Dual-comb ranging allows rapid and precise distance measurement and can be universally implemented on different comb platforms,e.g.,fiber combs and microcombs.To date,dual-fiber-comb ranging has become a mature and po...Dual-comb ranging allows rapid and precise distance measurement and can be universally implemented on different comb platforms,e.g.,fiber combs and microcombs.To date,dual-fiber-comb ranging has become a mature and powerful tool for metrology and industry,but the measurement speed is often at a kilohertz level due to the lower repetition rates.Recently,dual-microcomb ranging has given rise to a new opportunity for distance measurement,in consequence of its small footprint and high repetition rates,but full-comb stabilization is challenging.Here,we report a dual-hybrid-comb distance meter capable of ultrarapid and submicrometer precision distance measurement,which can not only leverage the advantage of easy locking inherited from the fiber comb but also sustain ultrarapid measurement speed due to the microcomb.The experimental results show that the measurement precision can reach 3.572μm at 4.136μs and 432 nm at 827.2μs averaging time.Benefiting from the large difference between the repetition rates of the hybrid combs,the measurement speed can be enhanced by 196 folds,in contrast to the dual-fiber-comb system with about a 250 MHz repetition rate.Our work can offer a solution for the fields of rapid dimensional measurement and spectroscopy.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2021YFB2800603)the CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research(Grant No.YSBR-069)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.62075238 and 12275093)the Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology(Grant Nos.2021ZD0301500 and 2021ZD0300701).
文摘Dual-comb ranging allows rapid and precise distance measurement and can be universally implemented on different comb platforms,e.g.,fiber combs and microcombs.To date,dual-fiber-comb ranging has become a mature and powerful tool for metrology and industry,but the measurement speed is often at a kilohertz level due to the lower repetition rates.Recently,dual-microcomb ranging has given rise to a new opportunity for distance measurement,in consequence of its small footprint and high repetition rates,but full-comb stabilization is challenging.Here,we report a dual-hybrid-comb distance meter capable of ultrarapid and submicrometer precision distance measurement,which can not only leverage the advantage of easy locking inherited from the fiber comb but also sustain ultrarapid measurement speed due to the microcomb.The experimental results show that the measurement precision can reach 3.572μm at 4.136μs and 432 nm at 827.2μs averaging time.Benefiting from the large difference between the repetition rates of the hybrid combs,the measurement speed can be enhanced by 196 folds,in contrast to the dual-fiber-comb system with about a 250 MHz repetition rate.Our work can offer a solution for the fields of rapid dimensional measurement and spectroscopy.
