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Interferometric measurement device with non stabilized light source

US5189489A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 14, 1991
Grant dateFeb 23, 1993
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01B2290/70
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for greatly extending the effective coherence length of non-stabilized lasers allowing one to use them in interferometers with large optical path differences. The embodiment described as an example comprises a robust Twyman-Green interferometer for accurate measurement of extended displacements.

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