Chang YS, Chien PY, Chang MW. Distance and velocity measurements by the use of an orthogonal Michelson interferometer.
APPLIED OPTICS 1997;
36:258-265. [PMID:
18250667 DOI:
10.1364/ao.36.000258]
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Abstract
A novel signal processing scheme for detecting distance and velocity signals simultaneously is demonstrated. In this method, a frequency-modulated diode laser is used to illuminate a dual-channel Michelson interferometer with two orthogonal output signals. The distance and the velocity signals then exist on the beat frequencies of the output interferometric signal. Two interferometric output signals with a quadrature phase shift are used to adjust the gating time period of frequency counters for beat-frequency measurement. The distance and velocity signals can thus be obtained from the counting number within the gated-in time period.
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