Title :
Absolute ranging using frequency combs
Author :
Swann, W.C. ; Coddington, I. ; Newbury, N.R.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We present a technique for measuring absolute range that uses two mismatched frequency combs to measure distance over 1.5 m range with 10 nm level statistical uncertainty.
Keywords :
laser ranging; measurement uncertainty; optical radar; statistical analysis; absolute laser RADAR ranging; distance 1.5 m; distance measurement; mismatched frequency comb; statistical uncertainty; Atmospheric measurements; Fiber lasers; Frequency measurement; Laser radar; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical reflection; Pulse measurements; Time measurement; 060.3510; 140.4050; 280.3640;
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
