A new technique of optical ranging by a frequency-shifted feedback laser

Koichiro Nakamura; Toshiharu Miyahara; Masato Yoshida; Takefumi Hara; Hiromasa Ito

doi:10.1109/68.730498

A new technique of optical ranging by a frequency-shifted feedback laser

Koichiro Nakamura, Toshiharu Miyahara, Masato Yoshida, Takefumi Hara, Hiromasa Ito

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Abstract

We report an application of the frequency-shifted feedback (FSF) laser to optical ranging. The FSF laser output consists of periodically generated chirped frequency components whose chirp rate is faster than 100 PHz/s (P = 10¹⁵). By taking advantage of the spectral features of the FSF laser, the conventional limits on operating range and spatial resolution are removed. In the experiment, a distance of 3.7 km was measured with a resolution of 9.4 mm.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1772-1774
Number of pages	3
Journal	IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume	10
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/68.730498
Publication status	Published - 1998 Dec

Keywords

Acoustooptic modulation
Frequency chirp
Frequency-shifted feedback laser
Optical reflectometry

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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