• DocumentCode
    500466
  • 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
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225859