Metrology & Measurement Technology, Volume. 45, Issue 2, 80(2025)

Precision femtosecond laser ranging based on electro⁃optic sampling and its applications

Zhifeng QIU*, Shichao SUN, Boyao LI, Chufang GU, and Jinghua SUN
Author Affiliations
  • Institute of Ultrafast Optics and Photonics, School of Electrical Engineering and Intelligentization, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan523808, China
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    Category: Ultrafast Optical Measurement Technology

    Received: Dec. 28, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 23, 2025

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    DOI:10.11823/j.issn.1674-5795.2025.02.08

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