Title :
Improved Precision Measurement of the Refractive Indices of Gases Using Frequency Comb
Author :
Zhang, J. ; Lu, Z.H. ; Wang, L.J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Erlangen-Nuremburg, Erlangen
Abstract :
We report improved high precision refractive index measurement of air and CO2 using a Michelson interferometer setup with frequency combs as the light source. Our experiment has a sensitivity of 9.6 x 10-9.
Keywords :
Michelson interferometers; carbon compounds; measurement by laser beam; refractive index measurement; CO2; Michelson interferometer setup; carbon dioxide gas; frequency comb; laser light source; precision measurement; refractive index measurement; Frequency measurement; Gas lasers; Gases; Laser beams; Optical feedback; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453020