. ; Kabetani, Y. ; Yasui, T. ; Yokoyama, S. ; Araki, T.
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng. Sci., Osaka Univ., Toyonaka, Japan
Abstract :
Rapid THz impulse radar was achieved by combination of time-of-flight measurement of THz pulse and asynchronous optical sampling technique. The precision of 354 mum was achieved in the displacement measurement.
Keywords :
displacement measurement; optical radar; optical variables measurement; asynchronous optical sampling; displacement measurement; terahertz impulse radar; time-of-flight measurement; wavelength 354 mum; Automobiles; Laser mode locking; Laser radar; Nonlinear optics; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Pulse measurements; Radar measurements; Sampling methods; Surface emitting lasers; asynchronous optical sampling; radar; terahertz; time-of-flight;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292436