• DocumentCode
    2234970
  • Title

    Precision measurement of refractive indices of the atmospheric gases using a frequency comb

  • Author

    Zhang, J. ; Lu, Z.H. ; Wang, L.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Opt., Inf. & Photonics, Univ. Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report high precision refractive indices measurement of air and its constitute gases using an unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometer with frequency combs. Our experiments demonstrate sensitivities in levels of 10-9.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; measurement by laser beam; refractive index measurement; atmospheric gas; frequency comb; precision measurement; refractive index measurement; unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometer; Atmospheric measurements; Frequency measurement; Gas lasers; Gases; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Refractive index; (120.3180) Interferometry; (120.3940) Metrology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4571407