Experimental demonstration of distance measurement with a femtosecond frequency comb laser

M. Cui, R.N. Schouten, N. Bhattacharya, S.A. van den Berg

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Abstract

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.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of the European Optical Society. Rapid Publications
Volume3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008

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