Title :
Study on cyclic errors in a distance measurement using a frequency comb generated by a mode-locked laser
Author :
Minoshima, Kaoru ; Schibli, Thomas R. ; Matsumoto, Hirokazu
Author_Institution :
Metrology Inst. of Japan, Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Tsukuba
Abstract :
Effect of frequency selectivity in a distance measurement using a frequency comb is investigated. Cyclic errors are tailored in a frequency-selection method using all-passive components, which realizes compactness and robustness to the laser instability
Keywords :
frequency standards; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; laser ranging; measurement errors; all-passive components; compactness; cyclic errors; distance measurement; femtosecond laser; frequency comb; frequency selectivity; laser instability; mode-locked laser; robustness;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
