Distance metrology using optical frequency comb a step closer to industrial applications

Length is one of the fundamental physical quantities and its precise measurement is very important for science and technology. Laser-based distance metrology technique is a powerful tool, which is widely applied in geodetic monitoring, environmental monitoring and precision measurement engineering including in space applications. Since the...

Distance Measurement in Air with a Femtosecond Frequency Comb Laser

This thesis is about interferometric distance measurement using ultrashort pulses, with linear measurement techniques in a dispersive medium. Several fields of expertise are combined here: ultrashort pulse propagation in dispersive media, distance measurement interefometry and linear measurement techniques. All our measurements can be mainly...

Absolute distance metrology for space interferometers

Future space missions, among which the Darwin Space Interferometer, will consist of several free flying satellites. A complex metrology system is required to have all the components fly accurately in formation and have it operate as a single instrument. Our work focuses on a possible implementation of the sub-system that measures the absolute...