OPTIMIZED MULTIWAVELENGTH COMBINATION SOURCES FOR INTERFEROMETRIC USE

被引:15
作者
WANG, DN
NING, YN
GRATTAN, KTV
PALMER, AW
WEIR, K
机构
[1] Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering City University, London, EC1V OHB, Northampton Square
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APPLIED OPTICS | 1994年 / 33卷 / 31期
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10.1364/AO.33.007326
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We present the use of multiwavelength combination sources in a direct method for improved central fringe identification in a white-light interferometric system. The optimum wavelength combinations of such sources can be obtained by the use of the results of a simple analysis. We find that this multiwavelength technique can greatly reduce the minimum signal-to-noise ratio required by the system when used to identify the central fringe, and thus it offers an increased signal resolution. As a result, it is suitable for high-precision measurement purposes as well as for applications in coherence multiplexed interferometric sensor systems.
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页码:7326 / 7333
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