Experimental demonstration of distance measurement with a femtosecond frequency comb laser

被引：62

作者：

Cui, M. ^{[1
]}

Schouten, R. N. ^{[1
]}

Bhattacharya, N. ^{[1
]}

van den Berg, S. A. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Tech Univ Delft, Dept Appl Sci, Opt Res Grp, NL-2628 CJ Delft, Netherlands

[2] NMi Van Swinden Lab, NL-2629 JA Delft, Netherlands

来源：

JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN OPTICAL SOCIETY-RAPID PUBLICATIONS | 2008年 / 3卷

关键词：

Ultrashort pulse; cross-correlation; frequency comb; interferometry;

D O I：

10.2971/jeos.2008.08003

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We experimentally demonstrate that a stabilized femtosecond frequency comb can be applied as a tool for distance measurement in an interferometric scheme. A proof of principle of this method, as proposed by Ye [5], is provided by measuring a displacement of about 15 cm in air and comparing it to a reference value from a calibrated laser interferometer. The experiment shows that the new scheme easily achieves an accuracy better than one optical fringe. [DOI: 10.2971/jeos.2008.08003]

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