Study on the temporal coherence function of a femtosecond optical frequency comb

Dong Wei; Satoru Takahashi; Kiyoshi Takamasu; Hirokazu Matsumoto

doi:10.1117/12.824210

17 June 2009 Study on the temporal coherence function of a femtosecond optical frequency comb

Dong Wei, Satoru Takahashi, Kiyoshi Takamasu, Hirokazu Matsumoto

Proceedings Volume 7389, Optical Measurement Systems for Industrial Inspection VI; 73891R (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.824210
Event: SPIE Europe Optical Metrology, 2009, Munich, Germany

Abstract

The interference measurement using the femtosecond optical frequency comb (FOFC) is in progress at present. We analyzed the temporal coherence function (TCF) of an FOFC since which is the fundamental description of the interference phenomenon. As a result, it has been understood that the same high coherence peak exists during the time which is equal to the repetitions interval in the traveling direction of the FOFC. The theoretical derivation has been used to model the TCF of an FOFC and shows good agreement with experimental measurements which is taken with a combination of an ordinary Michelson interferometer and an unbalanced optical-path Michelson interferometer.

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Dong Wei, Satoru Takahashi, Kiyoshi Takamasu, and Hirokazu Matsumoto "Study on the temporal coherence function of a femtosecond optical frequency comb", Proc. SPIE 7389, Optical Measurement Systems for Industrial Inspection VI, 73891R (17 June 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.824210

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