Metrology & Measurement Technology, Volume. 45, Issue 2, 68(2025)

Frequency scanning interferometry method for distance measurement based on electro⁃optical intensity⁃phase cascade modulation

Zhongwen DENG1, Chuanfeng LIU1, Hengkang ZHANG2, Haifeng SUN1、*, Shuwei ZHANG1, and Xiaoping LI1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an710071, China
  • 2Space Optoelectronic Measurement and Perception Lab, Beijing Institute of Control Engineering, Beijing100190, China
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    Zhongwen DENG, Chuanfeng LIU, Hengkang ZHANG, Haifeng SUN, Shuwei ZHANG, Xiaoping LI. Frequency scanning interferometry method for distance measurement based on electro⁃optical intensity⁃phase cascade modulation[J]. Metrology & Measurement Technology, 2025, 45(2): 68

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    Paper Information

    Category: Ultrafast Optical Measurement Technology

    Received: Dec. 9, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 23, 2025

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    DOI:10.11823/j.issn.1674-5795.2025.02.07

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