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Elimination of modulated interference effects in photoelastic modulators

US5652673A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 24, 1994
Grant dateJul 29, 1997
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Expiry dateJun 24, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/0131
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Modulated interference effects arising when laser beams are modulated by photoelastic modulators are substantially eliminated by methods and apparatus that extract from the detected beam the modulated, interfering light that emanates from the optical element of the modulator.

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