Active heterodyne interferometric displacement measurement using optical feedback effects of laser diodes

Optical Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 802-807

  Takahashi, Norihiko ^a   Kakuma, Seiichi ^a   Ohba, Ryoji ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Active heterodyne interferometry; Displacement measurement; External cavity laser diode

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009237035     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.601026     Document Type: Article

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