Title :
Cyclic-error-free long-distance measurement using a frequency comb of a femtosecond mode-locked laser
Author :
Minoshima, Kaom ; Matsumoto, Hirokazu
Author_Institution :
Metrol. Inst. of Japan, Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
High-accuracy long-distance measurement is performed using a broad and stable femtosecond frequency comb. Cyclic-error, which has been the main source of inaccuracy in conventional measurements, is reduced more than tenfold, directly achieving a world-record accuracy of 2-micrometers in a 240-m distance measurement.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; laser ranging; 240 m; cyclic-error; cyclic-error-free long-distance measurement; distance measurement; femtosecond mode-locked laser; frequency comb; high-accuracy long-distance measurement; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency measurement; Laser beams; Laser mode locking; Nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Phase measurement; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
