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Tunable Optical Frequency Comb Generated Using Periodic Windows in a Laser and Its Application for Distance Measurement
A novel method for the generation of an optical frequency comb (OFC) is presented. The proposed approach uses a laser diode with optical feedback and operating at a specific nonlinear dynamic state named periodic window. In this case, the laser spectrum exhibits a feature with a series of discrete,...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10648576/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37960571 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s23218872 |
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author | Chen, Zhuqiu Fang, Can Ruan, Yuxi Yu, Yanguang Guo, Qinghua Tong, Jun Xi, Jiangtao |
author_facet | Chen, Zhuqiu Fang, Can Ruan, Yuxi Yu, Yanguang Guo, Qinghua Tong, Jun Xi, Jiangtao |
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description | A novel method for the generation of an optical frequency comb (OFC) is presented. The proposed approach uses a laser diode with optical feedback and operating at a specific nonlinear dynamic state named periodic window. In this case, the laser spectrum exhibits a feature with a series of discrete, equally spaced frequency components, and the repetition rate can be flexibly adjusted by varying the system parameters (e.g., external cavity length), which can provide many potential applications. As an application example, a dual-OFC system for distance measurement is presented. The results demonstrate the system’s ability to achieve target distance detection, underscoring its potential for real-world applications in this field. |
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spelling | pubmed-106485762023-10-31 Tunable Optical Frequency Comb Generated Using Periodic Windows in a Laser and Its Application for Distance Measurement Chen, Zhuqiu Fang, Can Ruan, Yuxi Yu, Yanguang Guo, Qinghua Tong, Jun Xi, Jiangtao Sensors (Basel) Article A novel method for the generation of an optical frequency comb (OFC) is presented. The proposed approach uses a laser diode with optical feedback and operating at a specific nonlinear dynamic state named periodic window. In this case, the laser spectrum exhibits a feature with a series of discrete, equally spaced frequency components, and the repetition rate can be flexibly adjusted by varying the system parameters (e.g., external cavity length), which can provide many potential applications. As an application example, a dual-OFC system for distance measurement is presented. The results demonstrate the system’s ability to achieve target distance detection, underscoring its potential for real-world applications in this field. MDPI 2023-10-31 /pmc/articles/PMC10648576/ /pubmed/37960571 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s23218872 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Chen, Zhuqiu Fang, Can Ruan, Yuxi Yu, Yanguang Guo, Qinghua Tong, Jun Xi, Jiangtao Tunable Optical Frequency Comb Generated Using Periodic Windows in a Laser and Its Application for Distance Measurement |
title | Tunable Optical Frequency Comb Generated Using Periodic Windows in a Laser and Its Application for Distance Measurement |
title_full | Tunable Optical Frequency Comb Generated Using Periodic Windows in a Laser and Its Application for Distance Measurement |
title_fullStr | Tunable Optical Frequency Comb Generated Using Periodic Windows in a Laser and Its Application for Distance Measurement |
title_full_unstemmed | Tunable Optical Frequency Comb Generated Using Periodic Windows in a Laser and Its Application for Distance Measurement |
title_short | Tunable Optical Frequency Comb Generated Using Periodic Windows in a Laser and Its Application for Distance Measurement |
title_sort | tunable optical frequency comb generated using periodic windows in a laser and its application for distance measurement |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10648576/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37960571 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s23218872 |
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