Title :
High-precision distance measurement using the frequency comb of an ultrashort pulse laser
Author :
Minoshima, Kaoru ; Matsumoto, Hirokazu
Author_Institution :
Metrol. Inst. of Japan, Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
Precise measurement of 240-m distance with cyclic error of 2-micrometers is achieved using a femtosecond frequency comb. A compact and flexible system is realized using an all-passive frequency selection and a fiber input of the comb.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser ranging; measurement errors; 240 m; all-passive frequency selection; cyclic error; femtosecond frequency comb; fiber input; high-precision distance measurement; ultrashort pulse laser; Distance measurement; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency measurement; Optical crosstalk; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Phase measurement; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast electronics; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568218
