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Interferometer Systems

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GB2012450A
GB2012450A GB7901090A GB7901090A GB2012450A GB 2012450 A GB2012450 A GB 2012450A GB 7901090 A GB7901090 A GB 7901090A GB 7901090 A GB7901090 A GB 7901090A GB 2012450 A GB2012450 A GB 2012450A
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interferograms
component
difference signals
polarisation
interferometer systems
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Raine K W
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B9/00—Measuring instruments characterised by the use of optical techniques
    • G01B9/02—Interferometers
    • G01B9/02055—Reduction or prevention of errors; Testing; Calibration
    • G01B9/02075—Reduction or prevention of errors; Testing; Calibration of particular errors
    • G01B9/02078—Caused by ambiguity
    • G01B9/02079—Quadrature detection, i.e. detecting relatively phase-shifted signals

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  • Instruments For Measurement Of Length By Optical Means (AREA)

Abstract

In a Michelson interferometer system arranged to give four output interferograms (1 to 4), two at each orthogonal direction of polarisation, the reflection and transmission coefficients of the interferometer beam splitter (10) at the two polarisation directions are chosen so that the ratios of the a.c. component to the d.c. component are equal in three of the interferograms. Thus d.c. components, can be removed by photoelectrically deriving difference signals from the three interferograms. The difference signals are suitable for use with an automatic, reversible, fringe counting system, e.g. for making distance or velocity measurements. <IMAGE>
GB7901090A 1978-01-13 1979-01-11 Interferometer systems Expired GB2012450B (en)

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Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4583855A (en) * 1984-02-17 1986-04-22 Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc. Optical phase measuring apparatus
US4702603A (en) * 1985-07-23 1987-10-27 Cmx Systems, Inc. Optical phase decoder for interferometers
WO1991013317A3 (en) * 1990-03-02 1991-10-17 Werner Tabarelli Interferometer to determine the position of or distance travelled by a movable measuring mirror or the like
WO1992003697A1 (en) * 1990-08-20 1992-03-05 British Technology Group Ltd Optical apparatus
EP2063218A1 (en) 2007-11-06 2009-05-27 Mitutoyo Corporation Interferometer
CN103760568A (en) * 2014-01-02 2014-04-30 中国工程物理研究院流体物理研究所 Ultrahigh time resolution space phase shifting face imaging any-reflecting-surface velocity interferometer

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4583855A (en) * 1984-02-17 1986-04-22 Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc. Optical phase measuring apparatus
US4702603A (en) * 1985-07-23 1987-10-27 Cmx Systems, Inc. Optical phase decoder for interferometers
WO1991013317A3 (en) * 1990-03-02 1991-10-17 Werner Tabarelli Interferometer to determine the position of or distance travelled by a movable measuring mirror or the like
WO1992003697A1 (en) * 1990-08-20 1992-03-05 British Technology Group Ltd Optical apparatus
US5369489A (en) * 1990-08-20 1994-11-29 British Technology Group Ltd. Time division multiplexed microscopy
EP2063218A1 (en) 2007-11-06 2009-05-27 Mitutoyo Corporation Interferometer
US8018600B2 (en) 2007-11-06 2011-09-13 Mitutoyo Corporation Interferometer for measuring displacement information of an object
CN103760568A (en) * 2014-01-02 2014-04-30 中国工程物理研究院流体物理研究所 Ultrahigh time resolution space phase shifting face imaging any-reflecting-surface velocity interferometer

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Legal Events

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732 Registration of transactions, instruments or events in the register (sect. 32/1977)
732 Registration of transactions, instruments or events in the register (sect. 32/1977)
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 19960111