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Temperature insensitive low coherence based optical metrology for nondestructive characterization of physical characteristics of materials

US7502121B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 24, 2004
Grant dateMar 10, 2009
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2024

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

Abstract

This invention is a device for measuring of absolute distances by means of low coherence optical interferometry. The proposed apparatus eliminates thermal of the conventional fiber optic interferometers caused by variation of the refractive index of the optical fiber material to change of the temperature.

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