Absolute distance measurement by dispersive interferometry using a femtosecond pulse laser

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 123-129

  Joo, Ki Nam ^a   Kim, Seung Woo ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETRY; LASER PULSES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

DISPERSIVE INTERFEROMETRY; FEMTOSECOND PULSE LASERS; OPTICAL PATH;

DISTANCE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33745437245     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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