Distance measuring method comprising • generating a first and a second laser radiation, wherein o the first laser radiation has a first frequency modulation, and o the second laser radiation has a second frequency modulation, wherein at least in sections a time derivative of the first frequency modulation is different from a time derivative of the second frequency modulation, • simultaneously emitting to a target at least part of the first laser radiation as a first transmission radiation and at least part of the second laser radiation as a second transmission radiation, • receiving at least part of the first transmission radiation returning from the target as first reception radiation and at least part of the second transmission radiation returning from the target as second reception radiation, • generating a first and a second mixed signal, the first mixed signal being based on mixing of the first reception radiation with a first local oscillator radiation and the second mixed signal being based on mixing the second reception radiation with a second local oscillator radiation, for a distance measurement in accordance with the principle of a modulated continuous wave radar, and • determining at least one distance to the target based on the first and second mixed signal, wherein generating the first and the second laser radiation comprises • generating a base radiation, and • modulating the base radiation with an electro-optical modulator, wherein the base radiation is passed through the electro-optical modulator and converted into an output radiation, namely wherein for a given control signal of the electro-optical modulator the output radiation has a carrier signal component and a plurality of sideband components, wherein • a first sideband component provides for the first laser radiation and • a second sideband component provides for the second laser radiation, characterized by • feeding at least a first part of the control signal to a driver channel of the electro-optical modulator and feeding at least a second part of the control signal to a reference channel, • generating, by the reference channel, a reference signal based on the second part of the control signal, • carrying out a sampling of the reference signal, and • taking into account the sampling when determining the at least one distance to the target. • generating a first and a second laser radiation, wherein o the first laser radiation has a first frequency modulation, and o the second laser radiation has a second frequency modulation, wherein at least in sections a time derivative of the first frequency modulation is different from a time derivative of the second frequency modulation, o the first laser radiation has a first frequency modulation, and o the second laser radiation has a second frequency modulation, wherein at least in sections a time derivative of the first frequency modulation is different from a time derivative of the second frequency modulation, • simultaneously emitting to a target at least part of the first laser radiation as a first transmission radiation and at least part of the second laser radiation as a second transmission radiation, • receiving at least part of the first transmission radiation returning from the target as first reception radiation and at least part of the second transmission radiation returning from the target as second reception radiation, • generating a first and a second mixed signal, the first mixed signal being based on mixing of the first reception radiation with a first local oscillator radiation and the second mixed signal being based on mixing the second reception radiation with a second local oscillator radiation, for a distance measurement in accordance with the principle of a modulated continuous wave radar, and • determining at least one distance to the target based on the first and second mixed signal, • generating a base radiation, and • modulating the base radiation with an electro-optical modulator, wherein the base radiation is passed through the electro-optical modulator and converted into an output radiation, namely wherein for a given control signal of the electro-optical modulator the output radiation has a carrier signal component and a plurality of sideband components, • a first sideband component provides for the first laser radiation and • a second sideband component provides for the second laser radiation, • feeding at least a first part of the control signal to a driver channel of the electro-optical modulator and feeding at least a second part of the control signal to a reference channel, • generating, by the reference channel, a reference signal based on the second part of the control signal, • carrying out a sampling of the reference signal, and • taking into account the sampling when determining the at least one distance to the target.