Title :
A simple optical-zooming positioning system using a femtosecond frequency comb
Author :
Kajima, Mariko ; Minoshima, Kaoru
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol. (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
A precisely controllable positioning stage based on an optical-zooming interferometer using two diode lasers locked to a fs-comb was developed. The nonlinearity error of positioning was 0.6 nm and control resolution was 20 pm.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; light interferometers; light sources; measurement by laser beam; position control; semiconductor lasers; diode laser locking; femtosecond frequency comb; nonlinearity error; optical sources; optical-zooming interferometer; optical-zooming positioning system; Control systems; Frequency; Optical control; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Ultrafast optics; (000.0000) Optical Combs; (120.3180) Interferometry; (120.3930) Metrological instrumentation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
