Precise Absolute Distance Measurement by Dual 70 MHz Mode-Locked Fiber Lasers

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We employed a gold coated glass cover plate to fabricate the dual compact free running fiber laser combs. It had been used for a difference of repetition rates tunable LIDAR (light detection and ranging) system. Our study shows that the ranging precision is 0.4 μm and the non-ambiguity range is 2.1 m with averaging time of 0.4 s for the distance of 1.09 m. The system with 1 kHz-high update rate and the large non-ambiguity range is potentially useful for manufacturing application applied in absolute distance measurement.

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June 2015

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