Analysis of some intrinsic limitations of a laser range finder using self-mixing interference

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3479, Issue , 1998, Pages 76-83

  Servagent, Noěl ^a   Mourat, Grégory ^a   Gouaux, Flore ^a   Bosch, Thierry M ^a  

^a ECOLE DES MINES DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Distance measurement; Interferometric sensors; Laser diodes; Optical feedback

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; DIODES; DISTANCE MEASUREMENT; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY; LASERS; OPTICAL SENSORS; SENSORS;

ABSOLUTE DISTANCE MEASUREMENTS; ACTIVE CAVITIES; COHERENCE LENGTHS; INJECTION CURRENTS; INTERFEROMETRIC SENSORS; LASER DIODES; LASER RANGE FINDERS; MIXING EFFECTS; OPTICAL BEAMS; OPTICAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL OUTPUT POWERS; OPTICAL POWERS; SENSING APPLICATIONS; SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS; SPECTRAL LINEWIDTHS; VARIATIONS OF;

FEEDBACK;

EID: 0005268994     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.316436     Document Type: Conference Paper

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