Displacement interferometry with fiber-coupled delivery

AJH Meskers, JD Ellis, JW Spronck, RH Munnig Schmidt

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Abstract

Heterodyne interferometry is a widely applied technique for length and displacement measurements in precision systems. Free-space optical beam delivery couples the source directly to the interferometer location. Conversely, fiber delivery is desired to decouple the source and interferometer. Drawbacks to using fibers are either time consuming alignment (PM fiber) or time varying polarization output (MM fiber). Jones matrices were used to analyze Joo-type interferometers to simulate the effects of using MM fiber inputs. The results showed loss of interference at some instances from the rotating polarization states. Measurements with a MM fiber coupled interferometer showed minimal polarization rotation and no interference loss.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 10the IMEKO Symposium Laser Metrology for Precision Measurement and Inspection in Industry (LMPMI) 2011, September 12-14, 2011, Braunschweig, Germany
Editors n.a.
Place of PublicationBraunschweig, Germany
PublisherIMEKO
Pages1-6
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)978-3-18-092156-3
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Event10th IMEKO Symposium Laser Metrology for Precision Measurement and Inspection in Industry (LMPMI) 2011, Braunschweig, Germany - Braunschweig, Germany
Duration: 12 Sept 201114 Sept 2011

Publication series

Name
PublisherIMEKO

Conference

Conference10th IMEKO Symposium Laser Metrology for Precision Measurement and Inspection in Industry (LMPMI) 2011, Braunschweig, Germany
Period12/09/1114/09/11

Keywords

  • conference contrib. refereed
  • Conf.proc. > 3 pag

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