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We show that distances of objects at cosmological distances can be measured directly using interferometry. Our approach to interferometric parallax comes from analysis of 4-point amplitude and intensity correlations that can be generated…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Pankaj Jain , John P. Ralston

We describe the fringe packet tracking system used to equalise the optical path lengths at the Infrared Optical Telescope Array (IOTA) interferometer. The measurement of closure phases requires obtaining fringes on three baselines…

Frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) lidar conventionally estimates distance and velocity from constant beat frequencies generated through interferometry. Existing FMCW implementations emphasize simple signal processing -- e.g., beat…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-15 Alfred Krister Ulvog , Joshua Rapp , Vivek K Goyal

We present a method for the accurate measurements of both the gravity acceleration and its vertical gradient using a dual atom interferometer, in principle free from any uncertainty related to the absolute or relative positions of the two…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2019-03-06 R. Caldani , K Weng , S. Merlet , Franck Pereira dos Santos

High-precision time-interval measurement is a fundamental technique in many advanced applications, including time and distance metrology, particle physics, and ultra-precision machining. However, many of these applications are confined by…

A real-time ranging lidar with 0.1 Mega Hertz update rate and few-micrometer resolution incorporating dispersive Fourier transformation and instantaneous microwave frequency measurement is proposed and demonstrated. As time-stretched…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-08-06 Lijie Zhao , Haiyun Xia , Yihua Hu , Tengfei Wu , Zhen Zhang , Jibo Han , Yunbin Wu , Tiancheng Luo

Matter-wave interferometry is a highly sensitive tool to measure small perturbations in a quantum system. This property allows the creation of precision sensors for dephasing mechanisms such as mechanical vibrations. They are a challenge…

We propose a multimodal fusion network (MFN) for precise micro-displacement measurement using a modified Michelson interferometer. The model resolves the intrinsic half-wave displacement ambiguity that limits conventional single-wavelength…

Optics · Physics 2026-03-17 Zixing Jia , Jiawei Li , Ziping Chen , Xin Li

We present a new general design approach of a broad-band detector of gravitational radiation that relies on two atom interferometers separated by a distance L. In this scheme, only one arm and one laser will be used for operating the two…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-05-18 Nan Yu , Massimo Tinto

Echo atom interferometers have emerged as interesting alternatives to Raman interferometers for the realization of precise measurements of the gravitational acceleration $g$ and the determination of the atomic fine structure through…

Low frequency high precision laser interferometry is subject to excess laser-frequency-noise coupling via arm-length differences which is commonly mitigated by locking the frequency to a stable reference system. This approach is crucial to…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-03-01 Oliver Gerberding , Katharina-Sophie Isleif , Moritz Mehmet , Karsten Danzmann , Gerhard Heinzel

Measuring the dispersion of photonic devices with small dispersion-length products is challenging due to the phase-sensitive, and alignment-intensive nature of conventional methods. In this letter, we demonstrate a quantum technique to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-09-17 Arash Riazi , Eric Y. Zhu , Changjia Chen , Alexey V. Gladyshev , Peter G. Kazansky , Li Qian

The measurement of the close-to-the-carrier noise of rf and microwave devices is a relevant issue in time and frequency metrology and in some fields of electronics, physics and optics. While phase noise is the main concern, amplitude noise…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2009-11-11 Enrico Rubiola , Vincent Giordano

Laser interferometry serves a fundamental role in science and technology, assisting precision metrology and dimensional length measurement. During the past decade, laser frequency combs - a coherent optical-microwave frequency ruler over a…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-11-12 Yoon-Soo Jang , Hao Liu , Jinghui Yang , Mingbin Yu , Dim-Lee Kwong , Chee Wei Wong

In this paper, we show that an atom interferometer inertial sensor, when associated to the auxiliary measurement of external vibrations, can be operated beyond its linear range and still keep a high acceleration sensitivity. We propose and…

A low cost scheme to determine the frequency sweep nonlinearity using atomic saturated absorption spectroscopy is demonstrated. The frequency modulation rate is determined by directly measuring the interference fringe number and frequency…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-10-11 Ningfang Song , Xiangxiang Lu , Xiaobin Xu , Xiong Pan , Wei Li , Di Hu , Jixun Liu

A novel and simple approach to optical wavelength measurement is presented in this paper. The working principle is demonstrated using a tunable waveguide micro ring resonator and single photodiode. The initial calibration is done with a set…

Measurement of stray light in a complex optical system can be a complex task. We developed a method to measure coherent stray light inside an assembled device, determining all stray light sources and their relative contribution. The method…

Optics · Physics 2026-01-30 Marco Nardello , Amaël Roubeau-Tissot , Michel Lintz

The advent of the laser frequency comb as the wavelength calibration unit allows us to measure the radial velocity at $cm\ s^{-1}$ precision level with high stability in long-term, which enable the possibility of the detection of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-10-15 Zhao Fei , Zhao Gang , Liu Yujuan , Wang Liang , Wang Huijuan , Li Hongbin , Ye Huiqi , Hao Zhibo , Xiao Dong , Zhang Junbo , Kellermann Hanna , Grupp Frank

A novel method capable of delivering relative optical path length metrology with nanometer precision is demonstrated. Unlike conventional dual-wavelength metrology which employs heterodyne detection, the method developed in this work…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Yitping Kok , Michael J. Ireland , J. Gordon Robertson , Peter G. Tuthill , Benjamin A. Warrington , William J. Tango