MEASURING VIBRATION AMPLITUDES IN THE PICOMETER RANGE USING MOVING LIGHT GRATINGS IN PHOTOCONDUCTIVE GAAS-CR

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STEPANOV, SI [1 ]
SOKOLOV, IA [1 ]
TROFIMOV, GS [1 ]
VLAD, VI [1 ]
POPA, D [1 ]
APOSTOL, I [1 ]
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[1] INST ATOM PHYS,R-76900 BUCHAREST,ROMANIA
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10.1364/OL.15.001239
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We report the measurements of picometer vibration amplitudes produced by a piezo mirror in an interferometric setup, using a GaAs:Cr photoconductive device. The moving light fringes (gratings) induce in this new detector periodic photocurrents characterized by efficient suppression of the low-frequency drifts of the working point and low sensitivity to the amplitude laser noise. The optimum operation conditions of this system are also shown. © 1990 Optical Society of America.
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