• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 51, Issue 5, 20210406 (2022)
Luming Song1、2、3, Fumin Zhang2、3, Dong Sun1、3, Hongyi Lin1、3, Xiaohua Huang1、3, Miao Yu1、3, and Qian Zhang1、3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Optoelectronic and Communication Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361024, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Precision Measuring Technology and Instruments, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 3Fujian Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Devices, Xiamen 361024, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20210406 Cite this Article
    Luming Song, Fumin Zhang, Dong Sun, Hongyi Lin, Xiaohua Huang, Miao Yu, Qian Zhang. Research progress of absolute distance measurement methods based on tunable laser frequency sweeping interference[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(5): 20210406 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of laser ranging of frequency sweeping interferometer
    Fig. 1. Schematic of laser ranging of frequency sweeping interferometer
    Schematic diagram of calculating the interference signal phase difference. (a) Ideal linear frequency sweeping; (b) Actual nonlinear frequency sweeping
    Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of calculating the interference signal phase difference. (a) Ideal linear frequency sweeping; (b) Actual nonlinear frequency sweeping
    Frequency sweeping system based on PLL control[29]
    Fig. 3. Frequency sweeping system based on PLL control[29]
    VCSEL frequency sweeping ranging system based on PLL control[33]
    Fig. 4. VCSEL frequency sweeping ranging system based on PLL control[33]
    Nonlinear frequency sweeping compensation system based on Hilbert transform[37]
    Fig. 5. Nonlinear frequency sweeping compensation system based on Hilbert transform[37]
    Resampling frequency sweeping interferometry ranging based on hardware[40]
    Fig. 6. Resampling frequency sweeping interferometry ranging based on hardware[40]
    Compensation of non-linear frequency sweeping based on F-P cavity and M-Z interferometer[44]
    Fig. 7. Compensation of non-linear frequency sweeping based on F-P cavity and M-Z interferometer[44]
    Dual laser-based counter frequency sweeping ranging[50]
    Fig. 8. Dual laser-based counter frequency sweeping ranging[50]
    Frequency sweeping ranging system based on double swept and gas chamber calibration[60]
    Fig. 9. Frequency sweeping ranging system based on double swept and gas chamber calibration[60]
    Double swept interferometric ranging based on four wave mixing[63]
    Fig. 10. Double swept interferometric ranging based on four wave mixing[63]
    Frequency sweeping ranging system based on Doppler velocimeter[66]
    Fig. 11. Frequency sweeping ranging system based on Doppler velocimeter[66]
    FSI system for suppressing Doppler amplification dynamic error[77]
    Fig. 12. FSI system for suppressing Doppler amplification dynamic error[77]
    AuthorDistance/mmStandard deviationRelative errorRef.
    Iiyama2001.3 mm-[29]
    Kakuma140.12 µm0.9×10−5[32-33]
    Deng407 µm7.5×10−5[35]
    Zhu402.4 µm9.7×10−5[36]
    Table 1. Comparison of ranging accuracy of active frequency stabilized FSI system
    AuthorDistance/mStandard deviationRelative errorFWHMRef.
    Ahn---177.4 cm[37]
    Yuksel---0.4 cm[38]
    Jiang54.64 µm--[41]
    Liu32.4 µm1.1×10-4-[42]
    Meng26-1.0×10-450 µm[39]
    Table 2. Comparison of ranging accuracy of passive compensation FSI system
    AuthorDistance/mStandard deviation/µmRelative errorFWHMRef.
    Yang0.7--50 nm[52]
    Martinez0.421--[63]
    Tao0.660.48--[61-62]
    Zhang311--[75]
    Prellinger4116.0×10−7-[64-65]
    Kakuma1143.6×10−4-[59]
    Swinkels15-1.3×10−4-[53]
    Le Floch15--50 µm[55-56]
    Lu163.15-65.5 µm[66]
    Dale20-0.4×10−640 nm[60]
    Pollinger20-5.1×10−712 µm[57]
    Table 3. Comparison of FSI system ranging accuracy for compensating vibration drift
    AuthorDistance/mStandard deviation Relative error FWHMRef.
    Barber100-1×10−7-[80-81]
    Xu2.53-1.3×10−4-[82-83]
    Pan8--45[84]
    Shi6.734--[85]
    Table 4. Comparison of FSI system ranging accuracy for compensating dispersion mismatch
    Luming Song, Fumin Zhang, Dong Sun, Hongyi Lin, Xiaohua Huang, Miao Yu, Qian Zhang. Research progress of absolute distance measurement methods based on tunable laser frequency sweeping interference[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(5): 20210406
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