Title : 
An accurate positioning system based on optical zooming method
         
        
            Author : 
Kajima, Mariko ; Matsumoto, Hirokazu
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Tsukuba
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A positioning system based on optical zooming interferometer was developed using stabilized diode lasers by fs-comb. It achieved 1.3 nm accuracy and 30 pm stability by simplify the system and treatment of optical sourcepsilas polarization.
         
        
            Keywords : 
displacement measurement; high-speed optical techniques; laser stability; light interferometry; light polarisation; measurement by laser beam; position measurement; semiconductor lasers; accurate positioning system; displacement measurement; displacement sensors; femtosecond-comb; optical source polarization; optical zooming interferometer; optical zooming method; stabilized diode lasers; Displacement control; Laser modes; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Stability; (000.0000) Optical Combs; (120.3180) Interferometry; (120.3930) Metrological instrumentation;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
San Jose, CA
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-55752-859-9