JOURNAL ARTICLE

Optical FM Heterodyne Interferometry For Range And Displacement Measurements

Abstract

A novel technique of frequency modulated ( FM ) heterodyne interferometer has been realized for measuring remotely the range and the displacement of both specular reflectors and diffuse surface objects using a FM semiconductor laser. The resolution better than 7 um was realized for the range measurement and about 1 nm for the displacement measurement with specular targets for ranges to about 2 m.

Keywords:
Optics Specular reflection Heterodyne (poetry) Interferometry Displacement (psychology) Frequency modulation Materials science Heterodyne detection Laser Range (aeronautics) Dynamic range Physics Acoustics Radio frequency Telecommunications Computer science

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Topics

Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Mechanical Engineering
Optical measurement and interference techniques
Physical Sciences →  Computer Science →  Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies
Physical Sciences →  Physics and Astronomy →  Instrumentation

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