Laser Diode Feedback Interferometer for Measurement of Displacements without Ambiguity

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 113-119

  Donati, Silvano ^a   Giuliani, Guido ^a   Merlo, Sabina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; FEEDBACK; HYSTERESIS; INTERFEROMETERS; PERFORMANCE; REFLECTION; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SURFACES;

BACK REFLECTION; DISPLACEMENTS; GALLIUM ALLUMINO ARSENIDE; INTERFEROMETRIC RESOLUTION; INTERFEROMETRIC SIGNAL; LASER DIODE FEEDBACK INTERFEROMETERS;

INTERFEROMETRY;

EID: 0029207467     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.341714     Document Type: Article

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