ABSOLUTE DISTANCE DETERMINATION BY COHERENT DETECTION USING A FREQUENCY-MODULATED LASER DIODE

被引:6
作者
ESCALONA, R
TRIBILLON, G
机构
[1] Laboratoire d'Optique P. M. Duffieux (U.R.A. C.N.R.S., N214), Université de Franche-Comté, 25030 Besançon Cedex, Route de Gray
来源
JOURNAL OF OPTICS-NOUVELLE REVUE D OPTIQUE | 1991年 / 22卷 / 01期
关键词
TELEMETRY; LASER DIODE; COHERENT DETECTION;
D O I
10.1088/0150-536X/22/1/003
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
An interferometric device for measuring absolute distance is described. A frequency-modulated laser diode is used as the light source. At the output of a Michelson interferometer a beat signal is detected - a process which may be recognized as coherent detection. The optical path difference is determined by numerical phase analysis. Experimental results are presented. The feasibility of measuring absolute distance is shown with a submilimeter resolution over a two meter dynamic range.
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页码:11 / 15
页数:5
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