• DocumentCode
    2383127
  • Title

    Non-incremental interferometric distance meter

  • Author

    Minoni, U. ; Scotti, G. ; Docchio, F.

  • Author_Institution
    Brescia Univ., Italy
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    17-21 June 1996
  • Firstpage
    132
  • Lastpage
    133
  • Abstract
    This paper presents an optical interferometer for non-incremental distance measurements based on a frequency-modulated laser diode. The presence of a suitable optical feedback enables to get measurements also beyond the coherence length of the laser. The system resolution is of 50 /spl mu/m over a range of 0.4 m at a working distance from 0.4 up to 1.5 m.
  • Keywords
    distance measurement; frequency modulation; laser feedback; light interferometry; measurement by laser beam; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; 0.4 to 1.5 m; coherence length; frequency-modulated laser diode; interferometric distance meter; nonincremental distance measurements; optical feedback; working distance; Chirp modulation; Diode lasers; Frequency; Laser beams; Laser feedback; Optical control; Optical feedback; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Photodiodes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1996 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Braunschweig, Germany
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3376-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.1996.546653
  • Filename
    546653