Dual-Comb Absolute Distance Measurement Based on a Dual-Wavelength Passively Mode-Locked Laser

A new absolute distance measurement system is demonstrated in this paper, which is based on a dual-wavelength passive mode-locked fiber laser. By controlling the intracavity loss and spectral filtering, the cavity mode-locked by a single-wall carbon nanotube saturable absorber is able to generate tw...

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Main Authors: Baike Lin, Xin Zhao, Mingzhao He, Yingling Pan, Jie Chen, Shiying Cao, Yige Lin, Qiang Wang, Zheng Zheng, Zhanjun Fang
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Published: IEEE 2017-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8103879/
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author Baike Lin
Xin Zhao
Mingzhao He
Yingling Pan
Jie Chen
Shiying Cao
Yige Lin
Qiang Wang
Zheng Zheng
Zhanjun Fang
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Xin Zhao
Mingzhao He
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Shiying Cao
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Qiang Wang
Zheng Zheng
Zhanjun Fang
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description A new absolute distance measurement system is demonstrated in this paper, which is based on a dual-wavelength passive mode-locked fiber laser. By controlling the intracavity loss and spectral filtering, the cavity mode-locked by a single-wall carbon nanotube saturable absorber is able to generate two pulse trains at slightly different repetition rates simultaneously with high mutual coherence. Comparisons with the commercial interferometers located on the 80-m large-scale dimensional standard show a combined measurement uncertainty of 6&#x00A0;<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu$</tex-math></inline-formula> <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$m+1\times {10}^{-7}L\,(k=2)$</tex-math></inline-formula>, in an averaging time of 1&#x00A0;s. Our compact dual-comb system provides a low-cost way for ranging, with continuous range, rapid measurement, and high resolution.
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spelling doaj-art-9e7a4a54e16f4e75b9bd918b1b71b05e2025-08-20T03:32:32ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552017-01-01961810.1109/JPHOT.2017.27722928103879Dual-Comb Absolute Distance Measurement Based on a Dual-Wavelength Passively Mode-Locked LaserBaike Lin0Xin Zhao1Mingzhao He2Yingling Pan3Jie Chen4Shiying Cao5Yige Lin6Qiang Wang7Zheng Zheng8Zhanjun Fang9National Institute of Metrology, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, ChinaNational Institute of Metrology, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, ChinaNational Institute of Metrology, Beijing, ChinaNational Institute of Metrology, Beijing, ChinaNational Institute of Metrology, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, ChinaNational Institute of Metrology, Beijing, ChinaA new absolute distance measurement system is demonstrated in this paper, which is based on a dual-wavelength passive mode-locked fiber laser. By controlling the intracavity loss and spectral filtering, the cavity mode-locked by a single-wall carbon nanotube saturable absorber is able to generate two pulse trains at slightly different repetition rates simultaneously with high mutual coherence. Comparisons with the commercial interferometers located on the 80-m large-scale dimensional standard show a combined measurement uncertainty of 6&#x00A0;<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu$</tex-math></inline-formula> <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$m+1\times {10}^{-7}L\,(k=2)$</tex-math></inline-formula>, in an averaging time of 1&#x00A0;s. Our compact dual-comb system provides a low-cost way for ranging, with continuous range, rapid measurement, and high resolution.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8103879/Erbium lasersheterodyningmode-locked laserscarbon nanotubes and confined systems.
spellingShingle Baike Lin
Xin Zhao
Mingzhao He
Yingling Pan
Jie Chen
Shiying Cao
Yige Lin
Qiang Wang
Zheng Zheng
Zhanjun Fang
Dual-Comb Absolute Distance Measurement Based on a Dual-Wavelength Passively Mode-Locked Laser
IEEE Photonics Journal
Erbium lasers
heterodyning
mode-locked lasers
carbon nanotubes and confined systems.
title Dual-Comb Absolute Distance Measurement Based on a Dual-Wavelength Passively Mode-Locked Laser
title_full Dual-Comb Absolute Distance Measurement Based on a Dual-Wavelength Passively Mode-Locked Laser
title_fullStr Dual-Comb Absolute Distance Measurement Based on a Dual-Wavelength Passively Mode-Locked Laser
title_full_unstemmed Dual-Comb Absolute Distance Measurement Based on a Dual-Wavelength Passively Mode-Locked Laser
title_short Dual-Comb Absolute Distance Measurement Based on a Dual-Wavelength Passively Mode-Locked Laser
title_sort dual comb absolute distance measurement based on a dual wavelength passively mode locked laser
topic Erbium lasers
heterodyning
mode-locked lasers
carbon nanotubes and confined systems.
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8103879/
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