학술논문

High-speed stroboscopic imaging with frequency-doubled supercontinuum
Document Type
Conference
Source
2013 Conference on Lasers & Electro-Optics Europe & International Quantum Electronics Conference CLEO EUROPE/IQEC Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference. :1-1 May, 2013
Subject
Aerospace
Bioengineering
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Engineering Profession
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
General Topics for Engineers
Nuclear Engineering
Photonics and Electrooptics
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Imaging
Image reconstruction
Three-dimensional displays
Micromechanical devices
Laser tuning
Pump lasers
Physics
Language
Abstract
Scanning white-light interferometry (SWLI) is a high-resolution, non-contact imaging technique that can be used to characterize objects ranging from biological tissues, to novel materials and components. SWLI allows reconstructing 3D images from the recorded interference pattern created by a reference and an object reflecting light. SWLI is not restricted to measuring static samples, but rapidly oscillating objects can also be characterized with modulated light sources that illuminate the sample motion. In this case a camera captures at select phases of the motion which permits stroboscopic imaging of the “frozen sample”. Here, we demonstrate stroboscopic white-light interferometry using a specially designed supercontinuum source that can capture the 3D image of a MEMS oscillating at 2.16 MHz with sub-100 nm resolution which is orders of magnitude faster than earlier attempts [2]. Our experimental setup should even be able to image objects oscillating at frequencies up to several tens MHz, which is on pair with the capability of current light sources employed for SWLI.