A multiple frequency heterodyne technique for the measurement of long gauges

被引:14
作者
Siemsen, KJ
Siemens, RF
Decker, JE
Marmet, L
Pekelsky, JR
机构
[1] Inst. for Natl. Msrmt. Standards, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa
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10.1088/0026-1394/33/6/6
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A long gauge in the form of a thick-walled tube is converted to a Fabry-Perot cavity by attaching partial reflectors to its ends. The length of this gauge is determined from a number of absolute frequency measurements of the cavity resonances. A set of tunable, well-known CO2 laser frequencies is used for lengths between 1 m and 10 m.
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页码:555 / 563
页数:9
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