Laser Frequency Combs Technologies: From Theory to Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Physics General".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2021) | Viewed by 393
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Interests: precision engineering; optical metrology; optical frequency comb
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Dear Colleagues,
In the last decade, remarkable progress has been made in laser frequency comb technology by making use of crystals or fiber type mode-locking oscillators, electro-optic modulators, and micro-cavities. These laser frequency combs are being employed for diverse investigations to advance frequency metrology and spectroscopy. Laser frequency combs are offering new possibilities beyond the capabilities of traditional light sources. In this respect, quite a few advanced techniques have been demonstrated with the common aim to achieve sub-wavelength precision in long-distance ranging by taking the advantage of unique time and/or frequency domain characteristics of laser frequency combs. Examples include radio-frequency synthetic wavelength interferometry, pulse-to-pulse cross-correlation interferometry, dispersive spectral comb interferometry, dual-comb multi-heterodyne interferometry, multi-wavelength interferometry and time-of-flight measurement using nonlinear optical cross-correlation.
The present Special Issue is intended to compile a collection of articles reporting both concise reviews of recently obtained results, and new findings produced in this research area of absolute distance measurements. The topics are not limited strictly to measurement principles, but are assumed to address related applications in diverse fields, such as geodesy, machines design, space engineering and opto-mechatronics.
Prof. Dr. Seung-Woo Kim
Guest Editor
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